Morning News Headlines (March 14, 2018)

— Mortal remains of Odia CRPF jawan Manoranjan Lenka, who was killed in Sukma Maoist attack, arrives at Bhubaneswar Airport.

— Commuters hit as buses stay off roads in Odisha.

— Koraput civil supplies officer Ballav Chandra Das in Vigilance net.

— Nomination papers of BJD candidates for three Rajya Sabha seats accepted.

— Uttar Pradesh: BJP’s lead is slender in Gorakhpur, while Samajwadi Party is leading in Phulpur.

— Chhattisgarh: 3 CRPF Jawans of 111 Battalion injured after accidental firing from an Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) while cleaning in Dantewada’s Aranpur Camp.

— Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm.

— Bihar Assembly by-poll: BJP leading by 2714 votes in Bhabua. RJD leading in Jehanabad.

— Gorakhpur ByPoll: BJP’s Upendra Dutt Shukla leading with 15577 votes, SP’s Praveen Kumar Nishad second with 13911 votes.

— Narendra Jha passes away due to cardiac arrest at the age of 55.

— British Scientist Stephen Hawking dies at the age of 76.