Evening News Headlines (March 26, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  — Former Nabarangpur MP Pradeep Majhi appointed Coordinator for Bastar District in Chhattisgarh;
— Muna Tripathy, Krushna Sagaria and Bhujabal Majhi appointed Observers.

— Gopal Dasgupta, brother of West Bengal Agricultural Marketing Minister Tapan Dasgupta, found dead in Hotel Bari International in Nayapalli of Bhubanewar.

— ASI team member Himadri Bihari Ota says structural condition of Puri Srimandir’s Ratna Bhandar appears fine from outside; to inspect inner portion tomorrow if Ratna Bhandar Sub Committee Meeting gives approval.

— Odisha CM writes to Union Ministers Thaawar Chand Gehlot & Jual Oram seeking early release of funds towards post-matric scholarships for SC and ST students respectively.

— Heat wave continues in Odisha, Titlagarh and Sonepur record 40℃.

— Four girls rescued from Rourkela before being allegedly trafficked to other states.

— SC extends Karti’s interim protection from arrest.

— Uttarakhand Assembly passes bill proposing 100% hike in salaries of MLAs.

— Seven Pakistan firms listed by US for posing risk to national security.

— U.S. expels 60 Russian Diplomats and shuts down Seattle Consulate over attempted assassination of former Russian Spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in UK.