Afternoon News Headlines (July 6, 2018)

ONI Bureau: —- Rath Yatra Coordination Committee meeting, chaired by CM Naveen Patnaik, ends. CM asks to take measures to conduct a peaceful and hassle free Rath Yatra in Puri.

—- Odisha Govt imposes control order on onion stock for traders; 500 quintals cap for Cuttack, 350 quintals cap for Bhubaneswar, Puri, Berhampur, Sambalpur, Rourkela, informs Food Minister Surjya Narayan Patro.

—- Odisha government to distribute android phones to farmers; Rs 3 crore will be allocated in the budget for the purpose, informs Minister Surjya Narayan Patro.

—- One month old child dies after branded with a hot iron by his mother at Petuguda village in Nabarangpur dist.

—- Crime Branch officials conduct raid on gangster Tito’s residence at Dilawarpur village in Kendrapara.

—- BJP moves Orissa High Court regarding the key of Puri Srimandir’s Ratna Bhandar that was reportedly ‘missing’.

—- Bhutan Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Deelhi.

—- Delhi High Court continues stay on Delhi Metro employees’ proposed strike.

—- Delhi CM okays doorstep ration delivery, orders implementation.

—- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said that Zakir Naik will not be sent back to India.

—- Supreme Court today referred to a Constitution Bench the matter of whether any religious activity can be allowed to be held in a government park.

—- UttarPradesh government has issued an order to ban use of plastic across the state from 15th July.

—- United States’ trade war with China officially begins.

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