Morning News Headlines (August 11, 2018)
ONI Bureau: —– 24 hours Konark bandh against second Konark construction plan. They also demanding redressal of land related disputes.
—– Regional Meteorological Centre issues lightning & thunderstorms alert for 13 districts – Angul, Khurda, Nuapada, Bolangir, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Dhenkana and Mayurbhanj till 1 pm today.
—– Devotees to be restricted for darshan of deities at Puri Srimandir between 1 pm to 5pm due to Chitalagai Amavasya.
—– Dead bodies of two Class 10 girls were recovered from a house at Biripada village in Soro, Balasore.
—– 2 Teachers killed in roaad accident near Biranarasinghpur Bridge in Boudh.
—– 10-year old minor raped by 16-year old boy at MV-10 in Malkangiri; accused absconding.
—– Subarnapur district BJP unit observes 12-hr bandh at Banika block HQ demanding fill up of vacant doctors & other medical staff in Banika CHC.
—– Counting of resident birds in Bhitarkanika National Park will begin from August 23 to August 30.
—– Kerala Rains: Death toll climbs to 29. Five shutters of Idukki Dam were opened yesterday. The water level of the dam, reported at 6 am today, is 2401.16 feet with its full reserve level being 2403 feet.
—– Parliament clears 20 bills in Monsoon session.
—– Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die, Chairman expresses satisfaction.
—– Markets decked up with Khadi and paper tricolours ahead of 15th August after the central government appealed to citizens not to use national flags made up of plastic.
—– Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 27 Indian fishermen along with four country boats near Delft Island early morning today. Interrogation is underway at Karainagar, Sri Lanka.
—– PM Modi arrives in Mumbai to attend IIT-Bombay convocation ceremony, later today.
—– Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case: A team of Central Bureau of Investigation and Central Forensic Science Laboratory has arrived at the shelter home for further investigation.
—– The Donald Trump administration has barred scores of Pakistani military officials from training and education programs and also suspended the funding for Pakistan’s military training programme.
—– Facebook tightens noose around fake accounts.