Evening News Headlines (July 27, 2018)

ONI Bureau:   —–  Heritage Cabinet gives nod for Odia Language University; 25 acre land will be provided for the University in Satyabadi, informs Chief Secy Aditya Padhi.

—–  Dharmendra Pradhan writes to Rural Dev Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on misleading advertisements of state govt that presents false statistics on construction of houses under Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana

—–  2 more sluice gates of Hirakud Dam closed leaving a total of 5 gates open at present for the release of flood water.

—–  1 dead, 1 critical as bike-bus collide near Taratua on NH-57 in Khordha.

—–  GA Dept serves notices to BDA, CDA & OSHB on Action taken report on progress & implementation of the Taradatt Task Force recommendations on multiple allotment of plot/flat/house at Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.

—–  Normal life disrupted as flood water batters five panchayats in Khurda district.

—–  Bankura in West Bengal: Rita Mudi, girl who was injured after a portion of a tent collapsed during PM’s rally in Midnapore & given an autograph by Prime Minister, says, ‘I became a celebrity.I & my sister are even getting marriage proposals, but we’ll marry after completing studies’.

—–  Delhi government orders an enquiry into the incident of death of 36 cows in last 2 days in a Gaushala in Chhawla area, seeks a report within 24 hours.

—–  National Green Tribunal directed all states including Delhi to submit their reports to Centre Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on a monthly basis.

—–  Nepal: 7 dead, 17 including an Indian National injured after a passenger bus collided with a truck in Chitwan district.

—–  Government’s nod awaited to start WhatsApp payment feature in India: Zuckerberg.

—–  Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas engaged, reports US media.

—–  US economic growth hits fastest rate since 2014.

—–  Twitter loses 1 million users in Q2, stock plummets.