- Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister and senior Congress leader Virbhadra Singh died in Shimla in the early hours of Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 87.
- India reported 43,733 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, quite higher than Tuesday's 34,703, and added 930 deaths. Over 4.4 lakh deaths have been recorded in the country since the pandemic began early last year.
- A court in Ludhiana has ordered the Ludhiana police commissioner to register a case against Lok Insaaf Party chief and MLA Simarjit Singh Bains for rape and other charges on the complaint of a 44-year-old woman.
- BJP leader Rajib Banerjee on Wednesday requested party colleague and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, to be on the side of the people affected by the rising prices of petroleum products instead of targeting Trinamoo
- Smriti Zubin Irani continues to head the Women and Child Development Ministry in the refreshed Union cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Former chief of Sivagiri Mutt and one of the oldest spiritual leaders of the state, Swami Prakashananda died of age-related ailments, mutt sources said on Wednesday. He was 99.
- As petrol prices in parts of the country cross the ₹ 100 per litre mark, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi - who is today overseeing a reshuffle of his cabinet - asking him to hold a 'petrol ki baat'.
- With 2542 fresh COVID-19 cases detected in Odisha in last 24 hours, the state’s total caseload today surged to 9,32,330, including 27,580 active cases.A total of 72,645 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 3.49%.
- More than 10,000 vacant teacher posts in various government and government-aided schools in Odisha will be filled through entrance test in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode, this year.
- A Common Eligibility Test (CET) will be conducted across the country from early 2022 to screen and shortlist candidates for recruitment to Central government jobs,
- Two Parliamentarians from Odisha — Ashwini Vaishnaw and Bishweswar Tudu — were administered oath as the Union Ministers today evening as part of an expansion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet.
- The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) today imposed a penalty of Rs 55,000 for violation of Covid-19 norms during marriage celebration.
- Dharmendra Pradhan has been given the charges of Education and Skill Development ministries. Hardeep Puri has been given charge of Petroleum and Urban Development ministries.
- The gross GST revenue collected in the month of June, 2021 is Rs 92,849 crore.
- The evaluation of Plus-II practical examination answer sheets of the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) will begin today. A total of 3,80,000 students had appeared for Plus-II practical examinations in the state.
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