Evening News Headlines (December 27, 2017)

ONI Bureau:  — Contractual nurses put strike on hold till March 2018 after discussion with Odisha Govt.

— Odisha Mining Corppration to pay Rs 2177.95 cr to State Govt on 29th Dec as per the SC verdict for excess mining in violation of Envrmnt Clearance.

— BJD’s Bhawanipatna MLA Anam Naik’s son Hemsagar awarded six months jail-term in another Cheque Bounce case; directed to pay compensation of Rs 4 lakh.

— Lok Sabha passes The Goods & Services Tax (Compensation to States) Amendment Bill 2017 and the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2017.

— Malegaon blasts case: (MCOCA) charges against Sadhvi Pragya, Lt Col Purohit dropped; three other suspects discharged. Next date of hearing is on 15th January.

— Assam govt to publish list of verified national citizens on December 31.

— Tamil Nadu: IT raids underway at 6 places including premises of VK Sasikala’s relative Karthikeyan Kaliaperumal.

— Govt Doctors’ strike in Rajasthan leave thousands of patients in the problem.