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Odisha BJP trying to convert government offices as party chamber, alleges opposition BJD

Bhubaneswar, Jan 14 (UNI) Ever since the BJP came to power in Odisha, overt attempts are being made to double up the government offices as the saffron party's political office, leading to the breakdown of the administrative setup, alleged Opposition Biju Janata Dal on Wednesday.
Condemning "such an undemocratic and unconstitutional move", the party spokesperson and media coordinator Lenin Mohanty accused the ruling BJP of "making a mockery" of the government machinery.
Citing an instance, Mohanty charged that a BJP party in-charge meeting has been officially scheduled to be held tomorrow in the Sambalpur district visit programme of the State Food Supplies Minister Krushna Chandra Patra.
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Amit Shah to visit Tripura on Feb 20; Shivraj Chouhan to arrive on Wednesday

10 Feb 2026 | 1:19 PM

Agartala, Feb 10 (UNI) union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit Tripura on February 20, ahead of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections scheduled for April.
Shah’s visit is considered crucial as the ruling BJP and TIPRA Motha are in loggerheads over dominance of power in the ADC area, where leaders of both parties have indicated to fight the election separately, which appeared to be most inconvenient for the BJP in the tribal areas.

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Three militants nabbed in Manipur

10 Feb 2026 | 12:45 PM

Imphal, Feb 10 (UNI) Manipur Police today said three militants were nabbed on Monday following investigation into a case of bomb explosion at Lilong Chajing area under Singjamei-PS, Imphal West district, Manipur Police.

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Ready to go to jail: Assam CM reacts to Owaisi's FIR in Hyderabad

10 Feb 2026 | 12:44 PM

Guwahati, Feb 10 (UNI) After AIMIM Chief Assaduddin Owaisi filed an FIR against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma seeking action against him over a social media post showing violent imagery targeting Muslims, the CM said he has no knowledge about any such video and added that he is ready to go to jail if needed.

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ED arrests two in coal smuggling probe

10 Feb 2026 | 12:35 PM

Kolkata, Feb 10 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested two persons in connection with its investigation into the alleged coal smuggling case in West Bengal, official sources said.

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West Bengal CEO to meet full ECI bench to reset final voters’ list timeline after SC order

10 Feb 2026 | 11:41 AM

Kolkata, Feb 10 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal is scheduled to meet the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in New Delhi on Tuesday to determine a revised date for publishing the state’s final electoral roll, effectively concluding the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

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