Afternoon News Headlines (September 1, 2018)

ONI Bureau:   —–   Odisha Chief Electoral Officer, Surendra Kumar announces special summary revision of voter list in Odisha starting from today.

—–   In next 24 hrs, over north Odisha widespread rainfall & in most places, light to moderate rainfall likely to occur. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall also likely to occur in some districts: HR Biswas, IMD Director, Bhubaneswar

 —–   Dharmendra Pradhan flags off Ujjwala vans to create awareness among people about the benefits of the scheme in Odisha.

 —–   IMD issues thunderstorm, lightning & moderate rainfall alert for 15 districts till 5: 30 PM today.

 —–   Drug peddler from Bihar Sanjiv Lal nabbed from Haladipadia area in Bhubaneswar; 100 grams of brown sugar seized.

 —–   Dharmendra Pradhan targets Odisha CM for launching its own healthcare scheme in a hurried manner instead of opting for Centre’s Ayushman Bharat scheme; says SCB is not included in Biju Swastha Kalyan Yojana.

 —–   Rourkela: 5 students allegedly thrashed by cook inside Uditnagar High School’s hostel for playing games on mobile phones.

 —–   Indian CEO from Odisha Pradyumna Ku Samal arrested in US on Visa fraud charges.

 —–   Delhi: Waterlogging in several parts of the city following heavy rainfall today.

 —–   PM Narendra Modi to launch India Post Payments Bank.

 —–   Union textiles minister Smriti Irani inaugurates ‘digital village’ in Amethi.

 —–   OLX reports 40% growth as pre-owned phone market thrives in India.

 —–   Adani fails to keep Sep 1 date with Vizhinjam port.

 —–   Asiad 2018: Amit bags gold in men’s boxing.

 —–   Asiad 2018: India bags gold in bridge; India jumps to 7th spot with 15 Gold, 23 Silver & 29 Bronze medals today.

 —–   Virat Kohli rested, Rohit Sharma named captain of Indian cricket team for Asia Cup 2018 to be played in UAE: BCCI.

 —–   India’s women’s squash team comprising Sunayna Kuruvilla, Joshna Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal, Tanvi Khanna win silver after losing to Hong Kong in the final.