Afternoon News Headlines (August 23, 2018)
ONI Bureau: —– Odisha Govt approves supplementary budget of Rs 12,768 crore.
—– Probe Committee finds out irregularities in Ravenshaw University.
—– Japan will be the country partner and SBI to be Banking Partner for the second Make In Odisha Conclave to be held in Nov 2018: CM Naveen Patnaik.
—– Members of the Lawyers Association protest before Dhenkanal Collectorate; throw eggs, tomatoes at Collectorate.
—– Odisha CM lays foundation stone of 15 manufacturing units, inaugurates two projects that will generate over 3000 jobs.
—– Man robbed of Rs 3.5 lakh by 2 miscreants near Tehsil office in Khurda; police begins probe.
—– Bhubaneswar Regional Meteorological Centre issues thunderstorm and lightning alert for 6 districts till 6.30 PM today.
—– Gangster Tito’s involvement in illegal cattle transportation exposed as Crime Branch STF arrests Patu Pani who was operating his network in Odisha and out of state.
—– Turtle smuggling racket busted in Balasore; 91 turtles of 4 species rescued.
—– Kerala floods: EU donates 190,000 euros to Indian Red Cross for providing immediate assistance in flood-devastated Kerala.
—– Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case: Patna High Court raps CBI for not presenting the investigation report in Court on time.
—– Amritsar: School children celebrate Raksha Bandhan with the jawans of Border Security Force (BSF) at Attari-Wagah border.
—– Gujarat MLA Alpesh Thakor appointed Congress Secretary and party co incharge of Bihar.
—– Himachal Pradesh: Death toll rises to 11 in car accident that occurred near Rohtang at Raninallah, in Kullu district, today.
—– Delhi: Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Defence Minister of China General Wei Fenghe hold delegation level talks.
—– Indian Women’s fast bowler Jhulan Goswami retires from T20I cricket; she represented India in 68 T20Is.
—– Asian Games 2018: 15-year old Shardul Vihan bags silver in men’s double trap shooting event. PV Sindhu defeats Trang Vu Thi 21-10 in the first game.
—– India captain Virat Kohli has reached a personal best of 937 rating points, reclaiming top position in the ICC Test Player rankings after the Trent Bridge Test.