Evening News Headlines (March 31, 2017)

By Odisha News Insight Last updated Mar 31, 2017 759

* JEE Main offline exam to be held on Apr 2; Around 42,000 candidates frm Odisha to appear in the entrance.

* Liquor shop ban alongside highways: Supreme Court says in areas where population is less than 20,000, Liquor shop will be prohibited with a distance around 220 mtrs.

* GST Council meet chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley underway in Delhi.

* Rajya Sabha to go on a 4-day break from tomorrow; No sitting on Monday (April 3).

* PM Modi will inaugurate Chenani-Nashri Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir on 2 April.

* Amit Shah appoints Anil Baluni as BJP national media department in-charge & Sanjay Mayukh as co-in charge.

* India ranks 170 in terms of anemia among women according to the Global Nutrition Report 2016.

* Scotland makes formal request to UK for independence vote.