States » East05 Jun 2026 | 9:59 PMShillong, Jun 5 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma led school children in a plantation drive of Rhododendron saplings at the heritage Rhododendron Trek in Upper Shillong, marking the state's observance of World Environment Day on Friday.
see more.. 05 Jun 2026 | 9:56 PMShillong, Jun 5 (UNI) union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Friday chaired a Parliamentary Consultative Committee here in Meghalaya to discuss ways to improve various aspects of child health policies in India.
see more.. 05 Jun 2026 | 9:23 PMRanchi, June 5 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday announced its decision to contest the Rajya Sabha election in Jharkhand and said the name of its candidate would be announced by Saturday morning.
see more.. 05 Jun 2026 | 9:22 PMPatna, June 5 (UNI) The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday announced its candidates for the 2026 Bihar Legislative Council biennial elections and a by-election, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielding Bhojpuri film star Pawan Singh besides three others.
see more.. 05 Jun 2026 | 9:14 PMKolkata, June 5 (UNI) Arrested Trinamool Congress leader Swarup Biswas, the brother of former West Bengal Minister Aroop Biswas, was on Friday remanded to police custody till June 18 by a lower court.
see more.. 05 Jun 2026 | 9:14 PMBhubaneswar, Jun 5 (UNI) The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will develop 10 Miyawaki forests and plant 60,000 saplings during the 2026-27 fiscal as part of its drive to enhance the city's green cover and improve environmental sustainability. .
see more.. 05 Jun 2026 | 8:59 PMKolkata, Jun 5 (UNI) In a major blow to the Trinamool Congress-dominated Kolkata Municipal Corporation, city Mayor Firhad Hakim on Friday tendered his resignation, claiming his inability to work in the "changed political scenario."
"In accordance with the provisions of the KMC Act, 1980, I hereby tender my resignation from the office of Mayor of Kolkata, with immediate effect," Hakim, also a prominent TMC leader, said in a letter addressed to the civic body's chairperson Mala Roy, ending his innings as the first citizen of the city.
see more.. 05 Jun 2026 | 7:59 PMKolkata, June 5 (UNI): More than 2000 tree saplings were planted by the National Disaster Response Force's (NDRF) second Battalion across its headquarters in Haringhata in Nadia district and regional response centres, including in Kolkata, Siliguri and Pakyong in Sikkim, on Friday.
see more.. 05 Jun 2026 | 7:53 PMDimapur, June 5 (UNI) The Mokokchung district administration on Friday officially launched the district action plan for the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA) Campaign 2026 in a major push to create a drug-free society.
see more.. 05 Jun 2026 | 7:50 PMKolkata, June 5 (UNI) In a major blow to the Trinamool Congress-dominated Kolkata Municipal Corporation, city Mayor Firhad Hakim on Friday tendered his resignation, claiming his inability to work in the "changed political scenario."
"In accordance with the provisions of the KMC Act, 1980, I hereby tender my resignation from the office of Mayor of Kolkata, with immediate effect," Hakim, also a prominent TMC leader, said in a letter addressed to the civic body's chairperson Mala Roy, ending his innings as the first citizen of the city.
see more.. 05 Jun 2026 | 7:32 PMAizawl, Jun 5 (UNI) The race for Mizoram's lone Rajya Sabha seat gathered momentum on Friday with K. Laltluangkima, the candidate of the ruling Zoram People's Movement (ZPM), filing his nomination papers before Returning Officer Zothansanga Ralte at the Mizoram Legislative Assembly Secretariat.
The filing comes ahead of the June 8 deadline set by the Election Commission of India for submission of nominations for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections.
see more.. 05 Jun 2026 | 7:12 PMPatna, 5 June (UNI): Bihar Rural Development Department and Information and Public Relations Minister Shrawan Kumar today said departmental schemes would now be monitored online, ensuring transparent and timely delivery of benefits to people living in rural areas.
see more.. 05 Jun 2026 | 7:00 PMDimapur, Jun 5 (UNI) Highlighting environmental challenges in Nagaland, Environment, Forests & Climate Change Minister CL John identified forest fires, particularly jungle burning for cultivation purposes, as a major cause of environmental degradation.
see more.. 05 Jun 2026 | 6:56 PMAgartala, June 5 (UNI) union Home Minister Amit Shah declared on Friday that the Smart Border project designed to enhance security along India's borders is close to completion.
Addressing BSF personnel at Lankamura Border Outpost (BOP) in Agartala, he said the necessary infrastructure was almost fully in place.
see more.. 05 Jun 2026 | 6:11 PMShillong, Jun 5 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday called for a stronger people-centric approach in government programmes, even as he asked public representatives and officials to focus on honouring citizens rather than being felicitated themselves.
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