Evening News Headlines (October 24, 2018)

ONI Bureau:   —–    Eggs hurled at vehicles of Minister Ramesh Majhi and MP Balabhadra Majhi at Mundiguda under Neura Panchayat of Umerkote while they were on their way to inaugurate a community centre.

—–    Utkal Bharat party chief Kharavela Swain allegedly manhandled, attacked during a public meeting at Aul for targeting CM Naveen Patnaik in his speech.

—–    Allegations of Rs 800 Cr Electricity dues are false: Baijayant Panda.

—–    Three of family, including couple & daughter, killed after a van hits their motorcycle at Chemena in Keonjhar dist.

—–    Train services to & from Gunupur resume today.

—–    Fresh PIL filed in Supreme Court on Rafale Deal by Advocate Prashant Bhushan, Former Union Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie, seeking court monitored CBI probe in the case.

—–    Police confirmed that there were 25 people on board the capsized boat. 24 were evacuated safely earlier; one body recovered by State Control Room.

—–    Mizoram: Congress releases names of candidates for 40 seats for the upcoming state Assembly elections.

—–    Boat carrying Maharashtra chief secretary, over 20 others, capsizes off Mumbai coast, rescue ops on.

—–    Chief Minister Captain Amarinder said the matter relating to reported objectionable message of a minister to a woman government officer had been taken very seriously and, to the best of his knowledge, resolved to the officer’s satisfaction: Punjab CMO.

—–    PM Modi launches the “Main Nahin Hum” portal and app, in New Delhi. The Portal works on the theme “Self4Society” and enables IT professionals and organizations to bring together their efforts towards social causes on one platform.

—–    Very happy to hear PM Modi was chosen as a prestigious awardee. This prize was earlier given to international biggies like UN Secy General Kofi Annan, German Chancellor* Merkel & many others: Shin Bong-Kil,South Korea Ambassador to India on PM Modi conferred with Seoul Peace Prize.

—–    Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says, “Media has reported that the CBI Director wanted to investigate Rafale Deal. I think that could be the only reason that the Director was transferred at 3 a.m.

—–    Bomb found at home of Hillary and Bill Clinton in New York City suburb; White House condemns attempted attacks on Obama, Clinton, others, says ‘these terrorizing acts are despicable’.

—–    IND vs WI 2nd ODI: India score 321/6 in their 50 overs; Virat Kohli 157* (129).