Odisha News
? Odisha reports 245 Covid-19 cases including 139 quarantine and 106 local contact cases in 24 hours. Total cases now stand at 329866 including 325432 recoveries & 2505 active cases.
? Sambalpur reports 35 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours followed by Sundargarh (34) and Angul (32).
? Odisha reports 3 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. Toll mounts to 1,876.
? Senior bureaucrat Suresh Mohapatra assumes charge as Chief Secretary of Odisha.
? Helmet wearing mandatory for both riders and pillion riders in Odisha from today.
? Odisha CM greets people on New Year.
? Baby Elephant rescued from Sunapur village in Ganjam District has been shifted to Kapilash rescue centre in Dhenkanal district.
? Revenue Collection of Odisha Government increased by nearly 4% to Rs 29,411.29 crore during the April-November period.
India News
? Date Sheet for Class 10, 12 Board Exams 2021 to be announced soon: CBSE.
? The Pfizer/BioNTech #COVID19 vaccine today became the first vaccine to receive WHO validation for emergency use since the outbreak began.
? India records 20,036 new COVID-19 cases and 256 deaths in the last 24 hours.
? Total case tally stands at 1,02,86,710 including 2,54,254 active cases, 98,83,461 cured cases & 1,48,994 deaths.
? A total of 17,31,11,694 samples tested for COVID-19 up to December 31. Of these, 10,62,420 samples were tested yesterday: ICMR.
? Government has made it mandatory for all vehicles to use FASTag starting from today.
? President Ramnath Kovind. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extend New Year greetings.
? Union Home Minister Amit Shah takes stock of the wildfire situation at Dzuko valley at Manipur-Nagaland border
? Auspicious ‘Ganga Aarti’ was held at the Assi Ghat in Varanasi as the country welcomed the New Year, 2021.
? Minimum temperature of 1.1 degrees Celsius was recorded at the Safdarjung observatory in Delhi today.
? Chilla & Ghazipur Borders are closed for traffic coming from Noida & Ghaziabad to Delhi due to farmers’ protest.
? Sensex up 114 points, currently at 47,866, Nifty at 14,016 in opening trade.
? Rupee falls by 4 paise to 73.11 against US dollar in early trade.