Afternoon News Headlines (April 22, 2017)

* Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to attend Niti Aayog’s Governing Council meet at Delhi tomorrow.

* Union Minister Jual Oram inaugurates Tribal Conclave organised by Centre of Excellence for Tribal Studies at NIT Rourkela.

* After being expelled from congress, Barkha Shukla Singh joins BJP today.

* Government disapproves Sunday closure of petrol pumps.

* Tamil Nadu farmers drink urine protesting over drought relief funds and waiver of farmers’ loans at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.

* BSNL likely to launch three new plans, including 3GB data per day at Rs. 333.

* Sanjay Dutt’s comeback film ‘Bhoomi’ will hit the screens on September 22, 2017.

* Death toll in Afghan base attack rises to 140.