Evening News Headlines (March 7, 2018)

ONI Bureau:   — Dharmendra Pradhan to contest for Rajya Sabha from MP.

— Chhattisgarh: Two BSF jawans injured in IED blast planted by naxals in Kanker’s Raoghat area.

— Aadhaar not mandatory for NEET and any other all-India level examination. Bank account passbook, passport, ration card, driving license or voter ID can be shown as proof of identity, rules Supreme Court.

— Union Cabinet approves 2% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) of Central government employees with effect from January 1, 2018.

— Arun Jaitley says govt can’t grant special status to Andhra, will give financial assistance.

— Holiday declared for Telangana women staff on March 8 on the occasion of Womens Day.

— Special CBI Court sends Rotomac owner Vikram Kothari and his son Rahul Kothari to judicial custody till 21 March.

— Central Bureau of Investigation conducting raid at AIIMS’s department of engineering (civil) regarding irregularities in the department.

— Security forces have arrested 15 naxalites in Jharkhand’s Giridih area.

— Lahore High Court restrains Pak government from arresting Hafiz Saeed.

— Nearly 550 flights scheduled for today are cancelled due to the nor’easter in USA.

— BCCI announces new pay structure for players.

— Mohammed Shami’s name withheld in BCCI contract list after wife alleges domestic abuse.