One Liners of the Day : 18 January 2018

National

• Central govt. has withdrawn the subsidy for the pilgrims of – Haj
• New Industrial Development scheme is introduce in – J&K
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the commencement of work of an oil refinery in –Rajasthan
• Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2016 will be conferred by – President, Ram Nath kovind

International

• World’s fifth largest diamond has been unveiled in – Lesotho
• This Country’s Prime Minister has inaugurated the third edition of the geo-political conference – Raisina Dialogue 2018 – Israel
• The Indo-US joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar 2018’ will be held in – Seattle

Person in News

• The senior BJP leader and former Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC), passed away recently in Pune - Narayana Sadashiv Pharande
• The veteran Cinematographer passed away recently in Mumbai, Maharashtra - W.B. Rao

Sports

• City, in India to host the Afghanistan's maiden Test in June 2018 – Bengaluru
• The Country’s men hockey team thrashed Japan 6-0 in its opening match of the double-leg Four Nations Invitational Tournament – India

General Knowledge

• The Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam is located in – Rajasthan
• The capital and the largest city of Lesotho, an enclaved country in southern Africa- Maseru