Afternoon News Headlines (December 20, 2017)

— Mahanadi Tribunal Issue: Trinamool Congress extends support to BJD in Lok Sabha; LS Speaker rejects BJD’s adjournment notice for third time.

— Van carrying BSF Jawans overturns in Koraput Dist; Several Injured.

— Vigilance arrests Kaptipada police IIC, ASI while accepting bribe of Rs 20,000.

— ‘Satyagraha’ of Mahanadi Bachao Andolan begins in Delhi.

— Ryan International School Murder Case: 16 year old accused to be treated as an adult, decides Juvenile Justice Board.

— Congress MPs disrupt Rajya Sabha proceedings over PM Modi’s ‘Pakistan’ remark against Manmohan Singh; Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow.

— Anti-smog gun being tested near Anand Vihar Bus Station to combat haze.

— Cockroach found in Air India food plate in Delhi Airport.

— Retired Air Marshal J S Gujral granted bail by a Delhi court in VVIP Chopper scam case.

— Bombay HC dismisses former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal’s plea to quash rape and other charges against him.