Odisha News
? Bhubaneswar reports 30 Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours including 7 quarantine, 23 local contact cases; taking the total positive cases to 31370 in the Capital City.
? 31 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the Capital city in the last 24 hours.
? Odisha records 338 Covid-19 recoveries today including 49 from Khordha and 36 from Sundargarh. The total recovered cases of the State now stand at 321647.
? SIT arrests 1 accused in connection with Pari Muder case in Nayagarh; to produce before POCSO court tomorrow.
? Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy and Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian review the Mahanadi Riverine Port Project in Kendrapara District.
? Case registered against Rajya Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty on the basis of a complaint lodged by his wife and actress Varsha Priyadarshini.
? Odisha reports 372 Covid-19 positive cases and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours. Death toll rises to 1,836 with 4 more COVID-19 deaths.
? BJD will continue to work for the interest of the people of Odisha and fight for people of Odisha: Naveen Patnaik at BJD State Executive Body Meeting.
? Cold wave warning issued for Mayurbhanj, Angul, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh and Bargarh.
? BJP kickstarts 5-day long padayatra against Nayagarh Pari murder case.
? 3 youths go missing while taking bath in Koel rivier in Rourkela.
India News
? 22-year-old farmer from Punjab, who returned from Delhi protest, commits suicide by consuming some poisonous substance in Dayalpura Mirza village of Bathinda district.
? Jammu and Kashmir: Jawan injured as militants hurl grenade on security forces’ party in Anantnag district.
? India records 26,624 new Covid-19 cases and 341 deaths in the last 24 hours.
? PM Narendra Modi visits Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in Delhi; offers prayers and pays tributes to Guru Teg Bahadur.
? Congress Joint Secretary In-charge NSUI Ruchi Gupta Quits Post, Cites Delays in Organisational Changes.
? Law Ministry asks States to set up Special Courts to settle Infra Project Contract disputes.
? Farmers to halt toll collection on highways in Haryana from December 25 to 27.
? 96 movies from across world were screened online at three-day Calcutta International Short Film Festival 2020
? Kisan Diwas is celebrated on December 23, I would urge people to skip a meal on that day: Rakesh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union.
? Farmers to begin day-long relay hunger strike on Monday at all protest sites against new farm laws.
? ASI removes cap on the number of visitors to protected monuments.
? Tamil Nadu: Kamal Haasan, chief of Makkal Needhi Maiam held a roadshow at Porur in Chennai today.
World News
? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives first Covid19 vaccine in Israel.
? Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli recommends dissolution of Parliament amidst power tussle.