Odisha News
➡️ Bhubaneswar reports 295 more COVID positive cases & 316 recoveries in the last 24 hours including 242 local contact cases and 53 quarantine cases.
➡️ 2641 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in Odisha in the last 24 hours. The total recovered cases of Odisha now stand at 918041.
➡️ In the wake of Covid pandemic, Odisha Government prohibits movement & congregation of ‘Bol Bom’ devotees during Shravana month this year.
➡️ Odisha BJP to stage week-long protest in front of all electricity offices in Odisha from July 14 to July 20 over the electricity tariff hike and frequent-power cut.
➡️ Utkal University announces to conduct Plus-III Sixth Semester examinations from August 9 to 12, 2021. Exam will held through online mode.
➡️ Odisha gives nod for applications to increase Plus-2 seats.
➡️ Rama Devi Women’s University in Bhubaneswar gets 12-B status from UGC; it will now be able to receive Central grants.
India News
➡️ PM Modi holds talks with 15 out of the 126 athletes that are all set to represent India at the Tokyo Olympics.
➡️ PM Narendra Modi will interact with Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra, Kerala via VC on 16th July, 11 am to discuss the #COVID19 related situation in these states.
➡️ Central teams deputed to 10 States to support them in COVID-19 management.
➡️ Nearly 73.4% of new COVID-19 cases reported so far in July from Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha: Government of India.
➡️ 3 more including a Doctor test positive for Zika virus in Kerala, cases rise to 22.
➡️ IAF’s second Rafale squadron to get operational by July 26.
➡️ Dharmendra Pradhan appoints as one of the members of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Employment and Skill Development.
➡️ Uttarakhand Government decides to cancel Kanwar Yatra this year.
➡️ Serum Institute inks pact with Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to produce Sputnik V vaccine from September.
World News
➡️ Google set to launch its second Cloud region in India.
➡️ Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba takes oath as Nepal’s new Prime Minister.
➡️ Jackie Chan expressed his desire to join the Communist Party of China.
➡️ Italy beat England on penalties to win Euro final.
➡️ WHO warns against mixing and matching Covid vaccines.
➡️ French Embassy in Kabul calls on its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country over ‘evolving security situation’.
