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Meghalaya govt to ensure students get fair & accessible opportunity to appear CEUT exams

Shillong, May 13 (UNI) The Meghalaya government on Tuesday said that it remains committed to ensuring that every student from the State gets a fair and accessible opportunity to appear for national-level exams like Common University Entrance Test (CUET).
The government assurance followed after 4,943 of the 12,685 students from Meghalaya who have registered for CUET (UG) 2025 were allotted examination centers outside the state, including one at Port Blair.
The majority — 4,654 candidates — have been assigned to centres in Assam. On the other hand 289 students have their centers outside both Meghalaya and Assam.
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NHRC seeks report from Odisha CS & DGP on gang rape of college girl at Gopalpur beach

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Fire breaks out in building housing Bengal election office in Kolkata

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BJP walks out in Bengal Assembly after four of its MLAs suspended

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Kolkata, June 23 (UNI) Four BJP MLAs were suspended from the West Bengal Assembly on Monday for the current monsoon session for their alleged unruly behaviour on the floor of the House by Speaker Biman Banerjee. In protest the BJP legislators walked out of the assembly shouting slogans.

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ECoR to run record 365 Rath Yatra Special trains to and from Puri

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23 Jun 2025 | 1:06 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 23 (UNI) The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will operate a record 365 special trains during this year’s Puri Rath Yatra, in addition to its regular train services.

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Tripura to send Rs 264 Cr for 30 new schools

Tripura to send Rs 264 Cr for 30 new schools

23 Jun 2025 | 11:23 AM

Agartala, June 23 (UNI) Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday said that the state government has decided to set up 30 new schools with all modern facilities in different subdivisions, and an amount of Rs 264 crore has been allocated.

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