Afternoon News Headlines (September 25, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  —–    Woman dies allegedly after failing to receive blood transfusion on time due to unavailability of blood at Koraput Medical College and Hospital; family members stage dharna.

—–    Around 300 tribal students residing at Urban Hostel in Ghatikia of Bhubaneswar have remained without food since yesterday allegedly over closure of canteen.

—–    Kunduli rape victim had stated that 3 jawans gang raped her & BJD SC Cell president had also corroborated but the incident was covered up to save a Tamil constable. The State Forensic Science Lab report was also tampered & victim’s clothes sent for test changed: Dama Rout.

—–    CM Naveen Patnaik chairs State-level preparatory meeting to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

—–    Girl student of Udaynath College in Adaspur, Cuttack critical after being attacked with knife allegedly by male classmate outside college campus; admitted to SCB.

—–    Lawyers forcefully enter Sambalpur Collectorate demanding setting up of High Court bench in western Odisha.

—–    10 students of a private school in Bhubaneswar injured as auto-rickshaw they were travelling in collides with an auto near Bharatpur.

—–    Odisha CM announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of five persons, who died in a road accident in Puri today morning.

—–    Bhubaneswar Regional Meteorological Centre predicts moderate #thunderstorm, rainfall and lightning over 12 districts till 5.30 pm today.

—–    Lance Naik Sandeep Singh who lost his life in action during anti-infiltration Op. in Tangdhar sector y’day, was a part of team that carried out surgical strike in’16.He is survived by his wife&5-yr-old son. Earlier, a wrong photograph of him was tweeted by Army’s Northern Command.

—–    Supreme Court urges Parliament to enact law to prevent criminals from entering legislatures.

—–    Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley holds annual review meeting with public sector banks.

—–    The fun has just begun. This is just the beginning, more interesting things will come up in the next 2-3 months: Rahul Gandhi speaking about the Rafale deal to social media volunteers in Amethi yesterday.

—–    9 acquitted in late actor Rajkumar’s abduction case.

—–    Salary incentive to J&K election staff.

—–    J&K: Two militants killed in Sopore.