Afternoon News Headlines (March 23, 2018)

ONI Bureau:   — Members of Odisha School College Teachers’ and Employees’ United Forum will boycott Plus II evaluation as State govt has not fulfilled demands.

— Minor girl conceived after rape in Gajapati dist; case lodged.

— First phase of Plus II answer sheets evaluation will be held from April 4 to 14 and second phase from April 16 to 26.

— Farmers forced for distress sale of tomatoes in Odisha due to shortage of cold storage.

— Curfew relaxed in Bhadrak on view of Kalash Shobha Jatra ahead of Rama Navami.

— Bird Flu suspected in Jagatsinghpur; samples of dead crows sent to laboratory.

— CM Naveen Patnaik interacts with people of 4 panchayats of Gajapati, Khordha, Kalahandi, Cuttack districts under Ama Gaon Ama Bikas programme; approves 21 projects worth Rs 1.33 cr.

— Surprise check held in various petrol pumps in Malkangiri.

— Shaheed Diwas: Family members of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar, demand the status of national martyr for them. They were hanged on March 23, 1931.

— NHAI awards contract for National Highway project in Punjab.

— Uttar Pradesh: 8 dead and 5 injured in a road accident in Pratapgarh.

— Union MoS for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to attend Pakistan National Day reception as a Govt representative.

— After relief to 20 AAP MLA by Delhi High Court, Election Commission to now re-hear office of profit case.

— Delhi High Court grants bail to Karti Chidambaram in INX Media case.