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Modi may set another record of longest tenure by securing 2029 mandate: Shanta Kumar

Dharamshala, June 10 (UNI) Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and erstwhile union minister Shanta Kumar on Wednesday expressed confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would secure another mandate in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, enabling him to set a record that may remain unmatched for decades.
Modi has already set a record by the longest tenure yet by any Prime Minister in India overtaking the tenure of India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru.
Addressing the media, Shanta Kumar noted that while India's population was around 36 crore during Nehru's tenure, it has now crossed 142 crore.
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Previous govts would have shut down Uttar Pradesh's sugar industry by now had they still been in power: CM Yogi

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Amroha, Jul 18 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today targeted the previous governments over lack of initiatives for development, industrial investment and payments to sugarcane farmers.

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Cyber fraud crackdown: Faridabad arrests six in three cases; Panchkula acts against suspects in crypto and investment scams

18 Jul 2026 | 11:48 PM

Panchkula, July 18 (UNI) Police in Faridabad and Panchkula have reported arrests in separate cyber-fraud cases involving alleged loan scams, hacked phones, malicious APK files, fake cryptocurrency platforms and fraudulent investment applications.
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Four held within 24 hours in Panchkula stabbing death; police cite two-year-old dispute as motive

18 Jul 2026 | 11:35 PM

Panchkula, July 18 (UNI) Panchkula Police have arrested four men within 24 hours in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old youth and injuries to his two friends in the Mansa Devi area, officials said on Saturday.
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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta participated in the Ganga Aarti in Kashi with her family

18 Jul 2026 | 10:58 PM

Varanasi, July 18 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta participated in the revered Ganga Aarti held at Dashashwamedh Ghat in the holy city of Kashi on Saturday evening.

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Every tree to be geo-tagged, accountability fixed; Haryana CM orders tough action against illegal felling

18 Jul 2026 | 10:57 PM

Chandigarh, Jul 18 (UNI) In a major push towards strengthening Haryana's green cover, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday directed the Forest Department to ensure that every tree planted in the state is geo-tagged, digitally monitored and assigned a designated authority responsible for its upkeep.

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