Odisha News
? Nila Madhab Panda’s Odia Movie ‘Kalira Atita’ to be screened at IFFI
? Nayagarh Pari Murder Case: NCPCR recommends Central Agency probe for an unbiased and objective investigation.
? Over 1,292 Quintals of Cannabis seized in Odisha this year; highest seizure in the last 10 years: Odisha Police.
? Bhubaneswar reports 38 Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours including 11 quarantine, 27 local contact cases; taking the total positive cases to 31340 in the Capital City.
? 28 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the Capital city in the last 24 hours.
? Odisha records 362 Covid-19 recoveries today including 50 from Khordha and 40 from Sundargarh. The total recovered cases of the State now stand at 321309.
? Adulterated Soya Chunks (SoyaBadi) processing unit busted in Jagatpur Industrial Estate of Cuttack.
? Commissionerate Police (Traffic) launches special drive to remove abandoned vehicles parked along the pavements.
India News
? Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar announces selection of 23 Feature and 20 non-feature films in Indian Panorama of 51st IFFI.
? ECI sends transfer advisory to CSs and CEOs of 5 poll-bound states.
? Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday attached 6 properties of former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah worth Rs 11.86 crore.
? There may not be a second peak of COVID-19 in India: Experts.
? Kerala reports 6293 new COVID-19 cases, 4749 recoveries and 29 deaths today.
? Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) will reopen for PhD scholars from December 21.
? DDC Elections: A voter turnout of 50.98% has been recorded across Jammu & Kashmir today.
? Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar meets State Health Minister Anil Vij at Medanta hospital in Gurugram.
? RSS ideologue MG Vaidya passes away in Nagpur, Maharashtra. He was 97.
? Adelaide Test: Australia beat India by 8 wickets in 1st Test. India records lowest ever Test score of 36/9.
World News
? US President-elect Joe Biden and the incoming First Lady Jill Biden to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.