Evening News Headlines (February 3, 2018)

ONI Bureau: — Odia director & screenwriter Sisir Mishra selected for this year’s prestigious Padma Shri awards.

— Prabasi Odias in Mumbai stage protest against Odisha CM who is in the city to launch photo biography of Biju Patnaik – ‘Tall Man’.

— Angry mob vandalise registration counter at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar after being denied free t-shirts & helmets for a Cyclothon tomorrow.

— Fire in Rayagada CRPF Godown Guts files, assets; no casualties reported.

— NHRC team to visit Odisha on Feb 5 to probe into Kunduli gang rape and suicide case.

— OSAP jawan held on rape charge in Gajapati.

— Chhattisgarh: One police jawan injured in an encounter between police and naxals in Bijapur’s Pamer area.

— HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar & EAM Sushma Swaraj launch ‘Exam Warriors’, a book written by PM Modi for students.

— Alok Kumar Pateria appointed as ADG, CISF reviewed the passing out parade of 55th Batch of 2118 Constable/trainees at CISF RTC Deoli, Rajasthan.

— Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan expands his Council of Ministers; inducts three new members.

— CBI arrests GST Commissioner and eight others in bribery case in Kanpur.