Afternoon News Headlines (December 12, 2017)

ONI Bureau:  — Preparatory Meeting for T20 match at Cuttack underway; Sports Minister Chandra Sarathi Behera convenes meeting.

— Second bridge work on Brahmani near Rourkela to begin after forest clearance: NHAI.

— Centre seeks time in SC on appeal of Unitech challenging NCLT order allowing government to take over it.

— PM Modi takes sea-plane from Sabarmati river to visit Ambaji Temple on the last day of campaigning for Gujarat Polls.

— 3 soldiers missing in Avalanche in Gurez sector of Jammu & Kashmir.

— Ministry of Home Affairs releases Rs 174 cr to 6 states — Assam, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal for border development.

— Meat Exporter Moin Qureshi granted bail by a Delhi court in a money laundering case.

— 27 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy off Neduntheevu for allegedly fishing in their territorial waters.

— Chennai: Fans gather outside Rajinikanth’s residence to celebrate his 67th birthday.

— 4 Odisha players Sarita Soreng, Susmita Tanty, Bannya Kabiraj and Niketa Bishi from Odisha to represent in SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship.

— Jayanti Behera clinches silver in Asian Youth Para Games.