Morning News Headlines (August 17, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  —–   Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal leaves for New Delhi to attend funeral of Vajpayee ji.

—–   Ganjam: Body of a lady doctor working in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar found in railway tracks near Chhatrapur.

—–   Girl allegedly commits suicide by setting herself afire in front of her lover’s house at Sector- B area under Bondamunda police limits in Rourkela as he refused to marry her.

—–   Baba Ramdev reaches Bhubaneswar to attend a private programme.

—–   Couple commits suicide by consuming poison over suspttected family feud in Dhamnagar, Bhadrak.

—–   Notorious criminal Firoz Khan Injured In Police Encounter.

—–   4 persons sustain injury in a wild boar attack at Kandarpur village in Athagarh.

—–   The mortal remains of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee have been brought to BJP Headquarters.

—–   Delhi: People join in while the mortal remains of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee were being taken to BJP Headquarters.

—–   Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk, Nepal’s Foreign Affairs Minister PK Gyawal, Sri Lanka acting Foreign Minister Lakshman Kiriella, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali & Pak Law Minister Ali Zafar will arrive in Delhi today to pay tributes to former PM.

—–   Supreme Court and the Registry will observe half-day holiday today & will sit till 1 pm.

—–   Delhi High court & all District courts to function till 1 pm today. The competent authority has decided that there will be half-day holiday today to allow officials & staff to attend the funeral of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Smriti Sthal.

—–   Kerala Floods: Red alert has been issued in all 13 districts except Kasaragod today.

—–   Kerala Flood: 4 Capital Ships of Indian Coast Guard have reached Kochi and joined the Disaster and Relief Team. 24 teams are already working in flood affected villages. Indian Coast Guard so far has rescued 1764 people and guided 4688 people to safer locations.

—–   Had telephone conversation with Kerala CM P Vijayan just now.We discussed flood situation across the state & reviewed rescue operations: tweets PM Modi.

—–   Bihar: CBI raids former Bihar Welfare Department Minister Manju Verma’s residence in Patna and Begusarai in connection with Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case.

—–   Encounter between security forces & terrorists underway in Hajin area of Bandipora.