Odisha News
? President Ram Nath Kovind today appoints Justice S. Muralidhar as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.
? Odisha Govt imposes Night Curfew from 10PM of tonight to 5AM tomorrow morning across the State in view of large congregation on the eve of New Year 2021.
? Night Curfew imposed across Odisha from 10 PM today (31st December) till 5 AM tomorrow morning (1st January).
? Odisha Government to erect a memorial in Bhubaneswr to honour the fallen Covid warriors who lost their lives fighting against Covid-19.
? Bhubaneswar reports 21 Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours including 4 quarantine, 17 local contact cases; taking the total positive cases to 31634 in the Capital City.
? 39 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the Capital city in the last 24 hours.
? Odisha Government fixes 2024 Deadline for completion of the developmental works for SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.
? Odisha Govt sanctions 12 projects worth Rs 7,295.25 lakh.
? Sudarsan Pattnaik creates sand art at Puri beach today to welcome the New Year.
? Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan writes to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik over Quota for OBC, SEBC in Job, Education.
? Atabira MLA Snehangini Chhuria appointed President of Biju Mahila Janata Dal with immediate effect.
? Railways to run 6 more additional special trains under the jurisdiction of East Coast Railway (ECoR).
? Another 329 Covid patients have recovered and are being discharged in Odisha.
? Indian Hockey Legend Michael Kindo passes away at 74 in Rourkela, Odisha.
India News
? CBSE Board Exams for Class 10 and 12 to begin from May 4 and will conclude by June 10, 2021.
? Centre asks States/UTs to gear up for the roll-out of COVID-19 Vaccine. Dry run will be conducted by all the State & UT Governments on 2nd Jan 2021.
? 5 fresh cases of New Coronavirus Strain detected in India, tally reaches 25.
? Kerala reports 5,215 new COVID-19 cases, 5,376 recoveries & 30 deaths today.
? 4 High Court Chief Justices transferred, 4 judges elevated as Chief Justices of Odisha, Telangana, Madras and Jammu & Kashmir High Courts: Ministry of Law and Justice.
? China’s Bottled Water King Zhong Shanshan replaces Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest person.
? Delhi Government reduces number of dedicated beds for COVID-19 patients in Delhi govt hospitals from 4,696 to 2,140.
? Indian Railway launches upgraded e-Ticketing Website & Mobile App for booking of online Railway Tickets.
? Suneet Sharma appointed as new Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Railway Board.
? Government has decided to extend the benefit of scheme for Remission of Duties & Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) to all export goods with effect from January 1.
? Winter vacation will continue for Classes 10th & 12th for govt & private schools in Uttarakhand in wake of snowfall at higher reaches.