Odisha News
? Case registered against BJD MLA Uma Samantaray for attending Pradeep Maharathy’s funeral by violating COVID-19 norms.
? Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi’s office to be sealed for 15 days for violation of COVID-19 norms.
? Odisha reports single-day spike of 2854 Covid-19 cases including 1659 quarantine and 1195 local contact cases in 24 hours. Total cases now stand at 249693 including 220388 recoveries & 28246 active cases.
? Khordha continues to be the worst-affected District in the State with 393 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours followed by Cuttack (244) and Sundargarh (143).
? Odisha conducts 45,914 COVID-19 tests including 9,327 (RTPCR), 36,502 (Antigen) and 85 (TrueNat) in the last 24 hours.
? Odisha reports 15 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours including 5 from Khordha and 2 from Cuttack. Toll mounts to 1,006.
? The Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) Burla to remain closed for 3 days starting today.
? Balasore: Narayan Pradhan rejoins BJD after 48 Hours of join in BJP.
? Case filed against man for walking with dog inside Sri Bakreswar Mahadev temple premises.
? Arrested Army Officer Major Soumya Ranjan Pati files counter-case against wife of extra-marital affair.
India News
? India reports a spike of 73,272 new COVID-19 cases & 926 deaths in the last 24 hours.
? Total case tally stands at 69,79,424 including 8,83,185 active cases, 59,88,823 cured/discharged/migrated cases & 1,07,416 deaths.
? 11,64,018 samples tested for COVID-19 yesterday. Total 8,57,98,698 samples tested in the country up to 9th October: ICMR.
? J&K: Joint operation in Chingam area of Kulgam district has concluded. 2 Terrorists killed in in encounter.
? Indian Air Force achieves new record of highest skydive landing at Khardungla Pass, Leh at an altitude of 17,982 feet, breaking its own earlier record.
? 13-year-old girl raped in Greater Noida, 2 held.
? Ministry of Information and Broadcasting tells private TV channels to not malign, slander individuals or certain groups.
? Ayodhya: Carved stones being moved from workshop for construction of Ram Temple.
? Kannada film director Vijay Reddy passes away.
? Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Champhai in Mizoram at 6:09 am today
? Tejas Express will resume operations from 17th October: Railways.
? Ministry of Home Affairs issues advisory to States and UTs for ensuring mandatory action by police in cases of crime against women.
? Rajasthan panchayat polls: Voting for last phase of panchayat elections begins.
? Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee shifted to intensive care as COVID symptoms worsen.
World News
? Global COVID-19 cases nearing 36.8 million.