- India reported 24,354 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a slight decrease of 8.8 per cent from yesterday. The majority of cases were reported from Kerala -- 13,834 new cases in 24 hours.
- Commemorating Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi's 152nd birth anniversary, UNGA 76the session's President Abdulla Shahid on Saturday said that he taught us there's nothing cowardly about non-violence.
- Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik has been appointed as the new Eastern Air Commander in Shillong.
- The Election Commission (EC) Saturday barred the Chirag Paswan and the Pashupati Kumar Paras factions from using the name of Lok Janshakti Party or its symbol ‘bungalow’ till the dispute between the rival groups is settled by the poll panel. The commission also said that the two factions can use free symbols available to field their candidates for the bypolls to two assembly seats in the coming days.
- Petrol and diesel prices soared to new highs across the country Saturday after rates were hiked again by 25 paise and 30 paise a litre, respectively.
- The Odisha government has approved conducting a census of the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSME) ensuring proper policy planning to revitalise the ailing sector. The census will begin this month and continue for next three months. The state will collect data from 5 lakh MSME units. MSME Principal Secretary Satyabrata Sahu said that Odisha is the first state to conduct the MSME census after 15 years. The census will be conducted in 314 blocks and 126 municipalities of the state. The state has also allocated a sum of `15 crore to carry out the initiative.
- The Odisha government said that the state will partner with the Central government in successful implementation of the flagship missions like AMRUT-2 and Swachha Bharat Mission 2.0.
- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday suggested the University Grants Commission (UGC) to conduct extensive research on the philosophy of Mahima Dharma and include it as a part of undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) curriculum.
- Odisha has recorded 40 per cent growth in Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection during September 2021 as against the corresponding period of last year.
- The book "Gandhi in Odisha" has been unveiled to commemorate the achievements and achievements of Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in Odisha. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled the book
- Children between 12 to 18 years of age will be vaccinated against COVID-19 very soon, said Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.
- Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his personal intervention in the issue of paddy procurement and allowing the state to start the procurement from October 3.
- The collegium headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana reiterated its earlier recommendation for the second time to appoint advocates Nagendra Ramachandra Naik and Aditya Sondhi as judges of the Karnataka High Court.
- Lok Sabha member Varun Gandhi's comments came amid "Nathuram Godse Zindabad" (long live Nathuram Godse) being among the top Twitter trends on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
- The urban Haat, situated at Unit-III Bhubaneswar popularly known as “Ekamra Haat”, has been given a new look. The objective of “Ekamra Haat” is to provide a marketing platform to the artisans and weavers of Odisha for selling of their products.
- A tribal girl from Bonda Hills of Malkangiri district in Odisha, has become the talk of the state after she dug a 500-feet deep well in a week. Malati Shisha, who has been heaped with praises after she dug the well. She was helped in her mission by her father, brother, and four sisters. Following her example, others too started digging and now, there are 3-4 wells in the area.
- Deployment of PLA across Eastern Ladakh and Northern front remains matter of concern for Indian Army, said Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Saturday.
- The Uttar Pradesh government has recommended a CBI probe into the alleged police killing of Yogi Adityanath’s “admirer” and businessman Manish Gupta
- Since the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019, five crore households have got water connection and now tap water is reaching every household in about 1.25 lakh villages.
- The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has plans to open 166 standalone Aadhaar enrolment and update centres across the country, an official statement said on Saturday.
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