Afternoon News Headlines (December 18, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  Good Afternoon Readers! Here are the Afternoon News Bulletin on India and World by Odisha News Insight.

—   Cyclone Phethai: 14,000 hectares of Crops destroyed in Andhra Pradesh.

—   1984 Riots Convict Sajjan Kumar quits Congress.

—   PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone of two metro corridors — Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan Metro&Dahisar-Mira-Bhayander Metro and CIDCO housing scheme in Maharashtra.

—   Modi hints at GST concessions, warns of strict action against bank defaulters.

—   Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid ruckus.

—   Smoking banned in Gwalior government offices in Madhya Pradesh

—   Former Nepal Prime Minister Tulsi Giri passes away at 93.

—   5 killed by elephants in Jharkhand.

—   Lalrinliana Sailo, a ruling MNF legislator elected as New Mizoram Assembly speaker.

—   ‘Mumbai man who spent around six years in a Pakistani jail on espionage charges, released today.

—   4 transgenders complete Sabarimala darshan.

—   IPL Auction 2019: Hanuma Vihari sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 Crore; Axar Patel, who had a base price of Rs 1 cr, goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs 5 crore.