Afternoon News Headlines (October 4, 2018)
ONI Bureau: —– Abhijit Iyer Row: Supreme Court quashes bail plea of Abhijit Iyer Mitra for hurting religious sentiments by making derogatory comments on Konark Sun Temple and Odisha.
—– State government has accepted Odisha Primary Teachers’ Association’s demand on the restructuring of cadre & also approved hike in grade pay to Rs 2800.
—– SJTA chief administrator Pradipta Mohapatra says Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae Gopal Subramanium has sought a report on the violence that took place in Puri during bandh yesterday and he will visit the city soon.
—– ‘I will not join any political party as I am not fighting elections, says BJD leader Prafulla Ghadei.
—– Members of Biju Mahila Janata Dal stage demonstration outside regional office of IOCL in Bhubaneswar protesting irregularities in Ujjwala Yojana.
—– Woman’s body carried on cart to autopsy centre after ambulance fails to arrive at her residence in Srihari colony of Chitrakonda in Malkangiri dist.
—– A bogie of Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express derails near Kapilas Road railway station; no casualties reported.
—– Heavy to very heavy rain very likely at isolated places over Tamil Nadu & Puducherry and Kerala and heavy rain at isolated places over South Interior Karnataka, Lakshwadeep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands between October 4 and October 8: India Meteorological Department.
—– Government unveils Digi Yatra initiative, Air passengers can soon use facial recognition biometrics to enter airports.
—– Assam Police hands over the 7 Rohingyas to Myanmar authorities after deportation formalities were completed.
—– Cabinet sanctioned Rs 15,053 crore procurement policy for the next two financial years: Radhamohan Singh,Agriculture Minister.
—– Supreme Court seeks assistance of Joint Secy of Women & Child Development Ministry on framing of child protection policy & steps being taken by Centre relating to counselling & rehabilitation of children who are victims of sexual abuse. SC asks Joint Secy to appear before it on Oct 8.
—– Chanda Kochhar steps down as MD & CEO of ICICI bank, Sandeep Bakshi replaces her.
—– 18-year-old debutant Prithvi Shaw slams century in the first innings against West Indies. India are 174 for 1.