Bhubaneswar: Here are the news headlines for June 27, 2019. The list contains happenings that took place on June 26, 2019.
State:
News Headlines: In a case of extreme medical negligence, the nurses of the Malkangiri District Headquarters Hospital were found recording TikTok videos inside the Special Neonatal Care Unit (SNCU). The videos have gone viral now, prompting the Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) to take action against the culprits.
Train services on the Koraput-Rayagada route, which were disrupted after the mishap of 18005 Howrah-Jagdalpur Samaleshwari Express on Tuesday evening, resumed on Wednesday morning after the damaged rail tracks were repaired.
A man allegedly committed suicide after hacking his wife at Barigaon village under Ghasipura police limits in Odisha’s Keonjhar district.
A day after being arrested for humiliating a PWD Junior Engineer (JE) by forcing him to do sit-ups in public, Patnagarh lawmaker Saroj Meher was hospitalized on Tuesday. Saroj Meher complained of chest pain following which was immediately admitted to Patnagarh hospital.
two persons namely Nagarmalla Agarwal and Sunil Agarwal were held on Monday night during Bangladesh and Afghanistan match after a raid at Janta Niwas lane. The cops had seized Rs. 31 lakh and 16 mobile phones from their possession. The Police said efforts are on to nab others involved in the racket.
Nation:
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. He is also supposed to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval later. Trade, terror and defence are considered to be the main topics of discussion.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of Amitabh Kant’s tenure for a further period of two years beyond June 30, 2019, i.e. up to June 30, 2021, on the same terms and conditions, the Personnel Ministry said.
Akash Vijayvargiya, a first-time BJP legislator who represents the assembly seat of Indore-3, was seen thrashing the civic body official with a bat in the presence of policemen and television crews on Wednesday. Akash is BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya’s son, who is a lawmaker in Madhya Pradesh.
The Troops of 42 Rashtriya Rifles with Special Operations Group killed one terrorist affiliated to Zakir Musa during an exchange of fire in an operation at Tral region of Pulwama district in Kashmir on Wednesday.
World:
The news headlines suggest, in a huge diplomatic win for India, 55 Asia-Pacific countries, including Pakistan, have unanimously supported India’s bid for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a two-year term. India’s permanent representative at the UN Syed Akbaruddin thanked the countries for their massive support.
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