Afternoon News Headlines (October 2, 2018)
ONI Bureau: —– Odisha CM laid the foundation stone for Smart modular stainless steel toilets and flagged off Mechanical sweeping machines near NICCO Park Square in Bhubaneswar.
—– CM Naveen Patnaik launches BJD’s Jan Sampark Padyatra from Jharana Basti in Bhubaneswar.
—– Police cordon off Odisha BJP Mahila Morcha activists while they were trying to enter Naveen Niwas; the women’s wing of the party wanted to meet the CM & question him over the derogatory remarks of Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy.
—– Odisha govt’s own food security scheme is a political move: OPCC chief Niranjan Patnaik.
—– Indian Air Force embarks on a humanitarian & disaster relief mission to earthquake-hit Indonesia. 37 medical personnel sent on IAF C-130J aircraft and C-17 aircraft carrying relief material including tentage, generators & medicines sent.
—– PM Modi launches the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, in New Delhi.
—– Maharashtra: Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi wash their plates after lunch in Sevagram (Bapu Kuti) in Wardha.
—– Maharashtra: BJP MLA from Katol Dr Ashish Deshmukh submits his resignation to the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
—– Kisan Kranti Yatra: Police use tear gas, water cannons to stop protesting Farmers near UP-Delhi border. Home Minister Rajnath Singh met the farmer’s leaders and discussed their demands and have reached an agreement on the majority of the issues.
—– Vietnam Coast Guard ship CSB 8001 on her maiden visit to India arrives at Chennai port. Indian Coast Guard & Vietnam Coast Guard Ship will take part in the Indo-Vietnam joint exercise on 4th October, to promote interoperability between the two maritime forces.
—– Dum Dum Nagar Bazar blast in West Bengal: One of the persons injured in the blast has succumbed to injuries in hospital.
—– Bihar: Liquor seized by police in Kaimur destroyed by rats.
—– Indonesia quake-tsunami death toll rises to 1,234.