Morning News Headlines (March 9, 2018)

— BJD Rajya Sabha candidates Prashanta Nanda, Achyuta Samanta and Soumya Ranjan Patnaik to file nomination today.

— Four-member Medical Council of India (MCI) team reviews infrastructure at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.

— Truck owners in Bonai of Sundergarh district go on indefinite strike.

— Objectionable video of two college students goes viral in Khandapara area of Nayagarh district; girl’s family lodges complaint.

— Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash alleged assault case: AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal has been granted bail by High Court.

— Tripura swearing-in ceremony: Biplab Deb set to take oath as Tripura chief minister today. Security beefed up in Agartala; Narendra Modi, Amit Shah to attend.

— TDP gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over demand for Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh.

— RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to attend dinner hosted for opposition parties by Sonia Gandhi on March 13th.

— Palghar chemical factory fire live updates: Death toll rises to 3.

— Pyarelal Wadali, one of the singers of Sufi set Wadali Brothers, dies in Amritsar.