Afternoon News Headlines (October 25, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  —–    Farmer of Gambhariguda village under Koksara block allegedly commits suicide by consuming poison over crop loss and loan burden in Kalahandi dist.

—–    Two teams from Kanha and Pench tiger reserves to visit Satkosia to tranquilise tigress Sundari.

—–    Sambalpur: Farmers reportedly lock block, Sub-Collector & Agriculture office demanding declaration of Kuchinda block as a drought-prone region.

—–    Odisha BJP to launch block-level agitation on Oct 27 till Oct 30 over the alleged ‘PC’ collections. Block offices being misused by BJD that’s why people are deprived of facilities provided under Centre’s various schemes: Bhrugu Baxipatra.

—–    Journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra’s Lawyer Nikhil Mehera speaks about applying for his bail after the completion of Abhijit’s 4-day remand by Konark police.

—–    Odisha Pradesh Mahila Congress launches ‘Swabhiman Sankalp Samavesh’ from Congress Bhawan in Bhubaneswar today.

—–    Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy stabbed on his arm by unidentified assailant at Visakhapatnam Airport today.

—–    Delhi High Court to hear appeal against Trial court order in 2G case for both CBI and ED on February 07, 2019.

—–    J&K: Encounter underway between security forces & terrorists in Athoora, Kheri in Baramulla district.

—–    27 AAP MLAs get clean chit from Election Commission in office-of-profit for the post of chairman of Rogi Kalyan Samiti case.

—–    Aircel-Maxis case: ED files supplementary chargesheet in Delhi’s Patiala House Court. Total nine including P Chidambaram listed as accused the chargesheet. The Court fixes 26th November as the date for consideration on the chargesheet.

—–    Punjab Minister Navjot Sidhu (in pic) writes to Union Railway Minister, states, “There’s an urgent need to have high fencing along the rail tracks especially in the urban areas that are densely populated so that nobody crosses the rail tracks & many of the accidents are avoided.”

—–    Himachal Pradesh: An NRI paraglider Sanjay KR Devarkonda from Australia died after he crashed during paragliding in Mandi district, last night.