National news schedule for Friday, April 18: NATIONAL *****Launch of compilation of PM Modi’s speeches on culture Political developments and party briefings**** NCR ****CM Rekha Gupta, PWD minister Parvesh Verma to conduct inspection of major waterlogging points in Delhi National Herald case: BJP to stage protest against Congress Aam Aadmi Party press conference**** NORTH ****UP:Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on three-day visit to Lucknow CM assures farmers, orders assessment of crop damage due to heavy winds, rains Haryana:CM to meet entrepreneurs at event in Gurgaon**** SOUTH *****Tamil Nadu: CM Stalin events in Tiruvallur *** EAST *****Odisha:IMD forecast return of heat spell in Odisha. Maximum temperature likely to cross 40 Degree Celsius in some districts.

Bihar:Chief of all India Mahila Congress, Alka Lamba’s press conference. (1 pm) Bengal:SSC – teachers’ job crisis updates Waqf protest related stories and follow-ups on violence Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose to visit Malda and Murshidabad Vijaya Rahatkar Chairperson of NCW to visit Malda and Murshidabad Press conference by VHP all India president Alok Kumar at 1 pm Jharkhand: Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya to visit Directorate General of Mines Safety in Dhanbad Assam:Second day of CM’s visit to the hill district Karbi Anglong*** WEST **** Union minister Amit Shah to virtually address Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India event in Gandhinagar Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to unveil Maharana Pratap statue in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav to review Project Cheetah in Bhopal Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia at events in Ratlam and Indore districts.

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Union minister Nitin Gadkari to address BJP booth workers meeting in Nagpur Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to inaugurate Chapekar Bandhu memorial in Pune NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule to address press conference in Pune **** PTI DV DV