Odisha News
? Odisha reports 393 Covid-19 cases including 229 quarantine and 164 local contact cases in 24 hours. Total cases now stand at 320803 including 314665 recoveries & 4320 active cases.
? Khordha reports 49 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours followed by Sundargarh (45) and Mayurbhanj (32).
? Odisha reports 6 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. Toll mounts to 1,771.
? 7 year-old girl raped in Brajrajnagar area of Jharsuguda dist.
? 5-Day Konark Dance Festival & International Sand Art Festival conclude in Odisha on Saturday.
? Mercury levels drops below 14 degree Celcius in 14 places. Sonepur records the lowest at 7.6 degree Celcius. Bhubaneswar records 17.6 & Cuttack 15.8 degree Celsius respectively.
? 6 kg Gold, 235 kg Silver seized from car in Berhmapur, 3 detained.
India News
? India reports 36,011 new COVID-19 cases & 482 deaths in the last 24 hours.
? Total case tally stands at 96,44,222 including 4,03,248 active cases, 91,00,792 cured cases & 1,40,182 deaths.
? Total number of samples tested up to December 5 is 14,69,86,575 including 11,01,063 samples tested yesterday: ICMR.
? Pfizer becomes the first company to seek approval for emergency use in India after nod in UK, Bahrain.
? Delhi: Farmers protest at Burari’s Nirankari Samagam Ground against recent farm laws enters 11th day. Farmers’ protest against the farm laws enters Day 9 at Ghazipur border.
? 20 people injured in a cylinder blast in Lalbaug area of Mumbai, Maharashtra.
? Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal admitted to PGI Chandigarh and was discharged last night, tests negative for Covid-19.
?PM Modi, Amit Shah pay tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar on his death anniversary.
World News
? Covid-19 pandemic could push over 1 billion in extreme poverty by 2030: United Nations.
? Global COVID-19 cases surpass 66 Million-Mark.