Morning News Headlines (September 3, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  —–   Odisha Cabinet meeting to be held today under the chairmanship of CM Naveen Patnaik; likely to approve 8 proposals.

—–   Odisha Govt decides to disengage 50,000 retired employees, recruited in different departments in the last four years.

—–   Power supply snapped at 7 panchayats in Chitrakonda for past three days due to heavy flow of water in Siliguma and Borighat nullahs in Malkangiri.

—–   Hirakud dam opens five more sluice gates; excess water being released through 10 gates.

—–   Herd of 40 wild elephants damages houses, crop in K.Balanga area in Sundergarh.

—–   Boat carrying 100 passengers, 2 buses and a car stranded in Chilika after villagers of Mahinsa halted it over dispute with Jahnikuda village.

—–   Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital in Balasore to be inaugurated today; Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey to be present in the inaugural ceremony.

—–   Odisha govt to appoint 596 doctors within 10 days.

—–   Commissionerate Police in Bhubaneswar arrest Chitfund accused Subhankar Nayak for misbehaving with woman.

—–   Bi-annual talks between Indian and Bangladeshi border forces will begin today.

—–   Mathura: People offer prayers at Lord Krishna’s ‘Janmabhoomi’ temple on the occasion of Janmashtami.

—–   Mumbai: Preparations underway for Dahi-Handi celebrations in Dadar on the occasion of Janamashtami.

—–   Karnataka: Counting underway at Alanda Town Municipal Council in Kalaburagi for 102 urban local bodies polls that took place on August 31.

—–   Petrol at Rs 79.15/litre (increase by Rs 0.31/litre) and diesel at Rs 71.15/litre (increase by Rs 0.39/litre) in Delhi. Petrol at Rs 86.56/litre (increase by Rs 0.31/litre) and diesel at Rs 75.54/litre (increase by Rs 0.44/litre) in Mumbai.

—–   Myanmar judge jails Reuters reporters for 7 years for breach of state secrets act; United Nations in Myanmar calls for release of journalists.