- The BJP Thursday inducted 24 ministers, including 21 who have become ministers for the first time. With the fresh inductions, the strength of the ministry led by CM Bhupendra Patel, a first-term MLA and minister, has gone up to 25.
- Virat Kohli announced Thursday he will step down as India’s T20I captain after the World Cup in UAE, but will continue to lead the side in ODIs and Tests. “
- With the Covid-19 pandemic taking a heavy toll on school education, a research study on status of education in Odisha has revealed that only 20 per cent of the villages in the districts studied do not have internet connectivity and only 33 per cent students are attending online classes
- As many as 580 people tested positive for Covid19 in Odisha Thursday, pushing the tally to 10,18,298, and 77 of them were children, a Health department official said. The rate of infection among children and adolescents stood at 13.2 per cent, he added. Khurda district, of which state Capital Bhubaneswar is a part, reported the highest number of new cases at 261, followed by Cuttack at 87. The two districts together accounted for 60 per cent of the new cases.
- China has fully vaccinated more than one billion people against the coronavirus; 71% of its population. The country is racing to get the vast majority of its population vaccinated as a new outbreak takes hold in the southeast
- The State Pollution Control Board has awarded the prestigious Pollution Control Excellence Award 2021 to Nalco’s Panchpatmali Bauxite Mine for their effective pollution control measures and sound environmental management practices.
- The country’s largest lender State Bank of India Thursday announced various festive offers for prospective home loan customers, including a credit score-linked home loans starting at 6.70 per cent, irrespective of the loan amount.
- The government Thursday said that 20 percent of India's adult population have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, while 62 percent of the adults were administered the first shot. There have been reports on the booster shots while the priority of the government is to fully vaccinate the eligible population, said ICMR DG Balram Bhargava.
- The Higher Education (HE) department Thursday directed colleges and universities of the state to provide hostel accommodation to the students of regular courses on priority basis.
- The Odisha police have posted as many as 1016 officers of Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) rank in different districts.These police personnel had successfully completed in-service written examination and training before they were posted in different districts and other organisations on September 15, 2021.
- The BJP on Thursday went for an overhaul in Gujarat by dropping all the ministers in the previous Vijay Rupani government.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the remarks after inaugurating two new multi-storey office complexes at Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue for over 7,000 employees of the Defence Ministry and the armed forces.
- Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced free COVID-19 vaccines for all citizens and urged people to give him PM Modi birthday gift by getting vaccinated those who have not taken the dose so far.
- With 30,570 more people testing positive for COVID-19, India's overall infection tally has risen to 3,33,47,325, while the count of active cases has dipped to 3,42,923, according to the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
- The Dalai Lama on Thursday said India should share its ancient knowledge with the world and praised the country's secular approach to treating all spiritual traditions with respect.
- The Odisha state council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Thursday donated 15 oxygen concentrators to the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to help the administration in its effort to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic amid concerns of a possible third wave.
- A total of Rs 1,500 crore has been invested for Utkal Alumina’s expansionat Kashipur in Rayagada. More than 500 people have been employed for this new unit.
- Under the initiative, BYJU’S will also provide “free” coaching classes to over 3,000 “meritorious” students of Classes 11 and 12, offered by Aakash Institute, for engineering and medical entrance examinations.
- Kannur University has decided not to teach the works of V D Savarkar and M S Golwalkar, which were included in the syllabus of the post-graduate course in Governance and Politics. The decision followed the recommendation of a two-member committee appointed by the university to review the syllabus.
- The Odisha government on Thursday urged the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) chairman G.R. Chintala to enhance its loan assistance for the state to Rs 10,000 crore. The state is prepared to implement the projects worth Rs 5000 crore under RIDF, Rs 4500 crore under RIAS and Rs 500 crore under LTIF.
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