Afternoon News Headlines (January 9, 2019)

ONI Bureau:  Good Afternoon Readers! Here are the Afternoon News Bulletin on Odisha, India and World by Odisha News Insight.

— CM Naveen Patnaik suggests 15th Finance Commission on various aspects including increasing tax devolution from 42% to 50%.

— BJD is not a part of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’, clarifies Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik.

— Kidnapper Niranjan Sunani arrested by Kuchinda Police for abducting minor boy from Gundurchuan village in Sambalpur & later demanding Rs 1 lakh from his family.

— Ganjam: A farmer of Pattapur village found dead in his farmland; family members allege suicide owing to crop failure.

— Gujarat police arrested businessman of Bargarh on charges of his involvement in a murder case.

— 8 women among 10 arrested on charges of manhandling family members of Odisha cricketer Sarita Meher & damaging property.

— 3 killed as bike falls off under-construction bridge near Durlimunda village in Nuapada.

— Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot tables the 10% quota bill in Rajya Sabha amid uproar.

— Railways extend free transportation of relief material to Cyclone ‘Gaja’ affected areas of Tamil Nadu by 15 days: Railway minister Piyush Goyal.

— ‘Suspected bomb’ found on railway track at West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas in Ashok Nagar.

— PM-led panel to meet today to discuss inquiry report against CBI’s Alok Verma.

— Interim budget to be presented on February 1 during the budget session of the Parliament. The budget session of the Parliament will be held from 31st Jan to 13th Feb.

— BJP names Krishna Middha as its candidate for the upcoming by-election to the legislative assembly constituency of Jind in Haryana.