Aftrnoon News Headlines (January 8, 2018)

— Police lathi charge 108 Ambulance staff who had gheraoed Sambalpur RDC office.

— Chit Fund Scam: Dhenkanal SDJM Court allows police to take Seashore CMD Prashant Das on a 4-day remand.

— Attack on Journalist by Police IIC in Capital Hospital: Cop transferred to the district police headquarters, Bhubaneswar.

— LGBT Case: SC reopens case related to constitutional validity of Section 377 that criminalises.

— Drone cameras to be deployed in all Zones/Divisions of Indian Railways to enhance safety & efficiency in train operations.

— J&K: One terrorist killed in encounter in Zuhama of Budgam district. More details awaited.

— 8 bogies of goods train travelling from Lucknow to Gorakhpur derailed near Barabanki Railway Station, train route affected.

— Hyderabad: 5 killed, 15 injured in a road accident near Jogulamba’s Gadwal dist in early hours today.

— 5 Sleeping Employees Killed As Fire Breaks Out At Bengaluru Bar.

— No ‘mysterious person’ behind Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, amicus curiae tells Supreme Court.