Odisha News
➡️ Bhubaneswar reports 803 more COVID positive cases & 109 recoveries in the last 24 hours including 755 local contact cases and 48 quarantine cases.
➡️ 949 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in Odisha in the last 24 hours. The total recovered cases of Odisha now stand at 1048732.
➡️ 67 more cases of Omicron variant of Covid detected in Odisha. Tally mounts to 170.
➡️ Mayor posts for Bhubaneswar & Berhampur Municipal Corporation reserved for Woman.
➡️ Koraput tops NITI Aayog’s list of most improved aspirational districts in education.
➡️ Pradeep Majhi appointed Senior General Secretary of BJD.
➡️ Odisha Panchayat Polls: State Election Commission (SEC) directs Odisha Government to immediately remove hoardings, stickers highlighting its achievements.
➡️ Weather Update: IMD predicts thunderstorm, hail & lightning in Odisha till January 14.
India News
➡️ Delhi reports 27,561 Covid cases, Karnataka reports 21,390 new cases, Mumbai reports 16,420 new COVID-19 cases in the last 34 hours.
➡️ UP Assembly Elections 2022: Senior OBC leader Dara Singh Chauhan resigned from Yogi Adityanath Cabinet.
➡️ 73,000-litre liquor worth over Rs 1.45 crore and 1,825 kg of cannabis valued at Rs 2.5 crore seized in UP since poll code imposed: Chief Electoral Officer.
➡️ COVAXIN (BBV152) booster shown to neutralize both Omicron and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2: Bharat Biotech.
➡️ PM Narendra Modi inaugurates 11 new Government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu, through video conference.
➡️ ISRO successfully conducted the qualification test of Cryogenic Engine for the Gaganyaan programme.
➡️ Industrial production grows 1.4 pc in November; Retail inflation rises to 5.59 pc in December, compared to 4.91 pc in November: Govt data.
➡️ All school buses will get 100% exemption from annual vehicle tax this year in Maharashtra.
World News
➡️ Global GDP to drop to 4.1% amid surge in Covid variants, inflation: World Bank.
➡️ UN wants $5 billion aid for Afghanistan in 2022.
➡️ Several cities in China have locked down as China battles Omicron spread.
➡️ California reports 143,380 new coronavirus cases, the biggest one-day increase on record.