Evening News Headlines (August 04, 2018)

ONI Bureau:   —– Mita Sabar of Rayagada with abnormal hand growth waits for treatment.

—– Malkangiri girl student’s death in Sikhapali Residential Girls High School: School headmaster arrested after Police finds a note mentioning sexual abuse by the headmaster.

—– IMD predicts heavy rainfall in next 2 days in Odisha. Formation of low pressure area during the next 48 hours. Heavy rainfall predicted for Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Puri, Ganjam and Khurdha on Aug 5.

—– Chief Administrator of SJTA Pradipta Mohapatra, tells Sri Mandir servitors to abide by all the directives mentioned in the interim order.

—– Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik reviews preparations fro Make in Odisha Conclave; a delegation will visit China, Japan, South Korea to attract investors. CM to attend Make In Odisha roadshow in Mumbai on Aug 8.

—– Demand for permanent High Court bench in Western Odisha: 15-member team of the Central Action Committee to meet Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on August 6.

—– Cigarettes worth Rs 2 crore looted near Rameshwar Chhak in Khurda district.

—– In 67 years there were 20 lakh LPG connections, while in 48 months 70 lakh LPG connections have been provided under Ujjwala Yojana: BJP’s Pitambar Acharya responds to BJD’s comments on Ujjwala Yojana.

—– Youth beats sister, aunt to death in Sanua Village in Sundergarh district; accused detained.

—– Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, announced that a committee has been set up to look after the issues of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the 29th GST council meeting.

—– 45 personnel from Indian Army Contingent to take part in joint military exercise-‘Maitree 2018’ with Royal Thai Army commencing on 6 August in Thailand’s Chachoengsao province.

—– Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed various issues pertaining to the state, earlier today.

—– Assam: FIR lodged against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at Geetanagar police station. Other cases registered at Golaghat PS and at Jagiroad PS over ‘inflammatory speech and attempt to disrupt communal harmony’.

—– 210 acres of defence land swapped for Bengaluru infra projects.

—– First Test match: India lost by 31 runs at Edbagston. England take 1-0 lead in 5-match series.

—– People remembers ‘versatile genius’ Kishore Kumar on his 89th Birth Anniversary.

—– Indian Shuttler PV Sindhu beats Akane Yamaguchi to enter World Championships final.

—– 1.67 million ballots rejected in Pakistan polls: Report.

—– Vientiane: Death toll in Laos dam collapse reaches 30.