Новости за 21.10.2020

Gujarat in 24 hours ending 5 pm on Wednesday added 1,137 positive cases of Covid-19, taking the tally to 1.63 lakh. It was the second consecutive day for the state to record an upward trend in daily tally.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed displeasure over the 'lackadaisical' attitude of the Bhadrak district administration in submitting report before the commission regarding protection and promotion of Raktatirtha at Eram in the district. This place is also considered as second Jallianwala Bagh where 29 persons were killed by the British Forces on September 28, 1942.

The Kaziranga National Park (KNP), famed for one-horned rhinoceros, was opened to tourists on Wednesday, after being closed for seven months due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Coastalwood actor and rowdy sheeter Surendra Bantwal, 39, was brutally murdered inside his apartment in Bantwal taluk on Wednesday. His body was found with multiple stab wounds lying on a sofa. It is suspected that he was hacked to death due to a financial issue.

A case has been registered against a 22-year-old man for allegedly repeatedly raping a minor girl with a promise of marriage in Gujarat's Surat city, police said on Wednesday. The accused and the 17-year-old victim, both natives of Uttar Pradesh, lived in the same neighbourhood and had been in a relationship for the last two years, an official from Udhna police station said.

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal and Clinical Research Board, Philips agreed to strengthen their collaborative efforts to co-create innovative solutions to improve patient care in India. As part of the collaboration, MAHE and Philips will together develop a non-contact health screening kiosk and establish an AR/VR Virtual Lab at the former’s campus in Manipal.

The police have booked an autorickshaw driver for allegedly assaulting a woman passenger with a screw driver while attempting to rape her. She was rescued by the passersby after they heard her screams for help.

As Ganjam gears up to celebrate Durga Puja, the district administration and health experts fear a possible surge in Covid-19 cases. Although the district administration has banned the setting up of makeshift Durga Puja pandals along the road, markets in the Silk City remained crowded, leaving officials concerned.

To regulate crowds and streamline the sale of mahaprasad at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, the Suar Mahasuar Nijog (a body of servitors who cook the bhog) has decided to open two counters outside the temple ahead of the holy month of Kartika.

Upbeat over getting the Blue Flag certification for Puri beach, the state government has been planning to redevelop five more beaches in different districts to meet international standards.

The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has issued notices to the state government seeking a detailed report on the case of a Puri woman who had to be wheeled to a Cuttack hospital on a trolley rickshaw by her husband, due to lack of an ambulance.

The third edition of the Make in Odisha conclave, scheduled from November 30 to December 4, is likely to get postponed owing to Covid, but that won’t stop the government from continuing with its investment outreach programmes over digital platforms.

Seventy makeshift shops were removed from the Unit-II market area on Tuesday to decongest the place.

The sale of pulse oximeter, a hand-held battery-operated device that can read pulse and oxygen level, has gone up with most Covid patients being treated at home.