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Polling for Arunachal rural and civic bodies underway amid tight security

15 Dec 2025 | 8:33 AM

Itanagar, Dec 15 (UNI) Polling for the general elections to the Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) and two municipal bodies in Arunachal Pradesh began on Monday amid tight security arrangements.

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Hundreds of youths join AJSU Party in Hazaribag

15 Dec 2025 | 12:26 AM

Jharkhand, Dec 14 (UNI) AJSU Party chief and former Deputy Chief Minister Sudesh Mahto on Sunday said that policies driven by short-term electoral gains were hindering Jharkhand's long-term progress.

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BJP appoints Nitin Navin national working president of party

15 Dec 2025 | 12:14 AM

Patna, Dec 14 ( UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Parliamentary Board today appointed Bihar Road Construction minister Nitin Navin as the national working president of the party.

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ACB arrests liquor scam accused Jagan Tukaram Desai from Gujarat

15 Dec 2025 | 12:04 AM

Ranchi, Dec 13 (UNI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has made a major breakthrough in the Jharkhand liquor scam with the arrest of Jagan Tukaram Desai, director of Marshan Innovative Security Services Private Limited.

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Special discount scheme for Readers announced by Min Chandrakant Patil

14 Dec 2025 | 10:21 PM

Pune, Dec 14 (UNI) Ahead of the third Pune Book Festival 2025, Kothrud MLA and Maharashtra’s Minister for Higher and Technical Education, Chandrakant Patil on Sunday announced a special discount scheme for book lovers from Kothrud.

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Australian High Commissioner meets CM Hemant Soren, extends invitation to visit Australia

14 Dec 2025 | 9:53 PM

Ranchi, Dec 14 (UNI) Australian High Commissioner to India, Philip Green OAM, on Saturday paid a courtesy call on Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren at the Chief Minister’s Residential Office in here and extended a formal invitation to the Chief Minister to visit Australia.

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Odisha reviews Integrated Road Safety Dashboard to strengthen data-driven governance

14 Dec 2025 | 9:53 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (UNI) The Odisha Government has reviewed the Integrated Road Safety Dashboard, developed by RBG Labs of IIT Madras, as part of its efforts to strengthen a coordinated, transparent and data-driven road safety ecosystem in the state.

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Eleven illegal coke plants demolished by controlled explosion in Meghalaya

14 Dec 2025 | 9:51 PM

Shillong, Dec 14 (UNI) Eleven illegal coke oven plants were demolished through a controlled explosion in East Jaintia Hills district following orders from the Meghalaya High Court, officials said on Sunday.

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Party workers key to discipline and development: Bihar Dy CM Samrat Choudhary

14 Dec 2025 | 9:48 PM

Patna, Dec 14 ( UNI) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, who alsi holds Home portfolio said on Sunday that party workers play an important role in maintaining discipline in the government and in ensuring development at the local level.

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Odisha set to unveil Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Policy 2025|

14 Dec 2025 | 9:09 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (UNI) The Odisha Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Policy 2025, aiming to attract investments and enhance ease of doing business will be unceailed by the state goverment on December 16.

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LoP Suvendu demands judicial probe by sitting Cal HC judge into Salt Lake stadium, seeks refunds for fans

14 Dec 2025 | 8:57 PM

Kolkata, Dec 14 (UNI) Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday demanded a judicial probe by a sitting Calcutta high court judge and called for arrest and resignation of state sports minister Aroop Biswas and state fire brigade minister Sujit Bose holding them responsible for unprecedented violence during the Lionel Messi show at the Salt Lake Stadium in which scores of football fans were injured in police lathi charge.

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Water seepage noticed at Jagannath Temple’s Meghanad Prachir

14 Dec 2025 | 8:43 PM

Puri, Dec. 14 (UNI) Chief Administrator of the Sri Jagannath Temple, Arabind Padhee, has drawn the attention of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to the seepage of water through the Meghnad Prachir of the 12th-century temple. It has been observed that water from the Anand Bazaar side of the temple has been percolating through the stone joints of the Prachir, raising concerns over the structure’s safety.

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Party workers key to discipline and development: Samrat Choudhary

14 Dec 2025 | 8:09 PM

Patna, Dec 14 (UNI) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, who also holds Home portfolio on Sunday said that party workers play an important role in maintaining discipline in the government and in ensuring development at the local level.

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Jharkhand youth continue to join Indian Army

14 Dec 2025 | 7:33 PM

Ranchi, Dec 14 (UNI) The process of inducting Jharkhand’s youth into the Indian Army is continuing, with the Army Recruitment Office (ARO), Ranchi, carrying out the phased dispatch of Agniveer candidates selected in the recruitment rally held during August–September 2025.

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Odisha to host cabinet meetings at eco-retreat destinations: CM Majhi

14 Dec 2025 | 7:21 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today announced that future Cabinet meetings will be held at various eco-retreat locations across the state, highlighting the government’s commitment to promoting eco-tourism.

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