Afternoon News Headlines (July 24, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  —–  A day after the Suna Besha, Lord Jagannath and his siblings will be offered a special drink called ‘Adhara Pana’ in a special ritual today evening.

—–  Plus 2 Instant Examination results announced by CHSE pass percentage recorded at 85.06; Pass percentage of Arts- 91.25; Science- 82.36; Commerce- 75%.

—–  Special Task Force of Crime Branch directs Vigilance department to probe links of government officials with gangster Tito.

—–  Season’s first flood water released from Hirakud Dam; 8 sluice gates opened so far, total of 15 gates to be opened in phases by today evening.

—–  Cuttack choked with garbage and waterlogging: Show-cause notice issued to Cuttack Municipal Corporation Commissioner seeking reason of residing in Bhubaneswar when the posting is in Cuttack.

—–  CM Naveen Patnaik visits Sambalpur & Subarnapur today.

—–  There is no threat of flood-like situation in any district: Special Relief Commissioner.

—–  Bus Accident near Kalpana Square, Bhubaneswar. Bus dashes with tree 5 injured.

—–  1 woman (Sabitri) dies in Sahadevkhunta, Balasore as a car rams into her.

—–  —–  Rwanda: PM Narendra Modi gifts cows to 200 households in Rweru model village in Bugesera, under Rwandan Government’s Girinka Programme.

—–  Kargil Vijay Diwas: Visuals of Bofors Guns Demonstration from Kargil’s Dras.

—–  The amount deposited in Swiss National Bank has gone down by 80% between 2014 and 2017: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha.

—–  Ghaziabad: Muslim man from Madhya Pradesh beaten at Marriage registrar office allegedly because he went there to marry a Hindu girl from Bijnor.

—–  Maharashtra: Agitation for reservation for Maratha community in govt jobs&education: 2 people attempted suicide in Maha today.