Afternoon News Headlines (July 21, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  —-  The examination for the +3 fourth semester Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) was earlier to be held on July 21.

—-  Districts like Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Sambalpur, Deogarh and Koraput have been alerted.

—-  Holidays of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) employees cancelled till Monday.

—-  Water logging in Puri near the 3 Rathas. Efforts on to pump out water by Odisha Fire Service.

—-  Health Minister Pratap Jena, says there is complete preparedness for possible floods. Ample amount of ORS, Anti-Snake Venom, Halogen Tablets, Medicines and injections have been procured. A team of doctors has been formed.

—-  Heavy rain causes water logging in many parts of Bhubaneswar. Boundary wall of Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) near the Kargil slum caves in due to incessant heavy rain.

—-  5 people arrested, 62 kgs Ganja and 1 car seized by Saheed Nagar Police, Bhubaneswar.

—-  Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal chairs 28th GST Council meeting in New Delhi.

—-  Five people injured, two people suspected to be trapped, in building collapse near Keshavnagar in Pune’s Mundhwa.

—-  Kerala: Central government delegation led by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju visited flooded areas of Alappuzha and Kottayam districts.

—-  J&K: Terrorists fire upon security personnel at Bumzoo village in Anantnag district’s Mattan; 2 CRPF troopers injured, Area cordoned off.

—-  BJP leader and two-time Rajya Sabha member Chandan Mitra joins Trinamool congress.

—-  YSRCP calls for Andhra Pradesh shutdown on July 24.

—-  Shahjahanpur: PM Narendra Modi arrives at Kisan Kalyan Rally in Roza.

—-  21 Indian-origin persons sentenced in massive call centre fraud in US.

—-  US announces $200 mn military aid to Ukraine.