TNI Sunday News Headlines – December 20, 2020

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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.

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