Odisha News
? Odisha reports 251 Covid-19 cases including 148 quarantine and 103 local contact cases in 24 hours. Total cases now stand at 330117 including 325733 recoveries & 2451 active cases.
? Sambalpur reports 35 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours followed by Sundargarh (34).
? Odisha reports 4 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. Toll mounts to 1,880.
? Dry Run of Covid Vaccine to be held in 31 places of Odisha.
? Health dept secretary Pradipta Mohapatra inaugurates Covid-19 vaccination centre at Capital Hospital.
? Spicejet to launch flights from Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda to Mumbai and Sambalpur from January 12, 2021.
? Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for the permanent campus of IIM-Sambalpur, Odisha, via video conferencing.
? Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi adjudged as Best Parliamentarian for 2020 by Asia Post and Fame India organisations.
? Odisha Civil Services Examinations: Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) releases notification, application process to begin from January 12.
India News
? India records 19,078 new COVID-19 cases and 224 deaths in the last 24 hours.
? Total case tally stands at 1,03,05,788 including 2,50,183 active cases, 99,06,387 cured cases & 1,49,218 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.
? Former Union Minister, former MP from Rajasthan and Congress leader Buta Singh passes away.
? Minimum 7.0°C temperature was recorded in Delhi’s Safdarjung at 8:30 am today, which is likely to rise by 5.9°C during next 24 hours.
? Mumbai: 2 persons arrested in connection with murder of a 19-year-old woman at a New Year party in Khar.
? Dry run for COVID-19 vaccine administration to be conducted in all States/Union Territories today in 116 districts across 259 sites.
? Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh contribute to 62% of total active cases in the country: Health Ministry.
? Schools partially reopen in Kerala.
World News
? Global Covid-19 cases top 83.9 Million, deaths over 1.82 Million.