Afternoon News Headlines (November 4, 2018)

ONI Bureau: Good Afternoon Readers! We have come up with the important news headlines for you this afternoon.

— As Sabarimala Temple reopens tomorrow, 2,300 policemen have been deployed. 20 commando teams and over 100 women battalion are also in place. Protesters who oppose entry of women to the Shrine, gear up for fresh showdown.

— The Sabarimala shrine will open for devotees on November 5 and 6. Media Houses told not to deploy female journalists. The Kerala Police has so far arrested 3,719 people in connection with the violent agitation last month.

— Two terrorists killed in encounter between security forces & terrorists in Shopian’s Khudpora village yesterday, have been identified as Mohd Irfan Bhat of Hizbul Mujahideen & Shahid Mir.

— The two-day Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti convention that began in Delhi yesterday, asks the Govt to clear the way for Ram Temple in Ayodhya soon.

– BJP sacks its Uttarakhand General Secretary Sanjay Kumar after a woman party worker accuses him of sexual harassment.

— BSF Jawan Sheikh Riyazuddin arrested in Ferozepur, Punjab for sharing sensitive information with Pakistan’s ISI.

— 13-year-old girl raped, strangled to death with dupatta in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri.

— India placed among top 12 nations most affected by web-borne threats as per the Kaspersky Lab report.