Odisha News

? A 4-year-old kid who returned with her parents from UK on December 20 tests positive for Covid-19 in Bhubaneswar.

? Senior IAS officer Suresh Mohapatra appointed new Chief Secretary of Odisha; Asit Tripathy to assume charge of Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) Chairman.

?  PM Modi talks to farmers from Nuapada district. Odisha farmer thanks PM Modi for PM-Kisan scheme.

? New Coronavirus Strain: 4 UK returnees undergo COVID-19 test in Cuttack.

? Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan unveils the statue of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Jagatsinghpur.

? Bhubaneswar reports 31 Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours including 6 quarantine, 25 local contact cases; taking the total positive cases to 31519 in the Capital City.

? 29 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the Capital city in the last 24 hours.

? Odisha records 406 Covid-19 recoveries today including 52 from Sundargarh and 42 from Khordha. The total recovered cases of the State now stand at 323378.

? More guns, bullets seized from D-Brothers’ residence in Cuttack; Commissionerate Police begins probe.

? 2 BJP workers arrested in connection with attack on Nandighosha TV reporter at Jadupur in Nayagarh.

? Social worker Padma Shri D. Prakash Rao admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack after having breathing problems.

? Telemedicine Department of SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack catches fire; no no damages reported.

? Biju Janata Dal (BJD) appoints 6 National Spokespersons, 16 Spokespersons and 14 Panelists.

? Indian Youth Congress approves the new State Committee of PYC (Odisha).

India News

? Mumbai’s Dharavi slum registers zero new Covid-19 cases on Friday.

? Rajinikanth hospitalised in Hyderabad due to severe BP fluctuations. He is stable.

? Government allows free shooting of films at ASI sites till August 15, 2021.

? 6 JDU MLAs from Arunachal Pradesh have joined Bharatiya Janata Party.

? 2 Japanese citizens test positive for new coronavirus mutation upon return from UK.

? 78 lakh farmers in Madhya Pradesh get PM Kisan Samman Nidhi transferred to their bank accounts.

? Kerala reports 5,397 new COVID19 cases and 4,506 recoveries today.

? 1,200 passengers arrived in Telangana from UK since December 9. 16 people have been diagnosed with Coronavirus.

? J&K: Encounter breaks out between terrorists and security forces at Kanigam area of Shopian.