Evening News Headlines (April 2, 2017)

* Former Angul district Congress president Pratap Pradhan, comedian Harihar Mohapatra join BJP.

* Newly elected BJD PRI members meets with party president Naveen Patnaik.

* PM Narendra Modi inaugurates country’s longest road tunnel “Chenani-Nashri” tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir.

* President Pranab Mukherjee reaches at Bhagalpur on two days tour to Bihar.

* Former Samajwadi Party leader Gaurav Bhatia joins BJP.

* 9 dead, 6 injured following an explosion at a house in north China.

* India’s PV Sindhu beats World No.1 Carolina Marin to clinch India Open Superseries 2017 Badminton Title.