Morning News Headlines (April 23, 2017)

* Odisha Govt announces compensation to Bhadrak violence victims. Rs 15 lakh minimum, Rs 2 lakh maximum.

* Sevayats opposes to quality check of Mahaprasad at Jagannath Temple in Puri, says tradition will be broken.

* Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami meets protesting farmers in Delhi, Urge farmers to end protest.

* PM Modi to chair NITI Aayog’s Governing Council meeting today.

* Two leaves’ symbol alleged bribe case: TTV Dinakaran questioned by Crime Branch for around 7 hours yesterday, asked to appear again today.

* Voting underway for 270 seats of Delhi Municipal Polls.

* Air India to hire 80 co-pilots for wide-body Boeing planes.

* Baahubali 2 to release in Karnataka after Sathyaraj’s public apology.

* Baloch activists protest against China and Pakistan in Berlin.

* North Korea threatens nuclear strike against Australia if it doesn’t stop ‘blindly toeing US line’.