Odisha witnessed 3,554 more Covid positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking its total count to 8,97,062, informed Information and Public Relations Department on Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, Jun 26: Odisha witnessed 3,554 more Covid positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking its total count to 8,97,062, informed Information and Public Relations Department on Saturday.
The State had reported 2,912 cases yesterday and 3,650 and 3,456 cases on preceding two days, respectively.
Out of 3,554 cases, 2,028 were detected from among quarantined people, while the rest 1,526 detected as local contacts.
Among districts, Khurda reported the highest number of 651 cases, followed by Cuttack 501, Balasore 271, Jajpur 256, Puri 233, Mayurbhanj 196, Bhadrak 158, Jagatsinghpur 145, Angul 133, Kendrapada 119, Nayagarh 100, Sundargarh 71, Koraput 69, Keonjhar 65, Malkangiri 61 and Rayagada 61 each, Dhenkanal 56, Kandhamal 38, Boudh 33, Bargarh and Bolangir 31 each, Sonepur 29, Gajapati 24, Ganjam and Nawarangpur 22 each, Kalahandi 21, Nuapada 20, Sambalpur 18, Jharsuguda 11 and Deogarh reported eight cases.
Besides, 100 positive cases were reported from the State Pool, informed the department.
New Delhi, Dec 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on her 77th birthday.
"Best wishes to Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji on her birthday. May she be blessed with a long and healthy life," the Prime Minister said in a post on 'X' on Saturday.
Best wishes to Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji on her birthday. May she be blessed with a long and healthy life. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 9, 2023
Modi's wishes come at a time when the Congress just lost three Hindi heartland states in the recently concluded Assembly polls, and the crucial Lok Sabha elections are just six months away.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also took to 'X' to extend his wishes to the former party president. Kharge described her as a "relentless advocate of the rights of the marginalised."
"Greetings to Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson, Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji on her birthday. A relentless advocate of the rights of the marginalised, she has been a symbol of utmost grace while battling adversity with courage, grit and selfless sacrifice. I wish her a long and healthy life," Kharge said in her post on 'X'.
"My best wishes to CPP Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji on her birthday! Her commitment to public service and the upliftment of the poor and marginalised sections of society have won a billion hearts," Venugopal said in a post on 'X'.
On her political journey, the Congress leader said, "Her life journey is an inspiration for us all. She steered the Congress through an extremely challenging period with great poise and was the architect of the UPA government that delivered welfare for all and exponential growth for the country."
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wished the veteran Congress leader as well.
"Birthday greetings to Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Madam Sonia Gandhi, an exemplar of devoted public life. Wishing her a long life filled with good health," Stalin said.
On Sonia's contribution to strengthening the opposition alliance, the Chief Minister said, "May her profound vision and wealth of experience continue to be a guiding light in our united endeavour to save #INDIA from autocratic forces."
Sonia was last seen at the swearing-in ceremony of Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, the only state the Congress bagged in the recent assembly elections. She had also called a Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group meeting on Monday evening to chalk out the strategy for the winter session of Parliament.
(ANI)
New Delhi, Dec 9: A total of 13 people were arrested in the ISIS terror conspiracy case from Maharashtra's Pune on Saturday following searches by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) at 44 locations in Karnataka and Maharashtra.
The anti-terror agency sleuths raided these locations in close coordination with the police forces of Maharashtra and Karnataka, sources said.
Of the 44 locations being raided since this morning, the agency sleuths searched one place in Karnataka, two in Pune, 31 in Thane Rural, nine in Thane city, and one in Bhayander, they said.
The case pertains to a criminal conspiracy hatched by accused persons and their associates who had pledged to the violent extremist ideology of proscribed terrorist organizations, including Al-Qaeda and ISIS, and had formed a terrorist gang.
The terrorist organizations had recruited like-minded youth into their fold besides conducting religious classes to wage violent jihad to establish Islamic rule in India.
(ANI)