Odisha News
? Odisha Government issues fresh guideline. Cinema Halls & Theaters to reopen in Odisha with 50% Capacity; no Zero Night celebrations across the State on New Year’s Eve.
? Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces creation of Special wing in the State Police to look after offences against women and children.
? Bhubaneswar reports 20 Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours including 6 quarantine, 148 local contact cases; taking the total positive cases to 31613 in the Capital City.
? 28 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the Capital city in the last 24 hours.
? Bajasal dance troupe from Bhawanipatna town in Kalahandi district to perform on the 2021 Republic Day parade at Rajpath in New Delhi.
? Government Offices in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack to function with 75% strength of employees during the month of January. All State Govt offices to remain closed on Saturdays.
? Union Cabinet approves Rs 3004.63 Cr for Odisha’s Paradip Port.
? The Utkal University in Bhubaneswar to conduct B.Ed examination in online mode from January 7, 2021.
? COVID-19 Vaccination Drive may begin early 2021 in Odisha, informs Director of Odisha Health Department, Bijay Panigrahi.
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India News
? Sixth round of talks between govt and farmer unions ends. Next round of talks will be held on January 4, 2021.
? Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on the 77th anniversary of tricolour hoisting at Port Blair.
? President Ram Nath Kovind confers Digital India Awards 2020 to 20 winners for their outstanding use of the technology for e-governance.
? Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij discharged from Hospital, to stay at Home on Oxygen Support.
? Shaheen Bagh shooter Kapil Gujjar expelled from BJP, hours after joining.
? Cabinet approves export of indigenously-developed Akash Missile System. 9 friendly foreign countries from Southeast Asia and Africa have shown interest in the acquisition of the DRDO-developed Akash air defence missile system.
? Government of India extends suspension of scheduled commercial international flights to/from India till January 31, 2021.
? Deadline for filing income tax returns by individuals extended by 10 days to January 10, 2021; Deadline for filing income tax return for 2019-20 by companies extended by 15 days to Feb 15, 2021: Ministry of Finance.
? Haryana Municipal Election Results: BJP wins Panchkula, Congress wins Sonipat, Haryana Jan Chetna Party bags Ambala in direct mayoral elections in the 3 cities,
? According to the RBI, gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declined from 9.1% as of March 2019 to 8.2% at end-March 2020 and further down to 7.5% in end-September 2020.
? Rohit Sharma joins Indian Squad ahead of Third Test after completion of his two-week quarantine period in Sydney.
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