Odisha News
? Bhubaneswar reports 20 Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours including 7 quarantine, 13 local contact cases; taking the total positive cases to 31199 in the Capital City.
? 36 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the Capital city in the last 24 hours.
? Odisha records 392 Covid-19 recoveries today including 71 from Sundargarh, 46 from Khordha and 36 from Anugul. The total recovered cases of the State now stand at 319850.
? 3-year-old missing girl found dead; body recovered near pond in Nayagarh.
? Odisha CM announces Rs.289.42 crore package for MSMEs to combat Covid-19 Pandemic.
? Justice S. Muralidhar appointed as new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.
? No Zero Night celebration in Bhubaneswar this year in view of COVID-19 pandemic.
? Lingaraj Temple to reopen for general darshan from January 6.
? COVID-19: Around 3.2 Lakh People including health workers and ailing elderly persons to Be Vaccinated in First Phase in Odisha.
India News
? 4 farmers returning from protest sites near Delhi killed in two separate accidents.
? No Winter Session of Parliament this year due to coronavirus pandemic; Parliament will meet for the Budget Session in January next year.
? Farmers’ unions to observe a Homage Day (Shraddhanjali Diwas) on Dec 20 from 11 am to 1 pm for all the farmers who lost their lives during the ongoing protest.
? The Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2021 schedule released; Exams to be held in four cycles starting from Feb 22,2021.
? Indian Navy to get 38 new BrahMos missiles for new warships soon.
? Farmers to block Chilla Border on Wednesday as talks with Government fail again.
? UK PM Boris Johnson to be India’s chief guest for Republic Day.
? Delhi High Court restrains AIIMS Nurses Union from continuing with their indefinite strike till 18 January – next date of hearing.
? PM Modi to light up ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’ at the National War Memorial (NWM) in Delhi tomorrow.
? Maharashtra Government to reserve a special fund for for conservation and maintenance of ancient temples in the State.
? Kerala reports 5,218 new COVID-19 cases, 5,066 recoveries and 33 deaths today.
? Members of Bharatiya Kisan Union meets Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar at Krishi Bhawan today.
? UK’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab meets Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar. He is on a visit to India till 17th December.
World News
? Fire breaks out at Sri Lankan Supreme Court complex; under control now.