Odisha News
? Odisha reports 356 Covid-19 cases including 199 quarantine and 157 local contact cases in 24 hours. Total cases now stand at 325861 including 320947 recoveries & 3029 active cases.
? Khordha reports 41 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours followed by Sundargarh (35).
? Odisha reports 3 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. Toll mounts to 1832.
? Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian along with Development Commissioner Suresh Mahapatra visited & reviewed progress of Puri Srimandir Heritage Corridor Project in the wee hours today.
? Nayagarh Pari Murder Case: SIT picks up Saroj Sethi, his mother and sister from Jadupur village.
? DRDO-developed indigenous Howitzer ATAGS (Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System) test-firing at the Balasore firing range in Odisha. ATAGS howitzer is the best gun in the world with the capability to strike targets at the longest range of 48 kilometers.
? Elderly man crushed to death by wild elephant in Dhenkanal.
? Actress Varsha files fresh complaint against MP Anubhav Mohanty after video showing an argument between two goes viral. Barsha alleged that her in-laws have locked up her room, when she was out for some work.
? Bodies of a SBI employee and her 7-month-old daughter were found under mysterious circumstances in Cuttack.
? Ancient Jain Statue found during Archaeological excavation at Subai in Koraput District.
India News
? India’s COVID-19 case tally crosses the 1-crore mark with 25,153 new infections, 347 deaths in the last 24 hours.
? Total case tally stands at 99,79,447 including 308,751 active cases, 95,50,712 cured cases & 145,136 deaths.
? A total of 11,71,868 samples were tested yesterday: ICMR.
? Congress leader Jairam Ramesh seeks apology from NSA Ajit Doval’s son Vivek Doval, in a criminal defamation case.
? Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to the West Bengal.
? Voting underway in 8th and the final phase of District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir. 8.93% voter turnout recorded till 9 am.
? Telangana: Rajnath Singh attends graduation parade at Airforce academy in Dundigal.
? Former President of India Pratibha Patil turns 86 today.
? Adelaide Test: India post 36/9 on Day 3 of 1st Test against Australia; lowest ever Test score by Team India.
World News
? United States clears Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for emergency use.
? Global Covid-19 cases top 75.5 Million, deaths over 1.67 Million.