Odisha News
* Veteran Ollywood actor Bijay Mohanty admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad after suffering cardiac arrest.
* Odisha reports 76 new positive cases of COVID-19 today, tally rises to 1,593 with 733 recoveries and 7 deaths.
* Out od 76 new cases, 74 reported from quarantine centres & 2 local cases.
* Locusts attack: OUAT releases advisory for Odisha farmers.
* Odisha Govt decides for closure of 3 colleges and derecognition of 10 others from next academic year for lacking required students strength.
* Sital Sasthi Jatra of Lord Shiva & Goddess Parvati begins in Sambalpur today.
India News
* Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 4,337; positive cases climb to 1,51,767 in India: Health Ministry.
* Assam Flood: Brahmaputra River water continues to rise, IMD predicts heavy rainfall. Around 1.95 lakh people affected by floods.
* ICMR while removing the price cap of Rs 4,500, suggests lowering test price in pvt labs, asks States/UTs to negotiate
* Death toll rises to 289 in Maharashtra’s Pune district; positive cases mounts to 6,480.
* India’s recovery rate for coronavirus is steadily improving and is now at almost 42%.
* Number of COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh reaches 7,024; death toll 305.
* 1,002 new COVID-19 cases, 39 deaths recorded in Mumbai; total 32,791 cases in city so far.
* Crime Patrol actress Preksha Mehta commits suicide; posts a cryptic last message on her social media.
* Rupee slips 8 paise to 75.74 against US dollar in early trade.
World News
* COVID-19 death toll in USA crosses 1,00,000 (1 lakh) mark.
* Over 400 Pakistani nationals stranded in India have been repatriated via Attari-Wagah land border since March 20.
* WHO warns of “second peak” in areas where COVID-19 declining if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak.