Evening News Headlines (September 3, 2018)

ONI Bureau:   —–   Monsoon session of Odisha Assembly to begin tomorrow. 32 platoons of police force, 2 platoons SOG, 5 DCP & 12 DSP rank officers along with 50 inspectors to be deployed for security.

—–   Condolence motion on Vajpayee will be moved in Assembly tomorrow. Supplementary budget to be tabled on September 5 and Vidhan Parishad proposal on September 6.

—–   A farmer commits suicide at Ulunda village in Sambalpur district.

—–   BJD to raise Centre’s negligence towards Odisha during the Monsoon Session of Odisha Assembly: Naveen Patnaik.

—–   Lagna’ for Nuakhai festival finalized by Brahmapura temple pandit mandali today.

—–   MeT office issues thunderstorm, lightning, moderate rainfall at Rayagada, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Gajapati, Nuapara, Bolangir, Koraput, Malkangiri districts till 10:15 PM today.

—–   Police-Lawyer conflict: Orissa High Court lawyers to continue cease-work stir.

—–   Inspector In-Charge of Jatni Police Station, Sanjeev Mohanty arrested by Vigilance while accepting bribe of Rs 50, 000.

—–   Maharashtra: A dahi handi ‘govinda’ has lost his life in Mumbai’s Sion Hospital. He was at the first level of the pyramid when he collapsed. As per police, he died due to an epileptic fit.

—–   India and Cyprus have signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU on ‘Combating Money Laundering and Cooperation’ in the field of Environment, in presence of the Presidents of both the countries.

—–   Ahead of upcoming assembly elections, the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee has made it mandatory for the party members to be active on social media.

—–   Uttarakhand: 9 dead after a van fell into a gorge in Uttarkashi.

—–   Mumbai: Special Court allows Vijay Mallya’s application to file his reply on Enforcement Directorate’s application, which seeks to declare him a fugitive economic offender under new law.

—–   Petrol, diesel hit fresh high, rise for 9th straight day.

—–   Rupee ends at lowest level of 71.21 per dollar.

—–   World gathers to prepare Paris climate pact implementation.

—–   Alastair Cook announces retirement from international cricket.