Mid-Day News Headlines (March 31, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  — Odisha Assembly adjourned till 3 PM as Congress, BJP create ruckus over irregularities in conduct of Tribes Advisory Council (TAC) meeting.

— Nandankanan entry fee hiked to Rs 50 from Rs 40, starting from April 1.

— Customs officials seized Gold worth over Rs 15 lakh from two passengers at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar.

— 21,549 persons killed in 51,257 road accidents reported during last 5 years from 2013 to 2017 in Odisha.

— Sambalpur Residents to call for a 12-hour Sambalpur bandh on April 02 in protest of toll collection at Nuakhurigan toll plaza on the recently-inaugurated Sambalpur-Rourkela Biju Expressway.

— J&K police officer critically injured in militant attack.

— Waiting for Iraq’s nod to bring back mortal remains: MoS VK Singh.

— INX Media Case: Peter Mukerjea sent to judicial custody till 13th April by Delhi’s Patiala House Court; Peter will be produced through video conferencing from Mumbai Jail.

— Congress President Rahul Gandhi to participate in Dalit Sammelan at Talkatora Stadium in Delhi on 23rd April.

— IPL: Ex-Rajasthan co-owner Kundra moves SC to revoke life ban.