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Secretary, Higher Education reviews education scenario in Manipur

18 Jan 2026 | 9:15 PM

Imphal, Bishnupur, Jan 18 (UNI ) Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Higher Education, union Ministry of Education, visited Bishnupur District on Sunday and chaired a review meeting on higher education at the Conference Hall of the Mini Secretariat Complex, Bishnupur.

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Union MOS inspects flagship programmes in Manipur

18 Jan 2026 | 9:09 PM

Imphal, Kakching, Jan 18 (UNI) union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu concluded his two-day visit to Manipur on Sunday, during which he reviewed the implementation of key central flagship programmes in Kakching district.

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Jharkhand’s decline a sourse of deep pain: Madhu Mansuri Hansmukh

18 Jan 2026 | 8:45 PM

Ranchi, Jan 18 (UNI): Expressing deep concern over the deteriorating condition of Jharkhand, Padma Shri awardee Madhu Mansuri Hansmukh said it pains him to see a once-beautiful state steadily losing its natural and social balance.

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Mizoram: Mizo bodies appeal to PM to reconsider India–Myanmar border gencing

18 Jan 2026 | 8:29 PM

Aizawl, Jan 18 (UNI) The Zo Re-unification Organisation (ZORO) and the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), the apex Mizo student body, have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the proposed border fencing along the India–Myanmar frontier and to initiate meaningful consultations with affected communities and their representative organisations.

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Five killed, over 70 injured as bus overturns at Orsa Ghat

18 Jan 2026 | 7:39 PM

Latehar, Jan 18 (UNI) Five passengers including four women were killed while more than 70 passengers were injured, several of them critically, when a passenger bus plyimg from Balrampur in Chhattisgarh to the famous tourist destination Lodh Falls, met with a major mishap on Sunday at Orsa Ghat in Latehar district of Jharkhand. The accident occurred after the bus reportedly suffered brake failure while descending a steep slope, causing it to overturn, police officials said.

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Madani views every issue through a “religious lens”: BJP

18 Jan 2026 | 7:26 PM

Patna, Jan 18 (UNI) The BJP slammed the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind national president Maulana Mahmood Madani, on Sunday accusing him of viewing every issue through a “religious lens” and ignoring humanity and human values.

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Police crack down on Ganja trafficking in Gumla, four arrested with 132 Kg seizure

18 Jan 2026 | 7:06 PM

Gumla, Jan 18 (UNI): The Gumla Police have busted a ganja smuggling racket in Gumla district and seized 132.10 kilograms of ganja. The contraband was being transported in two vehicles, including a black Hyundai car and a white Scorpio-II. Four smugglers have been arrested in connection with the case.

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Missing Mandar woman returns safely from Chennai after intervention by Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey

18 Jan 2026 | 6:12 PM

Ranchi, Jan 18 (UNI) Saraswati Lakra, a mentally unwell woman from Sargaon village in Mandar block of Ranchi district, who had been missing since January 13, has returned home safely from Chennai following timely intervention by Jharkhand Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperation Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey.

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PM Modi salutes Bengal’s icons and heritage, links culture with vision of 'Viksit Bharat'

18 Jan 2026 | 5:29 PM

Kolkata, Jan 18 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid rich tribute to Bengal’s cultural legacy and its great leaders, weaving history and heritage during his address in Singur in Hooghly on Sunday, as he projected the state’s role in building a 'Viksit Bharat'.

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PM Modi inaugurates Rs 830-crore projects in Singur, stresses Eastern India’s role in Viksit Bharat

18 Jan 2026 | 4:05 PM

Kolkata, Jan 18 (UNI)Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated, laid the foundation stone for, and flagged off multiple development projects worth over Rs 830 crore at a government programme in Singur, Hooghly, asserting that the development of eastern India is central to the vision of a Viksit Bharat.

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Freedom fighter Rashbehari Ghosh’s decaying ancestral house taken up for restoration

18 Jan 2026 | 3:51 PM

Asansol, Jan 18 (UNI) Lying in ruins for decades, the ancestral house of freedom fighter and two-time president of the Indian National Congress (INC) Rashbehari Ghosh in West Bengal’s East Burdwan district has been taken up for restoration by the state government, officials said.

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People reject Congress’ negative politics; BJP emerges as first choice: PM Modi

18 Jan 2026 | 3:48 PM

Kaliabar, Jan 18 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sounded the poll bugle in Assam, attacking the Congress party and asserting that the country has consistently rejected its “negative politics” due to its failure to present a clear development agenda.

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ED-Ranchi Police row a conspiracy, says Marandi, calls for CBI probe

18 Jan 2026 | 3:48 PM

Ranchi, Jan 18 (UNI) Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi on Sunday termed the ongoing ED versus Ranchi Police controversy a well-planned conspiracy and demanded a CBI investigation into the entire episode.

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After Bihar, Assam must respond to Congress’ infiltration politics: Modi

18 Jan 2026 | 3:48 PM

Kaliabar, Jan 18 (UNI) Holding the Congress responsible for allowing infiltration across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the people of Bihar had recently given a strong reply to the party, which had attempted to protect infiltrators.

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Pangsau Pass International Festival to be held from Jan 20

18 Jan 2026 | 2:48 PM

Itanagar, Jan 18 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein has announced that the Pangsau Pass International Festival will be held from January 20 to 22 at the historic Pangsau Pass, one of Asia’s most iconic mountain passes along the Indo-Myanmar border.

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