Odisha News
➡️ Bhubaneswar reports single-day spike of 1186 Covid positive cases in last 24 hours including 142 Quarantine cases and 1044 local contact cases.
➡️ 10881 more patients recover in the last 24 hours in Odisha. The total recovered cases of Odisha now stand at 567382.
➡️ Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has extended the timing of call for Testing & Vaccination appointment for Senior Citizens & testing for pregnant woman from 8am to 5pm for the convenience of Citizens.
➡️ Cyclone heading towards Odisha, West Bengal coast: IMD Chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra.
➡️ Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik dedicates 150 Bedded Covid Hospital at Puri.
➡️ Odisha Cabinet approves changes in terms & conditions of State Government’s global tender for procurement of 3.80 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Nod for bidding also given to vaccines with capacity of minus 20 deg storage.
➡️ MLA Pradeep Panigrahi, IFS Abhay Kant Pathak test positive for Covid-19 at Jharpada Jail.
➡️ 96 inmates & Jail staff test positive for Covid-19 at Jharpada Jail, Bhubaneswar.
India News
➡️ INS Rajput, Indian Navy’s first destroyer, to be decommissioned today after 41 years of service.
➡️ After losing Nandigram, Mamata Banerjee to contest from Bhowanipur, sitting MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay steps down.
➡️ DRDO develops Covid antibody detection kit; to be launched in June.
➡️ Chipko Movement Pioneer Sunderlal Bahuguna succumbs to COVID-19.
➡️ Kerala reported 29,673 new Covid19 cases,
➡️ Ayurvedic medicine touted as miracle cure for Covid-19 to be sent to ICMR to test efficacy.
➡️ The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a warning that the low-pressure area forming over the Bay of Bengal is likely to turn into a cyclonic storm.
➡️ Karnataka Government extends lockdown in the State till June 7, 2021.
➡️ Kerala Government to extend the state-wide lockdown for one more week till May 30, 2021.
➡️ WhatsApp to allow users to transfer chats to a different phone number.
➡️ Centre asks Twitter to remove ‘manipulated media’ tag from toolkit tweets.
➡️ AYUSH ministry operationalises toll-free COVID-19 counselling helpline number 14443.
World News
➡️ Nepal’s Opposition alliance to stake claim to form new Government: media reports.
➡️ 6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits China’s Yunnan Province.
➡️ Britain’s Prince William Gets First Dose Of Covid Vaccine.
➡️ Third wave possible if vaccination not ramped up, COVID norms not followed: Scientist.
➡️ Blast kills several at pro-Palestine rally in southwest Pakistan.
➡️ India vaccine export ban hurts developing Nations, says International Monetary Fund.