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Industries worth Rs10k Cr to be established in Balasore

13 May 2025 | 11:35 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 13 (UNI) Industries worth Rs.10,000 crore will be set up in Mayurbhanj district, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced on Tuesday.

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Sprinkling of pesticides by drones to be encouraged in Bihar, farmers to get subsidy: Minister

13 May 2025 | 11:08 PM

Patna, May 13 (UNI) In a bid to encourage sprinkling of pesticides by farmers, the Bihar government has decided to give subsidy to them and a target of covering 56,056 acres of lands has been fixed for the financial year 2025-26.

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CHC PIL seeks clarification on Bengal govt’s role in Digha Jagannath temple

13 May 2025 | 10:37 PM

Kolkata, May 13 (UNI) A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, challenging the Bengal government's involvement in the recently inaugurated Digha Jagannath temple, which is reportedly modelled after the iconic shrine to the lord in Odisha’s Puri.

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Industries worth Rs10,000 crore to be established in Mayurbhanj

13 May 2025 | 9:51 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 13 (UNI): Industries worth Rs.10,000 crore will be set up in Mayurbhanj district, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced on Tuesday.

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Bihar to become brand in nursing sector: Pandey

13 May 2025 | 9:46 PM

Patna, May 13 (UNI) Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Tuesday said the state would be developed as a brand in the nursing sector with the government deciding to give a big boost by providing quality education in the field and ensuring related infrastructural facilities.

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Cultural Forum Manipur remembers doyen of Manipuri literature, Khelchandra

13 May 2025 | 9:25 PM

Imphal, May 13 (UNI) The Cultural Forum, Manipur paid tributes to Pandit Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra on his 108th birth anniversary at the State Central Library here on Tuesday.

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

13 May 2025 | 9:20 PM

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).

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Odisha: Body of 4.8-feet male Crocodile retrieved from River in Kendrapara

13 May 2025 | 9:08 PM

Kendrapara, May 13 (UNI) Forest personnel from Bhitarkanika National Park on Tuesday recovered the body of a 4.8-feet-long male estuarine crocodile from the Kochia river bank near Silapokhari village in Rajnagar block.

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PIL filed in Cal HC questioning funding of recently consecrated Jagannath Temple at Digha

PIL filed in Cal HC questioning funding of recently consecrated Jagannath Temple at Digha

13 May 2025 | 8:54 PM

Kolkotta, May 13 (UNI) A PIL was filed in the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioning the alleged funding of the recently consecrated Jagannath Temple at Digha in East Midnapore by the West Bengal Government.
The Public Interest Litigation was filed by Advocate Kaustav Bagchi, a BJP functionary, before the division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Smita Das De, challenging the funding of the construction of a religious place by the government under the secular system of the Constitution.

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Mizoram inks 3-year MoU with BRLF to boost rural livelihoods

13 May 2025 | 8:39 PM

Aizawl, May 13 (UNI) In a bid to improve the living conditions of poor families in its rural areas, the Mizoram government on Tuesday signed a three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF).

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Mizoram ropes in experts to assess rockfall-prone zones

13 May 2025 | 8:35 PM

Aizawl, May 13 (UNI) In response to the recent rockfall tragedy that claimed three lives from a single family, the Mizoram government has initiated a comprehensive assessment of high-risk rockfall zones to formulate preventive and mitigation strategies.

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Land mafias grabbing Bhoodan land in Bihar: CPI

13 May 2025 | 8:17 PM

Patna, May 13 (UNI) CPI on Tuesday alleged that land mafias were grabbing Bhoodan lands in Bihar, which were allotted to landless people by the state government, and such injustice being meted out to them must be stopped forthwith.

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BJP leaders pay tributes to Modi, recall his contributions

13 May 2025 | 7:53 PM

Patna, May 13 (UNI) BJP leaders on Tuesday paid rich tributes to former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on his first death anniversary.

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Tripura CM distributes Appointment letters to 975 police constables

13 May 2025 | 7:35 PM

Agartala, May 13 (UNI) Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday distributed Offer of Appointment to 975 police constables including 332 women.

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Rahul to hold dialogues with students in Bihar on May 15: Kanhaiya

Rahul to hold dialogues with students in Bihar on May 15: Kanhaiya

13 May 2025 | 7:30 PM

Patna, May 13 (UNI) National in-charge of NSUI and firebrand Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar said on Tuesday that party leader Rahul Gandhi would hold dialogues with students of Bihar on May 15 and raise issues of their concern regarding quality education and jobs.

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