Odisha News
? After long 9 months, Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar reopens from today. Servitors & their family members are allowed to enter the shrine to offer prayers to the deity till December 31. Devotees will be allowed in the shrine from January 6.
? Odisha reports 303 Covid-19 cases including 172 quarantine and 131 local contact cases in 24 hours. Total cases now stand at 328504 including 323749 recoveries & 2841active cases.
? Khordha reports 31 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours followed by Sundargarh (30).
? Odisha reports 4 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. Toll mounts to 1,861.
? D-Brothers to be produced before JMFC Court today.
? 4 more UK returnees test COVID-19 positive in Odisha.
? State Transport Authority, Odisha extends the validity of Learner’s Licence to 31.3.2021 in order to facilitate them to apply for DL.
? Cold wave grips Odisha; 11 places record below 10 Degree Celsius.
India News
? India records 18,732 new infections, 279 deaths in the last 24 hours.
? Total case tally stands at 1,01,87,850 including 2,78,690 active cases, 97,61,538 cured cases & 1,47,622 deaths.
? A total of 16,81,02,657 samples tested for COVID-19 up to December 26. Of these, 9,43,368 samples were tested yesterday: ICMR.
? 2 persons died, another injured in an incident of fire at a temple in Charkop area of Mumbai last night.
? 5 people were killed and six others injured in a road accident near BG Halli in Karnataka.
? Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Nation through Mann Ki Baat.
? Haryana: Voting underway for Panchkula Municipal Corporation polls.
? Karnataka: Voting for 2nd phase of Gram Panchayat Poll underway.
? Farmer Unions agree to talk to Centre on December 29.
? India vs Australia 2nd Test match Day 2: Indian Captain Ajinkya Rahane scores his 23rd half-century in Tests.
World News
? Global Covid-19 cases cross 80 Million mark.