Evening News Headlines (September 5, 2018)

ONI Bureau:   —–   Odisha Health Department clarifies that there is no Central Govt support for Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana and it’s fully funded by the State out of its own resources, govt to spend Rs 1003.52 crore.

—–   BJD MP Pinaki Misra urges Election Commission of India to make adequate preparations to hold elections to Odisha Assembly simultaneously to save expenditure of almost Rs 1000 cr in event of any decision by Centre to prepone the Lok Sabha elections.

—–   2 minor boys drown after falling into a well in Badakumuli, Nabarangpur dist.

—–   Vedanta receives bauxite from Odisha for the first time.

—–   No child shall be deprived of admission & other facilities for lack of Aadhaar: UIDAI.

—–   Telangana cabinet likely to recommend assembly dissolution on Thursday.

—–   Delhi: Police seize 24.800 kg Cannabis from a man near Mata Sherawali Market, Sadar Bazar; Case registered under relevant sections, probe underway.

—–   Gutka scam case: 35 locations of promoters and directors of Jayam Industries in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Thoothukudi, Puducherry, Bengaluru, Mumbai, raided today.

—–   Assam NRC Case -Supreme Court defers the hearing till September 19, for orders on commencement of receipt of claims and objections with respect to Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) inclusion and exclusion of names.

—–   India to be biggest passenger car market by 2030: NITI Aayog.

—–   SC chooses 10 documents for NRC enrolment, seeks Centre’s response.

—–   Veteran actor Dilip Kumar admitted to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital after complaining of uneasiness due to a chest infection.

—–   Russia confirms strikes on ‘terrorist’ targets in Syria’s Idlib.