Afternoon News Headlines (October 6, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  —–    Jagannath Temple management should reconsider about the queue system(Dhadi Darshan) for devotees , says Revenue Minister Maheswar Mohanty.

—–    Puri Bandh Violence: Singhadwara Police arrests 12 persons involved in ransacking of property; earlier 11 persons were arrested earlier.

—–    Two youths allegedly gang rape a minor girl after abducting her from a place under Binjharpur police limits in district.

—–    Baitarini River embankment collapses at Sathibankuda village under Chandbali block in Bhadrak district.

—–    Model of conduct to come into force in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram with immediate effect as elections will be held in the states before 15th December: Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat.

—–    20 people dead and 13 injured in the accident where a minibus fell into a deep gorge at Kela Moth on Jammu Srinagar National Highway while it was going from Banihal to Ramban.

—–    The Centre charges a fixed amount as tax on oil. What the Centre gets as tax revenue, 42% of it is passed on to the States. The States independently charge their VAT. The average VAT rate in the country is about 29%. The States benefit from higher oil prices: Arun Jaitley.

—–    Legal aid is a huge subject. In India, 67% of prisoners are undertrials, of which almost 47% are between 18-30 yrs, which means a large population of youth are under trials. Quality of lawyers who are offering legal aid needs to be improved: CJI Ranjan Gogoi.

—–   MP: Tribals & farmers in large numbers gather at Morena stadium ground for Adivasi Ekta Parishad meeting, to be addressed by Congress President Rahul Gandhi, later today.

—–    India win Rajkot Test by an innings and 272 runs.