Morning News Headlines (July 23, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  —–  Bhadrak: Water level of Baitarani river near Akhuapada touches danger mark of 17.83 metre; water level of Mahanadi & Tel aalso increased.

—–  Water level in Hirakud Dam touched 615.31 ft by 8 am today; season’s first flood water to be released tomorow.

—–  Lakhs of devotees to congregate in Puri today to witness ‘Suna Besha’ of Lord Balabhadra, Lord Jagannath & Devi Subhadra.

—–  Narrow escape for labourers as train engine hits rail wagon in Paradip.

—–  Kendrapara: Gangster Tito’s prime associate Babu Sahoo aka Bhabani Shankar Sahoo injured in police encounter on Chhagaria-Ichapur road, shifted to SCB.

—–  Rourkela: 3 injured in firing after group clash in Salangabahala village over illegal transportation of cattle.

—–  Chhattisgarh: 20 girls fell sick after consuming food in a girl’s hostel yesterday in Kanker’s Pakhanjore.

—–  Supreme Court says that there cannot be any “blanket ban” on holding protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and Boat Club.

—–  TDP MP YS Chowdary has given notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 to discuss AP Re-organisation Act.

—–  CPI leader D Raja has given suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha over Alwar lynching incident.

—–  Lower GST rate lift equity indices.

—–  India’s finished steel production during the first quarter of the current financial year (FY 19) rose by 4.4 per cent to 26.72 million tonnes (mt) while the country’s consumption grew by 8.4 per cent to 23.422 mt in the same period.

—–  Indian wrestlers bagged two gold medals on the final day at Asian junior wrestling in New Delhi.

—–  With 1.9bn users, YouTube streams 180mn hours to TV screens daily.

—–  Canada: 9 people were shot in Toronto ‘s Danforth and Logan Avenue, Shooter has died.

—–  14 people have been killed in a blast which rocked Kabul airport shortly after Afghan Vice President  Abdul Rashid Dostum returned from self-imposed exile.