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Amit Shah reaffirms March 2026 deadline to end Maoist insurgency, unveils development roadmap for Bastar

By Shishir Roy Chowdhury
Jagdalpur, Dec 1 3 (UNI) union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that Maoist violence would be eliminated from Bastar and the rest of the country by March 31, 2026, declaring that India is now “standing at the threshold” of becoming free from Left Wing Extremism.
Addressing the closing ceremony of the Bastar Olympics 2025 in Jagdalpur, Shah said the Centre and the Chhattisgarh government were working in close coordination to ensure that peace, development and opportunity replace decades of conflict in the region.
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HP: Asia’s longest eco-adventure jeep line project in Naddi region approved

20 Jan 2026 | 12:36 AM

Dharamshala, Jan 19 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led cabinet has accorded permission to start a 6 MW Kholi-2 power project in the Shahpur Assembly area and also granted approval for Asia’s longest eco-adventure jeep line project in the Naddi at an estimated cost of Rs 7.41 crore.

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14th Battalion of NDRF celebrates 21st Raising Day in Nurpur

20 Jan 2026 | 12:32 AM

Dharamshala, Jan 19 (UNI) The 14th Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Monday celebrated its 21st Raising Day with enthusiasm and solemnity at its camp in Nurpur, Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.

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Chief Minister Sukhu to visit Sullah in Kangra district on Jan 22

20 Jan 2026 | 12:14 AM

Dharamshala, Jan 19 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu will visit the Sulah Assembly constituency on January 22, during which he will inaugurate several development projects and lay foundation stones for new works.

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Vedanta's AAF-Bagaan created an environment where heritage was experienced, at JLF-2026

19 Jan 2026 | 11:29 PM

Jaipur, Jan 19 (UNI) The Anil Agarwal Foundation (AAF) Bagaan has emerged as a forum where literature, living traditions and community voices converged during the Vedanta Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) 2026 that concluded here Monday.

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Presiding officers should act with complete fairness : Om Birla

19 Jan 2026 | 10:30 PM

Lucknow, Jan 19 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has stressed that "the Speaker of the House, regardless of the political party from which he or she is elected, must act with complete fairness and impartiality as the presiding officer."
At the inaugural session of the 86th All India Presiding Officers' Conference (AIPOC) here on Monday, Birla said the legislature is a powerful and effective platform for resolving the problems of the people and fulfilling their aspirations.

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