Odisha News
? Dharmendra Pradhan writes to Union Minister Prahalad Joshi requesting him to increase capacity of Nalco’s aluminium smelter plant in Angul District from 0.46 MTPA to 1 MTPA.
? Odisha Law Minster Pratap Jena, 13 others booked for brutal murder of BJP leader and former Mahanga block chairman Kulamani Baral, aide.
? All religious institutions to reopen in Keonjhar from January 7; Tarini Temple in Ghatgaon to reopen for public from January 18.
? Odisha CM inaugurates Ramalingeswar Park in Berhampur.
? Bhubaneswar reports 11 Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours including 3 quarantine, 8 local contact cases; taking the total positive cases to 31675 in the Capital City.
? 19 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the Capital city in the last 24 hours.
? Odisha records 298 Covid-19 recoveries today including 49 from Sundargarh, 48 from Anugul and 24 from Cuttack. The total recovered cases of the State now stand at 326507.
? Nayagarh Pari Murder Case: Accused Saroj Sethi likely to undergo Narco Analysis Test.
? Duped by Cyber Fraud, a man attempted self-immolation in front the Khordha Collector office.
? Body of woman, who fell into Ghoghara nullah while taking selfie in Sundargarh district yesterday, was recovered.
India News
? 7th round of talks between agitating farmer leaders and Government concludes at Vigyan Bhawan. Next round of talks to be held at 2 pm on January 8.
? Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal and Som Parkash along with government officials and representatives of farmers observe a two-minute silence for farmers who died during the ongoing farmers protest in Delhi.
? Total number of people infected with the new Coronavirus Strain in India stands at 38.
? Bharat Biotech Dispatches 1st batch of Covaxin for Immunisation Drive.
? Delhi Government directs Schools to not participate in events sponsored by Firms promoting Tobacco Products.
? West Bengal Government to pass anti-farmer bill resolution in Assembly: CM Mamata Banerjee.
? Income Tax officials record Robert Vadra’s statement in benami properties case.
? An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hit Bandipora in Jammu and Kashmir at 10:58 am on Monday, no damage or loss of property reported: National Center for Seismology.
? Tamil Nadu Government permits to increase the seating capacity of cinemas, theatres, multiplexes from existing 50% to 100% following #COVID19 protocols.
? Supreme Court to pronounce its verdict on the petitions challenging the validity of the Centre’s plan to redevelop the Central Vista project tomorrow.
? Bird flu: Jharkhand zoos on high alert after reports of bird deaths in different states. Suspicious cases of bird flu reported in several districts in Rajasthan.
? PMC Bank Scam: Senior Shiv Sena leader’s wife appears before Anti-Corruption Agency.
? Sourav Ganguly’s Health Condition stable, likely to be discharged on January 6.
World News
? UK gives first dose of AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine; retired maintenance manager Brian Pinker first to take shot.