Evening News Headlines (March 11, 2017)

* Biranchi Das murder prime accused Raja Acharya grants bail: Biranchi’s wife, actress Leslie seek police protection.

* Zilla Parishad Chairman Election in Odisha to be held tomorrow.

* Election Results:
Uttar Pradesh (403): BJP-324, SP-Congress 56, BSP 18, Others 5.
Punjab (117): SAD-BJP 15, Congress 81, AAP 21.
Uttarakhand (70): BJP 54, Congress 14, Others 2.
Goa (40): Congress 17, BJP 13, Others 10.
Manipur (58/60): Congress 26, BJP 21, Others 11.

* Rahul Gandhi congratulates Narendra Modi and BJP on their victory in Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand.

* Akhilesh Yadav resigns as Uttar Pradesh CM, Laxmikant Parsekar (Goa) and Harish Rawat (Uttarakhand) tender resignation.

* Congress loses all four seats in Amethi, BJP wins three of them.

* Irom Sharmila decides to quit politics, says after her defeat in Manipur assembly polls.

* Jawan Chandu Chavan, who had inadvertently crossed LoC last September, returns home in Maharashtra’s Dhule.

—By Insight News Desk.