Morning News Headlines (August 27, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  —–  Regional Meteorological Centre issues thunderstorm and lightning alert for one or two places in Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Gajapati, Ganjam, Bhadrak and Balasore districts till 1:30 PM today.

—–  Tension at Pipili hospital following death of a patient; family members allege medical negligence. As per the allegation, no doctor was present at the hospital at the time of patient’s admission.

—–  Man beaten to death by son over land dispute at Palatapur village in Jajpur.

—–  Two persons killed after motorcycle on which they were travelling fell off Paganai bridge in Balasore.

—–  Odisha CM to launch ‘Mu Hero’ programme under Biju Yuva Vahini at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium at Cuttack today, aiming at identifying and acknowledging unsung talents from each panchayat and ULB of Odisha.

—–  Supreme Court to today hear petition seeking scrapping of Article 35A in Jammu and Kashmir.

—–  Production hit at JK Paper Mills as workers continue protest.

—–  Election Commission of India (ECI) to hold a meeting of all recognized national and state political parties on various electoral reforms today.

—–  Delhi: All party meeting called by Election Commission to begin shortly.

—–  Mumbai: A ‘Chowk” named after legendary actor Pran in Bandra. Jackie Shroff also present at the inauguration.

—–  Late Republican Senator John McCain’s body will lie in state at the capital city of Arizona, Phoenix on Wednesday.

—–  At least four people killed in mass shooting in downtown Jacksonville, Florida.

—–  Asian Games 2018: India currently at 9th position with 36 Medals- 7 Gold, 10 Silver and 19 Bronze.

—–  Google celebrates Australian international cricketer Don Bradman’s 110th birth anniversary today.