Odisha News
? Odisha reports 434 Covid-19 cases including 249 quarantine and 185 local contact cases in 24 hours. Total cases now stand at 320017 including 313394 recoveries & 4815 active cases.
? Khordha reports 54 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours followed by Angul (45) and Sundargarh (41).
? Odisha reports 5 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. Toll mounts to 1,755.
? 9th edition of International Sand Art Festival underway at Chandrabhaga beach in Konark. 71 artist participated in this festival. Artists are doing sand art on the theme COVID-19 Awareness.
? Odisha Congress observes bandh in Biramitrapur over custodial death.
? Income Tax Department and Enforcement Directorate to probe Rs 14.77 cr bank deposits of IFS Officer Abhay Kant Pathak’s son, Akash.
? Mercury levels drops below 15 degree Celcius in 17 places. Phulbani records the lowest at 8.8 degree Celcius.
India News
? MDH Owner ‘Mahashay Ji’ Dharampal Gulati (Padma Bhushan) passes away at 98.
? India reports 35,551 new COVID-19 cases & 526 deaths in the last 24 hours.
? Total case tally stands at 95,34,965 including 4,22,943 active cases, 89,73,373 cured cases & 1,38,648 deaths.
? Total number of samples tested up to 2nd December is 14,35,57,647 including 11,11,698 samples tested yesterday: ICMR.
? Class X and XII board exams 2021 to be held in written mode, not online: Central Board of Secondary Education.
? Farmers to burn effigies across India to protest against Modi govt on December 5.
? Delhi: Heavy security deployment continues at Singhu border with Haryana.
? Farmer leaders arrive at Vigyan Bhawan for their meeting with the government over recently passed farm laws.
? Cyclone Burevi to cross south Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Kanyakumari tonight.
? Meerut: Counting begins for 11 seats of graduate & teacher quota of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.
? Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks to Tamil Nadu CM & Kerala CM, in the wake of Cyclone Burevi.
? Sensex up 110 points to reach 44,728; Nifty at 13,156.
? RBI asks HDFC Bank to halt fresh digital initiatives, news credit cards.
World News
? Japan voices ‘grave concerns’ about jailing of Hong Kong activists.
? Global COVID-19 cases top 64.4 Million.
? Former French president Giscard d’Estaing dies of Covid-19.
? USA may withdraw 50% of its Diplomats in Iraq over security concerns.