- Eminent Odia litterateur Dr Gayatribala Panda was shortlisted today for Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in Poetry category for her poem compilation ‘Dayanadi’ for the year 2022. Panda will be given cash award of Rs 1 lakh, a shawl and a citation (engraved copper plaque) at a special function to be held on a later date.
- Kendra Sahitya Akademi announced its annual awards in 23 different languages, including seven books of poetry, six novels, two short stories, three plays/dramas, two literary criticisms, one each of autobiographical essays, collection of articles and literary history.
- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik provided Rs 220 crore monetary assistance to women self help groups (SHGs) in Balasore district. Around 60,000 women of 5,600 SHGs in Balasore were given the financial assistance by the state government under ‘Mission Shakti’.
- Amid resurgence of COVID-19 due to Omicron BF.7 sub-variant of the virus, Odisha Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra today said people need to adhere to COVID appropriate behaviour to avoid lockdown and shutdown in the state.
- The Assam government on Thursday said 97 elephants have been sent to other states since 2006 mostly for "religious activities".
- Commerce and industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday in Lok Sabha introduced Jan Vishwas Bill, which seeks to decriminalise minor offences by amending 183 provisions in 42 Acts with a view to promote ease of business.
- Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said 104 YouTube channels, 45 videos, four Facebook accounts, three Instagram accounts, five Twitter handles and six websites have been blocked for spreading misinformation.
- Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution on the border row with Maharashtra, resolving to protect the State's interests.
- A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S A Nazeer, who will retire on January 4, is likely to pronounce its judgment January 2 on a clutch of petitions challenging the Centre’s 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of `1,000 and `500 denominations.
- The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Centre to release Rs 5.35 crore to enable clinical trials for medicines that can treat rare diseases such as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).
- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said no case of Omicron's BF.7 variant, which is driving the surge in China, has been found in the national capital and so, there's no need to panic.
- The Orissa High Court has directed the state government to develop a comprehensive plan under which a survey will be conducted to find out if allopathic doctors practising in Odisha possess the relevant qualification.
- With a view to providing emergency medical care to road accident victims, the state government has given inprinciple approval to establishment of 55 more trauma care facilities (TCFs) in the existing health facilities across the state
- Odisha State Vigilance director YK Jethwa Thursday revealed that the directorate has registered 270 cases in 2022 so far, of which 75 are related to possession of disproportionate assets.
- As the country gears up to tackle fresh Covid wave concerns amid infection surge in China, a survey revealed Thursday that over six in 10 Indians (64 per cent) are reluctant to take the Covid booster dose and rising cases of heart attacks in young people have largely contributed to this hesitancy.
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