Odisha News
Odisha reports single-day spike of 11108 COVID-19 cases on Saturday which took the tally of patients in the State to 679530, including 109639 active cases and 567382 recovered ones.
Khordha reports a maximum 1451 new Covid19 cases in the last 24 hours followed by Cuttack (944), Angul (864) and Sundargarh (708).
26 new COVID-19 deaths reported today including 6 each from Khordha and Koraput, 4 from Kalahandi and 3 each from Puri. With this, the Covid-19 death toll in Odisha has gone up to 2,456.
A total of 61,665 samples were tested in Odisha, yesterday.
Cyclone Yaas: IAF airlifts NDRF personnel, equipment from Jamnagar to Bhubaneswar and Kolkata.
Cyclone Yaas: Coastal Odisha districts have been put on high alert. All departments are ready with materials and manpower to tackle the possible natural disaster.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to review preparedness ahead of possible Cyclone Yaas.
Odisha: People witnessed Zero Shadow Day, a celestial phenomenon, in Bhubaneswar yesterday.
Low pressure over Bay of Bengal to trigger heavy rains in Odisha from May 24: IMD.
India News
India reports single day spike of 2,57,299 new COVID 19 cases, 3,57,630 recoveries and 4,194 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Total case tally stands at 2,62,89,290 including 29,23,400 active cases, 2,30,70,365 cured cases & 2,95,525 deaths.
Total of 19,33,72,819 vaccine doses given till 7pm yesterday.
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32,64,84,155 samples tested for COVID19 up to 21st May 2021. Of these, 20,66,285 samples were tested yesterday: IMCR.
420 doctors including 100 in Delhi have lost their lives due to COVID19 in the second wave of the infection: Indian Medical Association (IMA).
An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Ladakh at 8.27 am today: National Center for Seismology (NCS).
MHA gives Y+ security to MP (LS) Sisir Kumar Adhikari and MP (LS) Dibyendu Adhikari in West Bengal. CRPF will provide security.
Cyclone Tauktae: 26 crew of Barge P305 and Tug Varaprada still missing; Navy deploys diving teams to look for bodies.
White Fungus not as dangerous as Black Fungus: Dr Suresh Kumar, MD LNJP Hospital, Delhi.
World News
Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday midnight dissolved the Parliament and declared to hold midterm elections on November 12 and 19 in the country.
Canada extends its ban on passenger flights from India & Pakistan by 30 days to June 21.
Global coronavirus cases tops 165.8 Million mark, death toll surged to more than 3.43 Million.
No shift in commitment to security of Israel: US President Biden.
President Biden and South Korean President Hold Joint News Conference at the White House.
President Joe Biden announced a special envoy to North Korea to be led by Ambassador Sung Kim.
Kidnapped Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) employee Ritul Saikia released by ULFA (I) near India-Myanmar border: Police.
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