Evening News Headlines (December 28, 2018)

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

—    After around 10 hours of delay, daily rituals begin at Puri Srimandir; devotees can have darshan till late night today & no devotee will be deprived, informed SJTA chief.

—    Cold wave will intensify further in Odisha; possibility of rain over a few places in south-coastal districts in next 2-3 days: Met Dept.

—    Smartphones, online teaching system for Odia medium schools in Ganjam district will be available soon.

—    Odisha Govt seeks Rs 1534.82 crore Central assistance for helping drought-affected farmers.

—    Odisha Governor to inaugurate Raj Bhawan Programme Management (RBPM) software on January 1, 2019 that will allow parties to send invites to the Governor online.

—    BJP Krushak Morcha stages demonstration outside ADM office in Bhubaneswar protesting delay in opening of mandis across Odisha.

—    Seventeen women labourers from Odisha who were trapped in a brick kiln in Telangana for the past 3 months rescued by State Labour department.

—    A teenager falls into Bhimkund while taking selfie.

—    66th State Athletics Meet-2018 kicks off in Cuttack.

—    Cabinet approves indigenous human spaceflight programme; Gaganyaan programme to carry 3 member crew for minimum 7 days in space at a total cost of Rs 10k crores.

—    Union Cabinet approves amendment in POCSO Act.

—    Cabinet approves hike in Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Copra by more than Rs.2000 per quintal for 2019 season.

—    The Lok Sabha gave its approval to the President’s Rule imposed in Jammu and Kashmir on December 20.

—    J&K: A joint BSF-Army-DRI team recovered three packets of narcotics substance weighing approximately 1 kg each, in Akhnoor area.

—    PM Modi to visit Uttar Pradesh tomorrow. He will dedicate 6th International Rice Research Institute South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) campus to the nation.

—    Opposition to meet on 31 December in Parliament for a meeting on Triple Talaq Bill.

—    Indian hockey player Sunita Lakra ties knot with Deepak Lakra at Rajgangpur in Sundargarh.