Odisha News
? Odisha reports 183 Covid-19 cases including 106 quarantine and 77 local contact cases in 24 hours. Total cases now stand at 330492 including 326209 recoveries & 2345 active cases.
? Sundargarh reports 32 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours followed by Angul (24).
? Odisha reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. Toll mounts to 1,885.
? Justice S Muralidhar sworn in as Orissa High Court Chief Justice.
? Birju Kulu, who returned Odisha after spending 20 Years in Pakistan Jail, goes missing.
? Bhitarkanika National Park to remain shut from January 15 for Crocodile Census.
? Odisha: As many as 12 goats killed in mysterious circumstances at Chakadihi village in Deogarh District.
? Arush Mishra, a 4-year-old toddler from Paralakhemundi get place in ‘Exclusive World Records’ for reciting shlokas and rhymes in different languages.
India News
? India records 16,505 new COVID-19 cases and 214 deaths in the last 24 hours.
? Total case tally stands at 1,03,40,470 including 2,43,953 active cases, 99,46,867 cured cases & 1,49,649 deaths.
? Total number of samples tested up to 3rd January is 17,56,35,761 including 7,35,978 samples tested yesterday: ICMR.
? Drugs Controller General of India grants permission to Serum Institute of India to manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’.
? GST collections at all-time high of over Rs 1.15 lakh crore in December.
? The maiden DEMU train service to the Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru starts today.
? Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates National Atomic Timescale and Bhartiya Nirdeshak Dravya, via video conferencing.
? Minimum temperatures increased by 4-6°C over the North West and Central India: IMD.
? Minimum temperature of 11.4 degrees Celsius recorded at the Delhi’s Safdarjung today.
? Sensex up 206 points in opening trade, currently at 48,076; Nifty at 14,089.
? Rupee surges 20 paise to 72.91 against US dollar in early trade.
? India Vs Australia 3rd Test: All India players test Covid Negative, fit to fly to Sydney.
World News
? Global Covid-19 cases surpass 85 Million Mark, death toll exceed 1.84 million.