Evening News Headlines (April 4, 2017)

* 5 killed, 5 injured in Rairangpur road accident; Odisha CM declares Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia each to the family of five deceased.

* Air Odisha director Santosh Pani arrested by Khandagiri Police after non bailable warrant issued against him.

* Annual car festival of Lord Lingaraj ‘Rukuna Rath Yatra’ begins today.

* Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu Government to waive off farmers’ loans.

* Women’s Wing president of Samajwadi Party Shweta Singh resigns from the party.

* Rakhi Sawant arrested by Punjab Police over case filed against her for making derogatory remarks on Valmiki.

* India, UK agree to set up 240 million pound fund for financing Clean Energy projects in India.

* U.S. announces revised rules to combat H1B visa fraud.

* Death toll rises to 14; 49 hospitalised in deadly blast in the Russian city of St Petersburg.

* U.S. hints at Trump acting as mediator between India-Pakistan.

* Death toll in Syria ‘gas attack’ rises to 58.

* Delhi Daredevils batsman Shreyas Iyer ruled out of first few matches of IPL 10 due to chickenpox.