Morning News Headlines (September 17, 2018)
ONI Bureau: —– Former Minister Damodar Rout who used to occupy D-3 seat in Odisha Assembly will now sit in F-10 following his expulsion from BJD.
—– Puri : Rituals affected at Kakatpur Mangala temple as ‘sevayats’ stage ‘cease work’ protesting arrest of three fellow servitors.
—– Block grant teachers will take out rallies in all panchayats across the State from today.
—– Vishwakarma Puja being celebrated across Odisha with much fervour and gaiety.
—– +3 student of SCS College stabbed to death over alleged mobile theft during Lord Ganesha visarjan in Puri.
—– Maoists posters found on trains under Chakradharpur railway division near Rourkela mentioning to celebrate CPI (Maoist)’Foundation Week’ from September 21 to 27.
—– Himachal Pradesh: An Army jawan of 18 Sikh Regiment allegedly shot dead his two colleagues before committing suicide at Dharamshala Military Station earlier this morning. Police investigate the matter.
—– PM Modi to celebrate his 68th birthday with school children at Varanasi today.
—– Fuel prices slashed in Karnataka; Rs 2 cess reduced on both Diesel and Petrol, announces CM HD Kumaraswamy.
—– IRCTC scam case: Enforcement Directorate had demanded production of RJD chief Lalu Yadav and summons for other accused in the case.
—– Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Supreme Court asks the families of the victims to amend their petitions and file fresh petitions after three weeks.
—– American singer Nick Jonas who turned 26 on Sunday celebrated his birthday with fiancee Priyanka Chopra.
—– Petrol at Rs 82.06/litre (increase by Rs 0.15/litre) and diesel at Rs 73.78/litre (increase by Rs 0.6/litre) in Delhi. Petrol at Rs 89.44/litre (increase by Rs 0.15/litre) and diesel at Rs 78.33/litre (increase by Rs 0.7/litre) in Mumbai.
—– Indian Rupee (INR) at 72.47 versus the US dollar.
—– Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu’s coach Vijay Sharma and veteran cricket coach Tarak Sinha are among seven recommended for the prestigious Dronacharya Award.