Evening News Headlines (July 19, 2018)

—-  5 school children killed, 6 others injured after truck runs over them at Ranitela in Bhadrak dist; Naveen Patnaik expresses grief, announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of the kin of the deceased students.

—-  Odisha to witness heavy rainfall; due to the low pressure, rainfall is also likely to increase from July 20 in coastal and interior Odisha.

—-  Iskcon Waterlogging: Odisha Govt to construct an underground drain from its own funds while steps will be taken for revival of natural drainage channel: chief secretary Aditya Padhi.

—-  CBI Joint Director Pankaj Srivastava arrives in Bhubaneswar to take stock of investigation process of different Chit Fund scams.

—-  ORHDC Scam: Interim relief for IAS officer Vinod Kumar and others as High Court extends stay barring authorities from taking coercive action.

—-  Class VII girl student of Bishnunai UP School in Jajpur dist injured after school gate collapses.

—-  Eight Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh.

—-  10th edition of Delhi Dialogue begins in New Delhi; EAM Sushma Swaraj with the Heads of Delegation from all 10 ASEAN countries and Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN.

—-  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) issues whip, directs its MPs to vote in favour of No Confidence Motion.

—-  RBI soon to issue Rs 100 denomination banknotes; the existing 100 rupee note will continue to be legal tender.

—-  Monsoon Session: The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018 has been passed in Lok Sabha.

—-  ShivSena will vote against the No Confidence Motion. The party issues a whip for its MPs directing them to support the Modi Govt.

—-  Buildings’ collapse: Death toll rises to 9, search underway.

—-  CBI charge sheet names P. Chidambaram, son in Aircel-Maxis case.

—-  Gunfight breaks out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district.