Evening News Headlines (December 21, 2017)

ONI Bureau:  — Around 10,000 hectares crops damaged in 19 blocks due to unseasonal rains, according to the report submitted by Collectors of 5 districts.

— Contractual Nurses’ stir demanding regularisation of job and hike in salary hits health services.

— BJD MPs meet EC, demand disqualification of Jual Oram’s MP candidature over poll expenditure irregularities.

— SCB Clinical Haematology head Rabindra Jena sent to judicial custody till Jan 3.

— Chhattisgarh: Security forces arrested three naxals during search operation in Bijapur.

— Tamil Nadu: Voting for Chennai’s RKNagar ByPoll concludes; 73.45% turnout recorded.

— Governor Dissolves Gujarat Assembly, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, Deputy CM Nitin Patel and other ministers submit resignation to Governor OP Kohli. Rupani to remain interim CM till next Govt is formed.

— Congress Working Committee to meet tomorrow in Delhi.

— Pakistan will release 291 Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds in two phases.

— China says no political considerations in Masood Azhar’s listing issue.

— OCA under scanner as Seashore chitfund accused Subhankar Nayak seen in Barabati VVIP gallery during India-Sri Lanka T20.