Odisha News
➡️ Odisha reports 524 COVID-19 cases on Thursday including 308 quarantine and 216 local contact cases.
➡️ Khordha reports 254 fresh Covid cases followed by Cuttack (66).
➡️ Odisha reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours including Khordha (1) and Sundargarh (1). With this, the Covid-19 death toll in Odisha has gone up to 8,298.
➡️ As many as 68,919 samples were tested yesterday in Odisha.
➡️ Mamita Meher Murder Case: BJP Mahila Morcha to hold a massive Women agitation in Bhubaneswar on October 23.
➡️ Police Take Accused Gobinda Sahu on 5-Day remand in Mamita Meher Murder case.
➡️ Crime Branch STF seizes 1.043 gms brown sugar following a raid near Tangi area on NH-16.
India News
➡️ 54 killed, 19 injured and 5 people missing due to heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand.
➡️ India reports 18,454 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hrs.
➡️ Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.15%.
➡️ India crosses 100 crore (1 billion) vaccinations.
➡️ India achieves the milestone of vaccinating 75% eligible population with 1st dose.
➡️ 8 States and UTs have achieved 100% vaccine coverage of the first dose.
➡️ With 2.5 crore doses administered in a single day on 17th September 2021, India created a new record.
➡️ IAF jet crashes in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district, pilot safe.
➡️ PM Modi inaugurates the Infosys Foundation Vishram Sadan at National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Jhajjar Campus of AIIMS, Delhi.
➡️ Supreme Court says farmers have right to protest but cannot keep roads blocked indefinitely.
➡️ Supreme Court reopens for physical hearing for the first time since March 2020.
➡️ Bombay High Court to hear Aryan Khan’s bail plea In Cruise Ship Drug Case on 26th October.
➡️ CBDT issues refunds of over Rs 92,961 crore to more than 63.23 lakh taxpayers from 1st April, 2021 to 18th October, 2021.
World News
➡️ Experts suggest Bitcoin may touch $100,000 per coin by end of 2021.
➡️ Taliban behead junior volleyball woman player.
➡️ US, Europe condemn N Korea ballistic missile launch at UN.
➡️ Singapore extends restrictions after reporting highest single-day Covid-19 deaths.
➡️ India relaxes quarantine norms for international arrivals.