Odisha News
➡️ Odisha reports 252 COVID-19 cases on Thursday including 148 quarantine and 104 local contact cases.
➡️ Khordha reported 113 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours.
➡️ OSAP Constable from Sundargarh missing for the last 3 days found hanging in a forest near Koraput NH.
➡️ BJD MLAs stage dharna in front of Gandhi statue on premises of #Odisha Assembly protesting rise in LPG prices.
➡️ Cyclone Update: Low pressure over Andaman sea becomes Well Marked; IMD predicts Cyclonic storm in 24 Hours.
➡️ Winter Session of Odisha Assembly: House adjourns till 4.00 pm following ruckus by oppositions.
India News
➡️ India reports 6,990 new cases, 190 deaths & 10,116 recoveries in the last 24 hours; Active caseload at 1,00,543: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
➡️ A total 1,23,25,02,767 crore vaccine doses administered so far.
➡️ Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will hold a review meeting with States on the Omicron variant of COVID19 today.
➡️ Winter session of Parliament: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2pm after Congress, DMK and National Conference stage walkout.
➡️ Railways cancels 95 trains in view of Cyclone Jawad.
➡️ Congress MP Rahul Gandhi joins the Opposition leaders’ protest against the suspension of 12 Opposition members of Rajya Sabha.
➡️ 6 passengers from “At-Risk” Countries admitted to Delhi Hospital.
➡️ SII seeks approval for Covishield vaccine as booster dose amid Omicron variant concerns.
➡️ Anju Bobby George Gets World Athletics’ woman of the year Award.
World News
➡️ WHO confirms Omicron Covid-19 variant in 23 countries; reaching from US to South Korea.
➡️ Omicron variant possibly in India already, matter of time before it is detected: Top ICMR scientist.
➡️ US announces first Omicron case in traveler returning from South Africa.
➡️ 4 passengers from UK, Netherlands test positive for Covid, samples sent for genome sequencing.
➡️ Canada bans entry from more countries as Omicron cases detected.