Morning News Headlines (January 8, 2019)

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

—  The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main Exam to start at 9 centres in Odisha today.

—  Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issues license for Rourkela airport.

—  Odisha police arrest TV actor Nikita’s husband.

—  Sulia Yatra begins in Bolangir.

—  5 Killed, several injured in separate Road Mishaps across Odisha.

—  BJD to begin “Delhi Dharna” demanding hike in MSP for common paddy to Rs 2930 per quintal & implementation of Swaminathan Commission report.

—  Odisha: 81-yr-old Narayan Sahu, an ex MLA&a former MP, is currently pursuing PhD at Utkal University in Bhubaneswar.

—  48-hour nationwide strike called by Central Trade Unions demanding minimum wages, social security schemes & against privatisation of public and government sector begins.

—  Jammu & Kashmir: Pakistan violates ceasefire violation along the Line of Control in the Poonch sector.

—  14 trains to Delhi running late due to fog conditions/ low visibility.

—  PM Modi & US President Trump exchanged New Year greetings in a telephonic conversation last evening; took positive note of growing bilateral cooperation in defence, counter-terrorism.

—  Operation underway to rescue the miners who have been trapped in a mine at Ksan near Lyteiñ River in East Jaintia Hills since 13 December 2018.

—  World Bank President Jim Yong Kim resigns from his post.