Morning News Headlines (August 04, 2018)
ONI Bureau: —– Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri appointed Chief Justice Orissa High Court after Justice Vineet Saran got promoted to Supreme Court.
—– Villagers of Bhusal in Dhenkanal district lock main gate of Nodal UP School demanding transfer of Headmistress Jyoshnamayi Jena citing her misbehaviour to students.
—– BJP observes 24-hour bandh in Khamar of Angul district demanding fill-up of vacant doctors in local hospital.
—– Police nabs 2 in connection with alleged gang rape of a minor girl of Erbanapali under Malkangiri police limits.
—– Keonjhar Viral Video: Case Registered Under POCSO Act Against 4 Accused for allegedly forcing a young couple to get intimate, recording the act and uploading the video on social media.
—– Andhra Pradesh: 1 Odia labourer among 9 killed in stone quarry blast at Kurnool district’s Hathi Belgal on Friday night.
—– Central government clears appointment of Justice #VineetSaran as a Supreme Court Judge.
—– Bodies of all five terrorists killed in encounter in Shopian’s Killora village have been recovered. Operation concluded.
—– Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting underwway; Sonia Gandhi is not attending the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting because she is unwell.
—– External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj meets Foreign Affairs Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Abdyldaev Erlan Bekeshovich in Bishkek.
—– Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Jaihind writes letter to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asking what steps are being taken by the Bihar government in interest of the girls of the shelter home.
—– Oil prices decline amid rising output.
—– Indian women chess team featuring Odisha girl Padmini Rout bags 3 medals – blitz gold, rapid silver & classical bronze in Asian Nations Cup 2018 held in Hamadan, Iran.
—– N.Korea still pursuing nuclear, missile programmes: UN report.
—– China will levy duties of 25, 20, 10 and five per cent on American products worth up to 60 billion dollars, unless Washington withholds its sanctions on up to 200 billion dollars worth of Chinese goods.