Afternoon News Headlines (February 19, 2019)

TNI Bureau:  Dear Readers! Here are the Afternoon News Bulletin on Odisha, India and World by The News Insight.

—   Video of BJD MLA manhandling Pulwama martyr’s relative goes viral; pressure mounts on CM Naveen Patnaik to take action against erring BJD MLA Debashish Samantaray.

—   Alliance Air likely to start flight operations from VSS Airport in Jharsuguda on March 1 to Bhubaneswar & Raipur.

—   Woman, 2 kids charred to death after fire breaks out in their house at Magaraguda village in Phulbani.

—   Odisha bags ‘Tourism Leadership Award’ at the Global MICE & Luxury Travel Congress and Awards held in Mumbai.

—   A minor girl impregnated by a youth in Nabarangpur dist on the pretext of marriage.

—   Odisha CM visits Jajpur dist; inaugurates & lays foundation stones for a lot of developmental projects.

—   Forest department in all preparedness to tranquilise the Leopard near the Bhubaneswar Airport.

– Imran Khan Speaks: We had no role in Pulwama terror attack. It’s not in our interest to allow anyone to spread violence from our soil. We will take action against anyone if there is any evidence. We will retaliate if attacked. Starting a war is in the hands of humans. But, where it will lead us, only God knows. Dialogue is the best option.

—  State Bank of India (SBI) waives off outstanding loans of 23 CRPF Veer Jawans who lost their lives in Pulwama Attack.

—   Indane leaked millions of Aadhaar numbers: French security researcher.

—   Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy asks to boycott all Kashmiri goods.

—   SC grants protection from arrest in all cases to ex-IPS officer Bharati Ghosh.

—   Day 2 of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s Hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), The Hague: ICJ rejects Pak’s demand for adjournment, Pak forced to reply to India’s charges at the ICJ.

—   Pakistan’s Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Khan is submitting his arguments in Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case before International Court of Justice.

—   “Jadhav’s continued custody without consular access should be declared unlawful”: India’s counsel Harish Salve at International Court of Justice.

—   Pakistan will act against any Pakistani national found involved in the suicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir if India provided “actionable intelligence”: Imran Khan’s statement on Pulwama Terror Attack.

—   Boxing: Four Indians including Amit Panghal to play for gold in Strandja tournament in Bulgaria. today.