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Five Nepali prisoners caught while trying to enter India

Siddharthnagar, Sep 10(UNI) The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has arrested five prisoners who had escaped from a Nepal jail while they were attempting to cross through Indo-Nepal border.
The detainees were handed over to local police for further investigation, SSB sources here on Wednesday said.
The arrests come amid a major security alert along the 1,751-km Indo-Nepal border after thousands of inmates reportedly broke out from 18 jails in Nepal over the past few days during the violence.
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Varanasi, Jul 15 (UNI) Following the union Cabinet's approval of the proposed 89-km-long Ganga-Varuna river elevated corridor project, costing ₹25,445 crore, the Varanasi Municipal Corporation has described it as a historic step towards the development of Kashi.

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Several injured as police fire tear gas at MGNREGA protesters in Khanna

15 Jul 2026 | 7:13 PM

Chandigarh, Jul 15 (UNI) Several MGNREGA workers, including women, were injured after police used tear gas and resorted to a baton charge to disperse protesters marching towards Punjab Panchayats Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond's residence in Khanna on Wednesday, triggering sharp political reactions from opposition leaders.

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Saffron party flags voter roll manipulation in Punjab, moves Election Commission against arbitrary verification metrics

15 Jul 2026 | 7:01 PM

Neeraj Bali
Chandigarh, Jul 15 (UNI) Punjab BJP on Wednesday took the state government's ground staff to the Election Commission, accusing them of messing up the ongoing voter list updates. The opposition party filed an official complaint with both the Election Commission of India and the state’s Chief Electoral Officer, demanding a quick stop to these activities.

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Punjab visa fraud case: ED files PMLA complaint after US Embassy complaints

15 Jul 2026 | 6:58 PM

Neeraj Bali
Chandigarh, Jul 15 (UNI) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint before the Special Court (PMLA) in Jalandhar in connection with an alleged organised visa fraud and money laundering case that originated from complaints lodged by the United States Embassy in New Delhi, officials said on Wednesday.

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UP CM felicitates eleven youths on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day-2026

15 Jul 2026 | 6:58 PM

Lucknow, Jul 15 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh government has been continuously taking effective initiatives to make youths self-reliant by connecting them with employment and self-employment through skill development.
In this sequence, on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day-2026, the Chief Minister felicitated 11 youths who had received training under the Skill Development Mission and ITIs at a felicitation ceremony held at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow.

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