Evening News Headlines (August 10, 2018)

ONI Bureau:    —–  Sardar Rajas Medical College Fraud: Bail plea of Sardar Rajas Medical College Chief A Jonsel Raja rejected by Dharmagarh additional district & sessions judge court.

—–  PM Modi speaks to Odisha CM over telephone, thanks him for supporting NDA candidate in Rajya Sabha deputy chairman election.

—–  Kalahandi Gumudumaha Police Firing: OHRC enhances compensation to families of 5 persons killed in firing by another Rs 2lakh, injured persons will get Rs 50,000 more.

—–  MoU signed between Odisha Govt Health dept and NIMHANS-Bengaluru and AIIMS-New Delhi for development of mental health and de-addiction centres in the state.

—–  Over 17 Mines To Be Auctioned in #Odisha This Year: Union Mines Secretary

—–  Agreement signed between Dept of Water Resources and NABARD on Green Climate Fund in the presence of CM Naveen Patnaik for Groundwater Recharge Project.

—–  8 year old African lion dies at Nandankanan Zoo in Bhubaneswar; lion was brought from Israel in 2015.

—–  Monsoon Session of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha which began on July 18 adjourned Sine Die.

—–  Karnataka: All schools and pre-university (PU) colleges to remain closed tomorrow following heavy rainfall in Mangaluru.

—–  UN General Assembly President Elect María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés calls on PM Modi in New Delhi.

—–  194 people, including 2 minors & 5 women, were arrested yesterday by Pune police in connection with violence that erupted during Maratha Reservation protest.

—–  PM-designate Imran Khan to take oath as the Prime Minister of Pakistan on August 18. Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria meets Imran Khan, gifts bat signed by Indian team.

—–  United States has suspended funding for Pakistan’s participation in a key military training program – International Military Education and Training program (IMET).