TNI Evening News Headlines – August 8, 2021

Key News Headlines of August 8, 2021. Details Below

Odisha News

➡️ Bhubaneswar reports 264 more COVID positive cases & 231 recoveries in the last 24 hours including 213 local contact cases and 51 quarantine cases.

➡️ 1463 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in Odisha in the last 24 hours. The total recovered cases of Odisha now stand at 969916.

➡️ Tata Coffee announces to procure and market Koraput coffee

➡️ 3 Government officials suspended over irregularities in Panchayat Development Projects in Jajpur.

➡️ ITIs, polytechnics and technical education institutions in Odisha to reopen from tomorrow.

➡️ Odisha MPs seek Central approval for improvement of stormwater drainage system in urban areas of the State under AMRUT programme.

India News

➡️ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be launching the next leg of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) on August 10.

➡️ PM Modi to chair UNSC debate on maritime security on Monday via video conferencing.

➡️ Ahead of the Independence Day celebration, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) tells states to stop usage of tricolour made of plastic.

➡️ Maharashtra unlock: Local trains to resume from August 15 for those fully vaccinated.

➡️ Mixing and matching of Covaxin and Covishield vaccines show better result: ICMR.

➡️ Kerala continues to report surge in COVID-19 cases as it confirms 18,607 new positive cases.

➡️ Divyang children of deceased govt employees will get major hike in family pension emoluments: Union Minister Jitendra Singh.

➡️ India vs England: First India-England Test ends in a draw due to persistent rain on final day

➡️ One shot of Pfizer Vaccine may be enough for people who had COVID: Study.

World News

➡️ Iran Closes Border With Afghanistan After Refugee Influx

➡️ Afghan Unrest: Taliban kidnap, forcibly marry teenage girls; capture 2 major cities.

➡️ Taliban seize Government buildings in Afghan cities Kunduz, Sar-e Pul.

➡️ China’s Wuhan city tests 11.23 million amid coronavirus resurgence.

➡️ Bajrang Punia carries Indian Flag as Tokyo Olympics officially Closed.

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