Morning News Headlines (August 20, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  —–   Met office predicts thunderstorm, lightning, heavy rainfall at one or two places over Puri, Khurda, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Dhenkanal, Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh and Ganjam districts till 2.30 PM today.

—–   Narrow escape for 14 school children as van carrying them overturns near Laxminarayanpur in Kendrapara.

—–   Majhiguda and Kenduguda villages of Malkangiri cut off from the rest of the Dist after culvert near Khairaput washed away.

—–   Aul: Villagers block Cuttack-Chandbali road near Chandan Pokhari protesting police inaction in recovering ‘Astadhatu’ idol stolen from temple in Kothasahi.

—–   Thousands of ‘Bol Bom’ devotees throng Shiva temples across Odisha to pour holy water on forth Shravan Somvar.

—–   Congress activists, led by OPCC President Niranjan Patnaik, pay floral tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.

—–   Delhi: Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Robert Vadra pay tribute to former prime minster Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.

—–   Indigenously developed Helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ was successfully flight tested in Pokhran, yesterday. The weapon system was tested for its full range.

—–   Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case: CBI has questioned former Bihar social welfare minister Damodar Rawat who was connected to Brajesh Thakur (accused in the case).

—–   Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case: FIR registered against former Bihar Minister Manju Verma and her husband under Arms Act. CBI had conducted a raid at 12 locations including her Patna residence on 17 August and had seized 50 cartridges.

—–   Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MPs to donate their one month salary to #Kerala Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund.

—–   Four Japan athletes booted from Asian Games in prostitute scandal.

—–   Asian Games 2018: Shooter Deepak Kumar wins silver for India in Men’s 10m Air Rifle event.

—–   Asian Games 2018: Shuttler PV Sindhu beats Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-18, 21-19 in Women’s Team Quarter finals.