Evening News Headlines (September 8, 2018)
ONI Bureau: —– All schools in Odisha to remain closed on Monday duee to Bharat Bandh.
—– Petrol & Diesel prices in Bhuabaneswar are Rs.79.29 per litre & Rs.77.85 per litre while the prices of Petrol & Diesel are Rs. 82.43 per litre & Rs. 81.236 per litre Nabarangapur district respectively. Petrol price in Malkangiri is Rs.83.00 per litre reportedly.
—– Odisha DGP, RP Sharma issues instructions to district SPs, DCPs to take strict initiatives to curb illegal collection of ‘Chanda’ (donation) during the ensuing festival season.
—– Odisha Crime Branch issues advisory for cyber safety – securing computer, safe social networking, securing wifi, eBanking safety tips, checking ATM theft.
—– BJP National Executive Meeting: Party to focus more on in Odisha, West Bengal & Telangana.
—– Odisha Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik says announcement of candidates for the upcoming general elections may happen on September 14 & 15 or on September 20.
—– Rs 800 Crore Cooperative Bank Loan Scam: The then MD of Odisha State Cooperative Bank, Tushar Kanti Panda says allegations of Dama Rout are baseless; everything was being done as per government directions.
—– Police Lawyers Conflict: Lawyers’ agitation spreads statewide; Odisha lawyers association decides to meet CM, launch cease-work stir across Odisha till Wednesday.
—– Odisha to spend Rs 10,000 crore for lift irrigation projects.
—– Sex tape of BJD ex-MLA: Kandhamal SP says 2 special teams have been constituted to nab accused Debendra Kanhara; case registered against woman who made video viral.
—– EAM Sushma Swaraj’s visit to Syria has been deferred due to the prevailing situation in that country. Fresh dates will be decided in mutual consultation with the Syrian side.
—– On triple talaq he (Amit Shah) has very clearly said,”Many Islamic countries have cleared it & it’s not an issue in those countries.But here in Rajya Sabha the Bill is stuck due to Congress’ hypocritical behaviour & we have to pass it: Defence Min after BJP National Executive meeting.
—– Nepal not to join the first-ever BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) military anti-terror exercise slated to be held in Maharashtra’s Pune between September 10 to September 16.
—– RBI on September 6 made amendments to the Reserve Bank of India (Note Refund) Rules, 2009, to enable the public to exchange mutilated notes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) series, which are smaller in size compared to the earlier series.
—– Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has withdrawn its letter to ticket aspirants, in which it was mentioned that ‘candidates in upcoming polls must have 15,000 likes on their FB page, 5000 Twitter followers, & WhatsApp group of booth-level workers.”
—– Delhi: PM Modi, Amit Shah, Lal Krishna Advani and Arun Jaitley light lamps before Syama Prasad Mukherjee and Deendayal Upadhyay ahead of BJP National Executive meeting at Ambedkar International Centre.
—– Punjab declares holiday for Guru Granth Sahib installation Day.