Morning News Headlines (March 19, 2018)

ONI Bureau:  — Block Grant Teachers stage dharna in front of evaluation centres; threaten to boycott Matric answer sheet evaluation.

— Sudarsan Pattnaik creates sand art for India’s victory against Bangladesh.

— Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan stage Rail Roko at Banabihari Gualipur PH demanding price, prestige and pension.

— Maoist cadre Sadhana, carrying cash reward of Rs 4 lakh in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, surrenders before Srikakulam SP.

— 3-day Mayurbhanj Utsav concludes at Utkal Mandap in Bhubaneswar.

— BJD, BJP and Congress legislature parties to meet today to chalk out strategy for Budget session beginning from tomorrow.

— TDP, YSR Congress to push for no-confidence motions against BJP govt today.

— 6 platoons of CRPF deployed in Bhadrak ahead of Ram Navmi celebrations.

— Chhattisgarh: Naxals torched six vehicles and abducted a construction work contractor in Koitpal near Bijapur.

— Budget Session: TDP MPs protest outside Parliament over special category status to Andhra Pradesh. Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury also joined the protest.

— Third Indigo Neo aircraft grounded in last 24 hours.

— Ishqbaaz actor Kunal Jaisingh gets engaged to girlfriend Bharati Kumar.

— Vladimir Putin to lead Russia for another six years.