Odisha News
? Odisha reports 300 Covid-19 cases including 174 quarantine and 126 local contact cases in 24 hours. Total cases now stand at 324089 including 319069 recoveries & 3156 active cases.
? Angul reports 44 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours followed by Khordha (36) and Sundargarh (34).
? Odisha reports 4 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. Toll mounts to 1,815.
? Minor girl rape in Bhubaneswar: The POCSO Court sends four accused to Jharpada jail in Bhubaneswar.
? Bhubaneswar SDJM court allows Crime Branch to take expelled BJD MLA Pradeep Panigrahi on a 2-day remand for further investigation
? Odisha Government issues revised order on merger of Schools in scheduled and non-scheduled areas and also in the KBK region.
? Odisha Cabinet gives nod for setting up of new Government Medical College and Teaching Hospital in Puri & Jajpur in 3 years.
? Sambalpur: 12-Hours Bandh is being observed by the Rail Kriyanusthana Committee in Bamra town demanding halt of 3 express trains at the station.
? Odisha Vigilance officials raided multiple places of Assistant Engineer, Public Health Department, Sundargarh and an Assistant Teacher at Government Upper Primary School, S Routpur in Gajapati district regarding possession of assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
India News
? India reports 27,071 new COVID-19 cases & 336 deaths in the last 24 hours.
? Total case tally stands at 98,84,100 including 3,52,586 active cases, 93,88,159 cured cases & 1,43,355 deaths.
? A total of 15,55,60,655 samples tested for COVID-19 up to 14th December. Of these, 9,93,665 samples were tested yesterday: ICMR.
? Aerospace Scientist and Padma Vibhushan Awardee Roddam Narasimha dies of brain hemorrhage. He was 87.
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? Navy’s senior most submariner Vice Admiral Srikant dies due to complications from COVID-19.
? Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his death anniversary; to lay foundation stones of several projects in Gujarat.
? Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to interact with Teachers on December 17 during a webinar on CBSE Class 10, 12 Board Exams.
? Members of AIIMS Nurses Union in Delhi sit on an indefinite strike over redressal of their demands, including that related to 6th Central Pay Commission; Health Ministry orders immediate restoration of services.
? UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab meets External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar in Delhi.
? Farmers’ protest against farm laws continues for the 20th day at Singhu & Tikiri border with Delhi.
? More than 93,000 health workers of the state will be given COVID19 vaccine free of cost: Uttarakhand Government.
? Central Crime Branch (CCB) has arrested the kingpin of cocaine supply in Bengaluru.
? Sensex falls over 135 points, currently at 46,118; Nifty at 13,515.
World News
? Global COVID-19 cases exceed 72.8 Million, death tally crosses 1.62 Million.
? ‘New variant’ of coronavirus identified in Britain which is growing faster in some parts of the Country.
? Donald Trump announces Attorney General Barr will leave his job before Christmas.
? US sanctions Turkey over purchase of S-400 missile system from Russia.
? Only total solar eclipse of 2020 spotted across South America.
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