Evening News Headlines (January 4, 2018)

ONI Bureau: — Bijepur bypoll date announcement soon: Advisor to Election Commission Bhagban Prakash.

— Doctor of SCB Nephrology department allegedly beats up patient from Bargarh dist for consulting another doctor.

— BJD to stage dharna from Jan 8 to 17 in 12 districts protesting Centre’s refusal to Paddy MSP Hike.

— EAM Sushma Swaraj reached Bangkok for first leg of her 3 nation tour of South East Asian countries, earlier today.

— Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am, tomorrow after continued uproar over Triple Talaq Bill.

— Nazia Elahi Khan, activist and lawyer of Triple Talaq victim & Ishrat Jehan joins BJP in Kolkata.

— Kerala Government orders closure of ‘Peace International School’ in Kochi for teaching communal content.

— IPL Retentions: Kolkata Knight Riders send Gautam Gambhir back to the auction pool, retain Sunil Narine and Andre Russell; Rohit Sharma retained by Mumbai Indians.

— Hockey India Disciplinary Committee implements fifteen day ban on Goalkeeper P.R Sreejesh for taking part in the Celebrity Charity Football match in Mumbai without seeking permission from governing body.