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In a press conference on Sunday (April 11), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the state government was not in favour of imposing lockdown in the national capital, but ‘if the health system collapsed then lockdown would be the only option’. While discussing the new restrictions imposed in Delhi during its fourth wave, the chief minister urged the people to follow Covid appropriate behavior and the prescribed guidelines. He stressed on opting for home isolation if the Covid case is mild. Kejriwal also elaborated on the strong health care system at Delhi, stressing that Delhi is ready to tackle the next wave with the co-operation of the people and health care workers.

A video purportedly showing a man and his wife, scuffling with each other near the office of Sambalpur District Collector has gone viral on various social media platforms. In the video, the woman can be seen thrashing her husband in full public view with her sandal while hurling abuses. The man in the video also retaliated while saving himself from the physical torture. A few onlookers shot the incident on their mobile phones. Some of them tried to pacify the disgruntled pair but to no avail. As per reports, Prachipadma Panda of VSS Nagar under Hirakud Police limits in Sambalpur district alleged that her husband Akshay Sutar, who is a Political Science lecturer at Hirakud College, illegally married her despite the fact that he was already married. She alleged that he and his family members harassed her for dowry for several years and that she had filed eight cases against Akshay at the Hirakud Police Station. However, Akshay stated that the woman had tricked him into marrying her. Akshay alleged that she had an illicit affair with some other person. Akshay also stated that he had filed cases against Prachipadma and did not want to stay with her.

Ahead of the high voltage Pipili by-polls set to take place on April 17th, BJP Assam in-charge and party's national vice-president, Baijayant Jay Panda hit the campaign trail for BJP candidate Ashrit Pattanayak at Delanga block in Puri district on Sunday (April 11). The senior BJP leader said that his party will win the upcoming by-elections in Pipili owing to Ashrit’s popularity in the area. Jay Panda said that Ashrit possesses strong leadership qualities and he will work for the development and well-being of the state.

Often, we come across incidents where elephants either sustain grievous injuries or succumb to injuries after being run over by speeding trains. A few of them escape death by a whisker. And then there is this. On April 10th, a wild tusker had strayed on to the railway tracks somewhere between Chalsa and Nagrakata in West Bengal, unaware of what's coming from the opposite direction. Loco-Pilot Rajeev Kr and Assistant Loco Pilot GK Das, the alert crew members on the Siligudi – Dhubri Intercity Special Train, spotted the tusker on rail tracks and immediately applied the emergency brakes to save the wild animal. The train was stopped in the nick of time. The tusker changed its path and disappeared into the forests. The video of the incident was shared by Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of the Alipurduar division of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

With Odisha witnessing a second wave of Covid-19, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has now increased surveillance at the Bhubaneswar Railway Station, with the help of the railway authorities.  The entry and exit routes to the station have been changed. As per the BMC authorities, the passengers coming to the station will now enter from Master Canteen bus terminus side and exit will be from Reliance Fresh side. The BMC authorities checked the arrangements made at the railway station on Sunday (April 11). The civic body has made it mandatory for everyone arriving from other states to produce a Covid-19 negative report (obtained prior to 72 hours) or provide a vaccination completion certificate at the BMC kiosk, set up at the station. In case, any passenger fails to produce either of the reports, they will have to complete a registration process to facilitate the necessary tracking and follow up action by the health authorities.

Amid a continuous rise in daily Covid-19 cases, Odisha recorded another high with 1,741 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. As per the information provided by the State Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department, 2 people from Nuapada have succumbed to the virus during the period. This is the fourth consecutive day when Odisha has recorded more than 1,000 Covid-19 cases in a day. Sundargarh led the virus race with 268 cases followed by Khordha with 204 new Covid-19 cases. Next in the chart is Balasore with 158 cases, Sambalpur with 121 cases, Kalahandi with 114 cases, Bargarh with 97 cases, Nuapada with 96 cases, Bolangir with 93 cases, Nabarangpur with 80 cases, Cuttack with 58 cases, Puri 54 cases and Keonjhar with 53 positive cases. Meanwhile, Jharsuguda and Angul recorded 43 positive cases each followed by Mayurbhanj with 39 positive cases, Jajpur with 38 cases and Rayagada with 35 positive cases of novel coronavirus. Out of the total 1,741 cases, 1015 were detected from quarantine while 726 were local contact cases. Currently, with the addition of the new cases, the total number of active cases in the state rose to 9,259 while the total positive cases have breached the 3.5 lakh mark. So far, 3,40,062 people have recovered from the disease in the state.

Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old city that was lost beneath the sands in Egypt. The finding of this lost city is believed to be the second most important archaeological discovery since the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. This unearthed city is known as ‘The Rise of Aten’ or the ‘Lost Golden City’. Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the ancient city near Luxor, home of the Valley of the Kings. It was uncovered in September 2020 by a team led by renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass and he revealed this to the world earlier this week. Terming it as the largest ancient city ever discovered in Egypt, Hawass explained that the ‘Lost Golden city’ was founded by one of the greatest rulers, Amenhotep III, the ninth king of the 18th dynasty who reigned between 1391 and 1353 B.C.”. The city's streets had mud brick houses with 10 feet high walls, and rooms filled with utensils used in daily life. Artefacts, including rings, scarab amulets and coloured pottery vessels, and mud bricks bearing seals of Amenhotep III’s cartouche that were found during the discovery confirmed the dating of the city. In the southern part of the city, the archaeological team found a bakery, a cooking and food preparation area with ovens and storage pottery whose size suggests it was used to cater to a "very large number of workers and employees." Also, a skeleton of a person buried with arms stretched out to the side and rope wrapped around the knees has been found. Last year, archaeologist Hawass team started excavation in the area searching for the mortuary temple of King Tutankhamun between the temples of Ramses III and Amenhotep III near Luxor. Within weeks, they found mud bricks formations that eventually turned out to be a well-preserved large city. However, the northern region is still to be unearthed. A large cemetery and tombs, similar to those in the Valley of Kings, were also uncovered but have not been explored yet. Further excavations of the area will reveal what truly happened 3500 years ago.

In a rare congenital disorder, a baby girl with two heads and three hands was born at a private nursing home in Kendrapara district on Sunday (April 11). The parents of this child Umakant Parida and Ambika, happen to be residents of Kani village in Rajnagar area. Sources said that the child was born with four eyes, four ears and three hands, one of which is at the back of her body. Doctors have shifted the child to Cuttack’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatric, also called Sishu Bhawan, for specialized treatment.

On Monday, Balasore district recorded 158 positive cases of Covid-19. The district administration revealed that at least 101 persons residing in Emami Paper Mills colony have been infected with the virus. After detection of so many cases, Balasore CDMO Dr Dulalsen Jagdev informed that one colony of the mill was declared a micro-containment zone. The mill authorities also shut down one of the three units in the paper mill, the CDMO said. A few days back, 2 persons had tested positive for COVID-19 in the Emami Paper Mill.

The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday (April 11) issued thunderstorm warning for several districts in the state for the next few days. A yellow warning has been sounded for 11 districts of Odisha, from morning of April 12th till morning of April 13th. Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph, are very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kandhamal, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nuapada, Nabarangpur and Kalahandi. There are also chances of light to moderate rain or thundershowers at a few places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nuapada, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, and Boudh and at one or two places over the districts of Bolangir, Bargarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Balasore. Dry weather is very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.

Over 700 vaccination centres in Odisha have run out of Covid-19 vaccine doses. State Health & Family Welfare Director, Bijay Panigrahi on Monday (April 12) informed that as many as 2.71 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be reaching Odisha by Monday evening. The inoculation drive is underway in 775 vaccine centres of the state since the other 700 centres reportedly had to halt the vaccination drive due to shortage of vaccine doses.

Actress Rashmika Mandana also considered as the ‘National Crush’ was recently spotted by the shutterbugs at Mumbai airport. Adorable camaraderie was evident as the actress was spotted interacting with the paparazzi. The actress also blew a kiss to the cameras, as she left the airport premises.

Sallu alias Yakub Khan, who is the close aide of escaped gangster Hyder, surrendered before the Chauliaganj Police on Monday. As per reports, Sallu used to meet Hyder, when the gangster was undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. Reports suggest that, after surrendering, Sallu agreed to cooperate with the police in the manhunt to nab Hyder, who escaped from police custody on Saturday (April 10) while he was undergoing treatment at the Cuttack hospital. Meanwhile, police are still clueless about the whereabouts of Hyder even after 36 hours of his escape.

  Alleging the ruling-BJD of attacking its party workers during the campaigning for the upcoming bypoll in Pipili, the state-BJP moved the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Monday. The BJP accused the BJD of attacking some saffron party workers in Sahajpur Panchayat in Pipili. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra came down hard on the BJD alleging that the ruling-party and the state government are protecting those with a criminal background.