Morning News Headlines (August 01, 2018)
ONI Bureau: —– Five girl students allegedly raped by Tuition Teacher Rabindra Sahu in Talesara village in Deogarh Dist.
—– Vigilance sleuths conduct raids at residence and other places of Havildar Trailokyanath Jena of Kendrapara Reserve Police in connection with disproportionate asset case.
—– 16-month-old boy branded with hot iron by family members at Nishinahandi village in Nabarangpur district, admitted to Hospital.
—– Sweepers of Paralakhemundi Municipality stage cease work protest demanding payment of 4 months’ salaries.
—– Divyang karateka L. Ramesh Kumar of Odisha’s Rayagada wins gold in 4th International Karate Championship 2018.
—– Odisha has received 28.9% surplus rainfall in July. Average rainfall stood at 438.0 mm. Malkangiri district has recorded highest rainfall of 761.6 mm.: Special Relief Commissioner.
—– Entry of devotees to be restricted from 4pm to 8pm today for ‘Banaka Lagi’ rituals of Lord Jagannath and his siblings in Shri Mandir, Puri.
—– +2 Admission: The students can submit online application till August 7; need to submit CAF along with required documents and fee by August 8.
—– RBI to announce its 3rd bi-monthly policy statement for current fiscal today.
—– INX media case: Delhi High Court extends protection from arrest given to P Chidambaram till September 28.
—– West Bengal: Matua Mahasangha followers stage ‘rail roko andolan’ against #NRCAssam draft, in North 24 Parganas district.
—– Puducherry: 3 nominated BJP MLAs V Saminathan, KG Shankar & S Selvaganapathy entered state Assembly after SC upheld their nomination by LG Kiran Bedi without consulting CM V Narayanasamy.
—– Bihar: 3-year-old girl fell in a 110 feet bore well in Munger. Rescue operations underway.
—– Uproar in Rajya Sabha after RS Chairman Venkaiah Naidu asked Amit Shah to conclude his statement from yesterday on NRCAssam. House adjourned till 12 pm.
—– Supreme Court refuses to stay release of Bollywood movie Fanney Khan as sought by film producer Vashu Bhagnani over the movie’s distribution rights.
—– Google Doodle remembers Meena Kumari on her 85th birth anniversary.