Afternoon News Headlines (March 21, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  — Odisha Assembly adjourned till tomorrow after ruckus by BJP MLAs.

— Farmers’ agitation over ‘price, pension and prestige’ put on hold till May 5 after discussion with 4 BJD MLAs.

— Women stage demonstration protesting water scarcity at Bijadihi under Kamakhyanagar block in Dhenkanal.

— Wedding Gift Blast: wife of deceased Soumyasekhar, Reema appeals to Odisha CM for justice; seeks immediate arrest of accused.

— NHRC directs Odisha Govt to pay compensation of Rs 5,000 each to 17 passengers who were injured in a attacked on 2015 Puri-Khurda Road passenger train in Puri district.

— Health Ministry grants approval for admission to medical courses under Disabilities Quota; 21 kinds of Disabilities be considered.

— Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warns Facebook of strong action if it sways electoral process; it’s time to ‘Delete’ Facebook, says WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton.

— No alliance with or support to the BJP: Tamil Nadu CM, Edappadi K. Palaniswami in Assembly.

— Aamir Khan and Mukesh Ambani join hands for Mahabharata movie series; budget of the film will be Rs 1000 crores.

— Myanmar’s first democratically elected President Htin Kyaw resigns.

— 25 killed, 18 injured in Kabul blast.