Odisha News
? Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik recommends to Centre for compulsory retirement of Abhay Pathak.
? Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates sand art paing tributes to Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo on his birth anniversary.
? Bhubaneswar reports 37 Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours including 17 quarantine, 20 local contact cases; taking the total positive cases to 320584 in the Capital City.
? 21 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the Capital city in the last 24 hours.
? Odisha records 376 Covid-19 recoveries today including 50 from Khordha, 48 from Anugul abd 43 from Sundargarh. The total recovered cases of the State now stand at 319069.
? Police arrest 4 including 3 women on charges of kidnapping a 5-year-old boy from Rourkela railway station area on December 4.
? Nayagarh Pari Murder Case: Orissa High Court expresses displeasure over the tardy progress of a probe by SIT.
? Odisha MLA Pradeep Panigrahi’s close aide Sarbeswar Rao arrested in job scam; sent to 14-day judicial custody.
? Odisha CM writes to Centre for revision of Minimum Pension for EPF Pensioners.
? Naveen Patnaik recommends to Centre for compulsory retirement of Abhay Pathak on grounds of corruption.
India News
? The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) extends due date of GST compliance till 31 March, 2021.
? The University Grants Commission (UGC) releases fresh guidelines on refund of fees on academic calendar for the first year Under-Graduate and PG students in view of COVID-19 pandemic. It invites applications for fellowship to persons with disabilities.
? Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar writes an open letter to farmers, says misunderstanding created regarding laws.
? Arvind Kejriwal tears copy of Farm Bills in Delhi Assembly.
? ISRO successfully launches communication satellite CMS 01 onboard PSLVC 50.
? TMC leader Diptangshu Chowdhury resigns as chairman of South Bengal State Transport Corporation.
? Former West Bengal Minister Suvendu Adhikari, MLA Jitendra Tiwari quit Trinamool Congress.
? CRPF writes to WB Police on lapses during attack on Nadda’s convoy, seeks cooperation ahead of Amit Shah’s visit.
? Supreme Court asks Centre to explore possibility of putting three farm laws on hold.
? Supreme Court says farmers have right to protest but at the same time, it cannot affect other fundamental rights or the right to life of others.
? More than 20 protesting farmers have reportedly died so far, either at the borders of Delhi or in road accidents.
? Kerala reports 4,969 new coronavirus cases, 27 deaths in the 24 hours.
? Defence Ministry approves proposals to procure equipment worth Rs 27,000 crore from domestic industry.
? Former COO of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), Romil Ramgarhia, arrested in connection with the alleged TRP scam.
World News
? French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19.