Odisha News
➡️ Martyred Army Jawan from Odisha, Sashank Sekhar Samal who died in Ladakh in a road mishap laid to rest with full State honours at his native village in Jajpur district.
➡️ Prime accused in Anjana Mishra gang-rape case, Biban Biswal arrested by police, 22 years after the incident, informs Twin City Police Commissioner Sudhansu Sarangi.
➡️ Odisha reports 69 Covid-19 cases including 41 quarantine and 28 local contact cases in 24 hours. Total positive cases now stand at 336705 including 334107 recoveries, 631 active cases and 1,911 deaths.
➡️ In view of spike in numbers of COVID-19 cases in India, Odisha Government issues fresh guidelines for schools as part of precautionary measures.
➡️ Odisha Budget 2021 to be tabled today in Odisha Assembly.
➡️ Cuttack District Administration to clamp Sec 144 at Achyutananda Peetha in Nemalo from 6 PM February 22 to 6 PM on February 24 during ‘Swanakhetra Utsav’.
India News
➡️ Puducherry CM V.Narayanasamy loses trust vote in Assembly, Congress Government falls.
➡️ Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal tests positive for COVID 19.
➡️ A suspicious object found at the railway crossing at Kenihama Nowgam station in Jammu and Kashmir.
➡️ Train service between Baramulla in Kashmir Valley and Banihal in Jammu division will partially resume today after remaining suspended for 11 months.
➡️ India reports 14,199 new COVID-19 cases, 9,695 discharges and 83 deaths in the last 24 hours.
➡️ Total case tally stands at 1,10,05,850 including 1,50,055 active cases, 1,06,99,410 cured cases & 1,56,385 deaths.
➡️ CBI serves notice to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s wife, asking her to join the investigation in coal scam case.
➡️ The budget session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly commences today with adherence to COVID19 guidelines.
➡️ Sensex up 48 points in opening trade, currently at 50,938; Nifty at 14,996.
➡️ TV actor Rubina Dilaik wins Bigg Boss season 14.
World News
➡️ USA: NRIs of the San Francisco Bay Area organised a car rally on 21st February, in support of the Government of India’s new Farm Laws
➡️ Supreme Court issues notice on Amazon’s plea to stall Future-Reliance deal.
➡️ 7 killed in Nigerian air force passenger plane crash outside Abuja airport
➡️ China calls for reset in Sino-US relations with Joe Biden administration.
➡️ India has been Global leader in Pandemic response efforts: India has been Global leader in Pandemic response efforts”: UN Chief.