Afternoon News Headlines (January 15, 2018)

— Youth throws acid on girl student over one-sided love affair at Kalampur in Kalahandi Dist, girl critical.

— Fire breaks out in iron ore processing unit of ESSAR plant Paradip.

— Odisha hikes monthly pension for artists to Rs 1,200, relaxes age limit from 60 to 50 years for male and 50 to 40 years for female.

— School and college students stages rally in Rourkela, demand for CBI probe into death of Shreyas allegedly due to ragging.

— Odisha Girl Mita Hansda selected in BSF Women ‘Daredevil’ Biker Squad, to mark debut on Republic Day 2018 in New Delhi.

— India & Israel sign total nine MoUs including those on cyber cooperation, science and technology, film cooperation & homeopathy alternative medicine.

— UP: Minor girl committed suicide by setting herself ablaze after being allegedly gang-raped by two brothers in Hamirpur.

— 16 dead in double suicide attack in central Baghdad.