Odisha News
? Odisha reports single-day spike of 2604 Covid-19 cases including 1511 quarantine and 1093 local contact cases in 24 hours. Total cases now stand at 259541 including 232988 recoveries & 25428 active cases.
? Khordha continues to be the worst-affected District in the State with 385 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours followed by Cuttack (209) and Sundargarh (186).
? Odisha conducts 42,167 COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours.
? Odisha reports 15 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours including 3 each from Cuttack. Toll mounts to 1072.
? Minor girl allegedly raped for 22 days in Cuttack.
? Centre allows Odisha to borrow additional Rs 2,858 cr through open market borrowings to meet revenue shortfall.
? Ranendra Pratap Swain tests negative fo Covid-19.
? Vigilance sleuths raid residence of Nabarangpur RMC office’s senior accountant Ashok Nanda on disproportionate assets charges.
? Heavy rains lash parts of Bhubaneswar city. Over 500 people evacuated in Gajapati Dist.
? Bagala Dharamshala Row: BJP’s Padyatra From Puri To Bhubaneswar Today.
? East Coast Railway (ECoR) engages MeD Robo in Bhubaneswar Hospital to assist medical staff.
? Chhattisgarh Police and CRPF raided a Maoist Camp at Dantewada of Chhattisgarh near Malkangiri border; huge cache of arms, ammunition seized.
? A mouse deer was born at Nandankana zoo in Bhubaneswar, Odisha earlier today.
India News
? Telangana: Heavy rainfall wreaks havoc in Hyderabad and surrounding areas; 11 deaths reported in Hyderabad due to incessant downpour, since last night.
? Telangana government declares holiday for all offices, private institutions for October 14 and October 15.
? 15-year-old Dalit ‘gangrape victim’ commits suicide in UP’s Chitrakoot district; 3 arrested.
? Centre allows 20 States to raise additional Rs 68,825 crore through open market borrowings.
? India reports a spike of 63,509 new COVID-19 cases & 730 deaths in the last 24 hours.
? Total case tally stands at 72,39,390 including 8,26,876 active cases, 63,01,928 cured/discharged/migrated cases & 1,10,586 deaths.
? J&K: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti is being released from detention.
? LJD chief Sharad Yadav’s daughter Subhashini Raj Rao to join Congress today; will contest in upcoming Bihar Elections.
Hathras Case: CBI re-summons the three brothers of the vicitm for questioning today.
? India continues to report one of the lowest cases per million & lowest deaths per million in the world.
? Martial Arts Master P Prabhakar Reddy and His Student Boyilla Rakesh Achieve Guinness World Record for Smashing 49 Coconuts Blindfolded in 1 Minute.
? Himachal Pradesh Minister Ram Lal Markanda says he has tested positive for COVID-19.
? Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 20 runs in an IPL match in Dubai.
? Kernataka Police File Case Against Kangana Ranuat Over Her tweet On Farmers Protest.
World News
? At least 15 killed after 2 army helicopters collide in Afghanistan.
? Global Covid-19 cases surpass 38 million.