Afternoon News Headlines (September 27, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  —–   Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan speaks to Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb; says Tripura govt has assured full protection and safety to Odia students.

—–   Odisha DGP spoke to his counterpart in Tripura to ensure security of Odia students at Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan in Agartala.

—–   Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik flags off Biju Swasthya Rath to campaign for Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana in all districts.

—–   Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates skill development centre in Dharmagarh town in Kalahandi in presence of spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

—–   Naveen Patnaik is suffering from viral fever and cold; cancels all his tour programmes for the next 2 days.

—–   Supreme Court strikes down Section 497 (Adultery) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as unconstitutional, says “adultery not a crime”.

—–   Ayodhya land dispute case: Supreme Court to begin hearing on Ayodhya matter from October 29, 2018 to decide the suit on merit; the case will not be referred to a larger bench, says Justice Bhushan on behalf of him and CJI Dipak Misra.

—–   Tourism Minister Alphons KJ launches the Incredible India mobile app, at the presentation of the National Tourism Awards (2016-17), on the occasion of World Tourism Day.

—–   J&K: 2 terrorists killed in Budgam encounter. Search operation underway.

—–   New video of 2016 surgical strike footage of 29/9/2016 from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir emerges two days before second anniversary.

—–   DMK president MK Stalin has been discahrged from Chennai’s Apollo Hospital. He was admitted to the hospital late last night.

—–   The trailer of ‘Thugs Of Hindostan’ was launched on late filmmaker Yash Chopra’s birth anniversary on Thursday.

—–   Bollywood actor Salman Khan moved the Supreme Court alleging threats received for the movie ‘Loveyatri’. CJI Dipak —Misra has agreed to hear the matter later today.