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COCOMI appeals to protect farmers of Manipur

Imphal, June 21 UNI The conglomerate of Manipur civil societies, the COCOMI, has appealed to the Manipur government to declare a farmer safety zone.
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) also strongly condemned the
inhuman and targeted attack on Ningthoujam Biren Singh, a farmer who was shot at pointblank range barely 30 meters from the SSB security line on Thursday.
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Aizawl, May 13 (UNI) Former Mizoram Tourism Minister and senior Congress leader John Rohlupuia has been granted anticipatory bail by the Special Court (Prevention of Corruption Act) in connection with the alleged irregularities surrounding the stalled Skywalk and Ropeway projects in Aizawl.

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Verify electoral lists: West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer

13 May 2026 | 10:45 PM

Kolkata, May 13 (UNI) The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Wednesday issued a directive to district election officials across the state, instructing them to verify electoral rolls by identifying voters who are absent, have shifted residence, or are deceased.

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Metro construction work of Airport-New Garia line in Chingrighata to start on May 15

13 May 2026 | 10:41 PM

Kolkata, May 13 (UNI) The Kolkata Police on Wednesday announced a set of traffic restrictions around Chingrighata crossing on EM Bypass to facilitate the lifting of concrete segments of the elevated Airport-New Garia Metro Railway corridor.

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Bihar: Former NSUI president Rashid Fakhri expelled from Congress for 6 years

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TMC councillor arrested on extortion charges in Bengal's Baranagar

13 May 2026 | 9:24 PM

Kolkata, May 13 (UNI) A Trinamool Congress councillor of Baranagar Municipality under West Bengal'sNorth 24 Parganas district was arrested on Wednesday on the charges of extortion, criminal intimidation and forcibly interfering in a tenancy dispute.

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