Afternoon News Headlines (October 3, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  —–   One more dengue patient dies at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack; toll in dengue deaths reaches 6 now.

—–   Anti-socials are involved in violence during Puri Bandh: Sec 144 has not been clamped anywhere, says Puri Collector Jyoti Prakash Das. Police personnel led by IG Soumendra Priyadarshi conduct flag march from Singhadwara to Market Chhak in Puri.

—–   Manhandling by police during Naveen Niwas gherao yesterday: BJP Mahila Morcha lodges complaint against 3 cops.

—–   Senior politician Damodar Rout announces floating a new party by October-end.

—–   Three Maoists killed in an encounter with District Reserve Guard at Dantewada-Sukma border, one gun recovered.

—–   Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi on the first day after sitting in his chair in Court number 1 with Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph said, “We are not going to hear any mentioning from today. We will set a parameter for cases.”

—–   Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives the ‘UNEP Champions of the Earth’ award from United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, at a ceremony in Delhi.

—–   Spectacular LED display of Mahatma Gandhi’s message at the historic Piccadilly Circus in London.

—–   Kerala government will not file review petition on Sabarimala verdict. Will ensure facilities and protection to women devotees visiting Sabarimala: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.

—–   AIADMK MLA Anbalagan files complaint with Puducherry Assembly speaker to move Privilege motion against Lt.Guv Kiran Bedi. A verbal spat had erupted between the two at an event yesterday.

—–   Rape case registered against self-styled godman Daati Maharaj: Next date of hearing in the case is 30th October.

—–   Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is returning from Kazakhstan tonight keeping the likelihood of signing of the S-400 deal during Russian President Putin’s visit to India on October 4 & 5.

—–   The Indian rupee hits all time low of 73.33 against us dollar.