Four Bloggers Died
1. World welcomes New year 2016 with pomp and show.
2. First day of trial run of Odd-even scheme to curb vehicular pollution in Delhi; State government
claims success.
3. Central Government abolishes interviews for Group-C and D posts; Urges state governments to
follow suit.
4. In Jammu and Kashmir, at least 10 labourers killed in a fire accident in Ramban district.
5. Jammu and Kashmir High Court stays a single bench order on hoisting state flag alongside National
flag on official buildings.
6. Centre constitutes a committee to look into revamp of Film Censor Board.
7. Non-subsidised cooking gas price hiked by 49 rupees 50 paise a cylinder; Jet fuel prices slashed by
10 percent.
8. China terminates its 37 year-old one child policy, allows couples to have two children.
9. Warning of possible Islamic State terror attack issued in German city of Munich; Two railway stations
evacuated.
10.In Bangladesh, two students sentenced to death for killing of a blogger in 2013.
Name of deceased : Niloy Chakrabarti, Ananta Bijoy Das, Washiqur Rahman and Avijit Roy.