Morning News Headlines (March 24, 2018)

ONI Bureau: — Former Governor of Odisha SC Jamir given a ceremonial sent-off & guard of honour at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar.

— Rukuna Rath of Lord Lingaraj on the occasion of Ashokastami today; tight security arrangements made for the jatra.

— Case registered under IPC section 306 (Abetment of suicide) & POCSO Act in the matter.

— J&K: 2 terrorists gunned down in an encounter with security personnel in Anantnag’s Dooru area, encounter over.

— ‘Chaiti Chhath Puja’ being celebrated in Parsa’s Birgunj.

— The three people, whose bodies were found yesterday in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh, belong to Agra (Uttar Pradesh).

— President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier met President of India Ram Nath Kovind & Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi.

— World Tuberculosis Day: India working to be TB-free by 2025, says PM Modi.

— Rio Olympics medalist PV Sindhu to be Indian contingent’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) sources.