Morning News Headlines (September 24, 2018)
ONI Bureau: —– India successfully test fires Interceptor Missile at night Off Odisha Coast.
—– Train services disrupts in various parts of Odisha as the overhead electric wires between railway lines snapped.
—– Soon drone cameras will monitor Naxal-affected areas in Odisha: Director General of Police Rajendra Prasad Sharma.
—– BJD Mahila Morcha to begin week-long statewide public awareness programme from today to make people aware about various developmental projects.
—– Unlike Ayushman Bharat, scope of Biju Swasthya Kalyana Yojana was limited to Govt Hospitals. 2 Hospitals in Raipur & 4 Hospitals in Vizag are covered under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana.
—– Agitating Block-grant teachers to resume duty from today; will continue their agitation in Bhubaneswar on rotation basis.
—– Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates sand sculpture at Puri sea beach to raise awareness against use of plastic.
—– Amit Shah to visit Odisha today to attend BJP Mahila Morcha meeting in Puri.
—– Keonjhar: Rescue operation to fish out bodies of two persons missing in Baniahudi canal allegedly stopped midway; locals stage road blockade near Baniahudi Chhak on Chenapati-Hadagada road.
—– On sidelines of UN General Assembly, EAM Swaraj to take part in G4 meet to be held tomorrow, Non-Aligned Movement meet on Sept 26, BRICS,IBSA&SAARC meetings on Sept 27.EAM’s statement in the UN General Assembly on Sept 29,she will also hold more than 30 bilateral meets.
—– Madhya Pradesh Social Welfare Board Chief Padma Shukla resigns from primary membership of BJP. She also held a state cabinet rank.
—– CBI has registered bribery case against one Pankaj Kumar, an Air Force Accounts officer in Jamnagar (Gujarat) and 3 others.
—– Petrol & Diesel prices in Mumbai are Rs.90.08 per litre & Rs.78.58 per litre. Petrol & Diesel prices in Delhi are Rs.82.72 per litre & Rs.74.02 per litre, respectively.
—– American golfer Tiger Woods wins Tour Championship for 80th PGA Tour title for the first time in five years.
—– United States President Donald Trump seeks to establish a more ‘reciprocal relationship’ with Japan.