Afternoon News Headlines (February 5, 2018)

ONI Bureau: — BJD candidate Rita Sahu files nomination for Bijepur by-poll; BJP starts campaigning.

— BJP activists attempt to barge into Naveen Niwas over Kunduli tragedy.

— Nirakara Rout, Ex-Senior Geologist sentenced 2 years imprisonment and fine of Rs. 50,000 for possession of disproportionate assets.

— Attempt to murder charge (Section-307 of IPC) dropped against accused Rajeswari Kamila.

— West Bengal: Fake Indian currency notes of face value Rs 1,94,000 recovered by 24 battalion of Border Security Force (BSF) in Malda’s Sabdalpur.

— Delhi: Special CBI court allows CBI to arrest Indrani Mukerjea in INX media case.

— NGT imposes Rs 10 L environment compensation on UP govt for failing to take action to dispose e-waste on banks of Ramganga river, imposes Rs 50,000 on Moradabad district magistrate.

— Ban on former Indian cricketer S.Sreesanth case: Supreme Court asked the BCCI to file a reply within four weeks.

— Opposition raised the issue of ceasefire violations in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly.