Morning News Headlines (August 25, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  —–   Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Union Health Ministers JP Nadda, Dharmendra Pradhan and other dignitaries attending the first convocation of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar today.

—–   One Deepak Mohapatra arrested on charges of hurling eggs during former PM Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Asthi Kalash Yatra in Puri.

—–   Nabarangpur: Woman delivers baby boy on roadside after being carried on cot for 2 kms from Baghabeda village in Umerkote as ambulance fails to reach her due to poor road connectivity.

—–   Cuttack: Woman & her brother-in-law allegedly commit suicide by hanging themselves after they were locked in a room from outside by her family members in Kendupatna Khanda village in Salepur.

—–   MeT office issues thunderstorm and lightning alert for 21 districts till 1.30 am.

—–   Gajapati: 80 private buses to remain off roads today in Paralakhemundi owing to dispute between private bus owners and workers’ Union.

—–   1 wagon of a goods train derails near Rajpur unmanned level crossing in Jharsuguda district; no loss of life reported.

—–   Delhi’s Patiala House court reserves order on the alleged assault case of Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash for 2 pm today.

—–   Delhi: North Delhi Municipal Corporation has proposed the renaming of Ramlila Maidan after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

—–   ‘Onam’ festival begins in Tamil Nadu.

—–   Srinagar-Jammu National Highway closed for traffic following landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Ramban.

—–   Asian Games: India currently at 8th position with 25 Medals- 6 Gold, 5 Silver and 14 Bronze.

—–   Asian Games: Indian men’s hockey team thrashes Japan 8-0. India’s ace sprinter Dutee Chand will be in action at 6 pm today.