Evening News Headlines (August 22, 2018)

ONI Bureau:    —–   Urns filled with ashes of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee brought to Odisha; his ashes will be kept at Odisha BJP headquarters for public darshan and will be immersed in Puri.

—–   Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu to visit Odisha on 25th Aug.

—–   500MT of polythene sheets supplied by Odisha Govt to Kerala despatched from Dhanamandal station.

—–   Plus-II girl student of Prananath College found hanging inside a private hostel in Khurda.

—–   Militants kill another policeman in Pulwama district.

—–   The government has decided to organise a farewell on August 26 to express its love & gratitude towards the various defence forces who helped in relief and rescue operations in the state: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.

—–   J&K Governor designate, Satya Pal Malik arrived in Srinagar, earlier today. He will take oath as the 13th Governor of Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow.

—–   University Grants Commission (UGC) directs Universities to ban Junk Food On Campuses.

—–   International Court of Justice sets February 2019 for hearing Kulbhushan Jadhav case.

—–   Why should Centre block UAE aid, asks Kerala Minister.

—–   Punjab CM Capt A Singh has sought personal intervention of EAM Swaraj in seeking access from the Pak govt to enable devotees to visit Gurudwara Sahib in Kartapur on 550th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev. Kartarpur is located across river Ravi, 4 kms from the Int’l Border.

—–   Over 100 towns in Sri Lanka stop cigarette sales.

—–  Asian Games 2018: India take 4 Bronze Medals in Wushu. India has won 4 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze medals so far.