Evening News Headlines (February 7, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  — Bijepur Bypoll: Nominations of 14 candidates found valid; nomination papers of Utkal Bharat party candidate and 2 other Independents, have been rejected.

— Marshaghai Block Chairperson hijacks Baijayant’s MPLADS Project.

— Centre relaxes Fair Average Quality (FAQ) norms for paddy for 15 rain-affected districts of Odisha.

— BJD leader Hema Gamang slams party president Naveen Patnaik and his private secretary V. Karthikeyan Pandian.

— Seashore Chit Fund Scam: BJD legislator Pravat Biswal moves Orissa HC seeking regular bail after lower courts rejected his bail petition.

— Delhi High Court orders day-to-day hearing on AAP disqualified MLAs plea challenging election commission notification.

— Kasganj violence: 50 feet high Tri-colour unfurled on the terrace of Chandan Gupta’s residence, who killed in communal violence that broke out in Kasganj on the Republic Day.

— Salman Khan’s Kick 2 to release on Christmas 2019.

— At least 7 dead, dozens wounded in new Syria raids near Damascus.

— Atleast 6 dead, 88 missing after strong quake hits Taiwan.

— Saudi Arabia approves direct flight Air India from New Delhi to Tel Aviv.

— India football coach Stephen Constantine’s contract extended till 2019 Asian Cup.