Odisha News
? Reopening of Schools: Odisha Govt orders cleaning of school premises and restore infrastructure of the educational institutions.
? Bhubaneswar Petrol pump fire mishap: IOCL announces Rs 8 Lakh Ex-gratia for family of deceased, compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the critically injured and Rs 1 lakh to the injured.
? Odisha records 3312 Covid-19 Recoveries today including 658 from Khordha, 262 from Cuttack, 153 from Baleswar and 151 from Nuapada. The total recovered cases of the State now stand at 216984.
? Bhubaneswar reports 309 new COVID-19 cases including 83 Quarantine and 226 local contact cases: taking the total positive cases to 24537 in the Capital City.
? 317 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the Capital city in the last 24 hours.
? Murder of sweet stall owner: Accused Rajkumar Behera surrenders before Bhubaneswar SDJM Court.
? School Principal arrested by Vigilance for taking Rs 15,000 bribe from an employee in Ganjam.
? Mayurbhanj District and Sessions court awards life term to man for killing tribal woman.
India News
? India’s total Recoveries have crossed 56.6 lakh mark; recovery rate stands at 84.7%.
? In a first Kerala Govt decides to form welfare board for farmers.
? PM Modi delivers keynote address at Invest India Conference in Canada.
? Forbes India Rich List 2020: Mukesh Ambani remains India’s richest man for 13th consecutive year.
? Mumbai Police Commissioner names Republic TV in mega TRP fraud. Republic TV owners to be summoned.
? India world’s largest emitter of sulphur dioxide, emissions see drop in 2019: Report.
? The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has postponed the NEET SS 2020-21 counselling dates till further notice.
? Airlines may soon be permitted to operate 75% of pre-COVID domestic flights: Hardeep Singh Puri.
? Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha walks 4 kilometre to meet families of Shopian fake encounter victims.
? Govt to map out cold chain storage facilities for COVID-19 vaccine delivery.
World News
? American poet Louise Glück awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in literature.
? Second U.S. presidential debate on October 15 to be virtual.