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Congress sweeps Shahpur Nagar Panchayat polls, wins 5 of 7 wards

Shahpur, (Kangra) May 17 (UNI) Congress-backed candidates registered an impressive victory in the Shahpur Nagar Panchayat elections, winning five out of the seven wards and strengthening the party’s position in the local civic body.
Soon after the results were declared, the victorious Congress-supported candidates reached the party’s main office at Rait, where they met local MLA Keval Singh Pathania and sought his blessings.
The MLA accorded a warm welcome to the newly elected councillors with traditional drum beats and congratulated them by garlanding them and distributing sweets.
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Gurugram Police issue 4,417 challans in HSRP enforcement drive

18 Jun 2026 | 5:04 PM

Panchkula, June 18 (UNI): Haryana Police has intensified its enforcement drive against traffic violations in Gurugram, with the Traffic Police issuing 4,417 challans to motorists found driving vehicles without number plates or without mandatory High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) between June 1 and June 17, 2026.

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Calls that are stopping Child Marriages in Etah, Hathras in UP

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Manoj Bhadra
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Manpreet Singh becomes India's most-capped hockey player with 413 appearances

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Haryana Patwari caught taking bribe to clear crop compensation claims

18 Jun 2026 | 4:36 PM

Panchkula June 18 (UNI) A patwari in Haryana’s Bhiwani district has been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 to facilitate the clearance of crop compensation claims, the state vigilance bureau said on Thursday.

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