Afternoon News Headlines (October 29, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  —–     Camp court at District and Sessions Judge begins today as per directive of the Orissa High Court.

—–    Tigress Sundari will be shifted to Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar from Satkosia after tranquilisation.

—–    First time in the history of Odisha, we had a phenomenon of unprecedented landslides in Gajapati district, leading to loss of life and property:

—–    Supreme Court to hear Ayodhya title suit in January 2019.

—–    Delhi Man Bhavya Suneja was Captain of Indonesia’s Ill-Fated Lion Air Plane that crashed into Sea.

—–    Qatar: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj & Qatari Dy PM & FM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani sign a joint declaration to establish a joint commission.

—–    Tokyo: PM Narendra Modi and Japan PM Shinzo Abe hold delegation level talks in Kantei.

—–    In the hearing in Delhi High Court on pleas of CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana and DSP Devender Kumar, CBI counsel says they want more time to file counter reply, for fair trial.

—–    Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Chandrashekhar Verma, husband of former Bihar minister Manju Verma, surrenders before District Court Manjhaul in Begusarai.

—–    Supreme Court stays Madras High Court order directing CBI probe against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edapaddi K Palanaiswami in alleged illegal awarding of contracts for road construction to his relatives.

—–    Bombay High Court has refused to stay framing of charges in 2008 Malegaon blasts case scheduled for tomorrow and has posted Lt Col Prasad Purohit’s plea challenging Special NIA court orders on UAPA Sanction till 21st November.

—–    Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khalida Zia and three others were sentenced to seven years in prison in connection with Zia Charitable Trust graft case.

—–    U-18 Girls’ Asia Rugby Sevens Championship Concludes today.