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With rise in river water level, crocodile alert sounded in Odisha’s villages

20 Jul 2025 | 8:48 PM

Bhubaneswar, July 20 (UNI) With the rivers owing its linkage to croc-infested water-bodies of Bhitarkanika system in spate, the state forest department has sounded an alert of possible acts of reptile violence in the low-lying areas of river-side villages of Odisha's Kendrapara district.

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MoS Railways inspects redevelopment of Odisha’s Puri Railway Station

20 Jul 2025 | 7:45 PM

Bhubaneswar, July 20 (UNI) Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna today inspected the ongoing redevelopment works at Puri Railway Station, being upgraded under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.

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Youth arrested for snatching newspaper bundles in South Tripura

20 Jul 2025 | 3:50 PM

Agartala, July 20 (UNI) A youth identified as Soham Saha was arrested last night from his residence at Nayapally of Belonia in South Tripura for allegedly snatching a few bundles of a popular daily yesterday from the hawkers, which covered news of his gang involved in the drug business.

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Odisha: Burn victim airlifted from Bhubaneswar to AIIMS-Delhi for advanced medical treatment

20 Jul 2025 | 3:41 PM

Bhubanwshwar, July 20 (UNI) The 15-year-old girl from Odisha’s Puri district, who sustained around 75% burn injuries after being set ablaze by unidentified miscreants on Saturday, was airlifted to AIIMS, New Delhi from Bhubaneswar on Sunday to provide advanced medical treatment to the victim still battling for life.

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Meghalaya households monthly income less than Rs 5000

20 Jul 2025 | 3:32 PM

Shillong, July 20 (UNI) Twenty-five out of 39 Community and Rural Development Blocks of Meghalaya remains highly “vulnerable” with household monthly income less than Rs 5000, a report revealed.

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Chandan Mishra murder: 5 more suspects arrested in Bengal

20 Jul 2025 | 12:27 PM

Kolkata, July 20 (UNI) Five more suspected assailants involved in the brazen killing of gangster Chandan Mishra inside a Patna hospital were arrested from a multi-story guest house at Anandapur in Kolkata's southern fringe area following a joint raid conducted by the state STF and its counterpart in Bihar, official sources said today.

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ECI invites TIPRA Motha delegation to discuss illegal migrant issue

20 Jul 2025 | 11:36 AM

Agartala, July 20 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has invited the tribal-based regional party TIPRA Motha, an ally of the ruling BJP, to discuss the pressing issue of illegal migration from Bangladesh to Tripura on July 23 at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi.

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Security forces step up operations in Manipur; arms seized, multiple arrests made

20 Jul 2025 | 9:04 AM

Imphal, July 20 (UNI) Security forces in Manipur have intensified search and area domination operations across fringe and vulnerable districts in a sustained effort to curb insurgency and restore normalcy.

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Three major road projects approved in Jharkhand

20 Jul 2025 | 12:21 AM

Ranchi, July 19 (UNI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren today approved three significant urban infrastructure projects aimed at easing traffic congestion and modernising the transport network in Ranchi and other key towns of Jharkhand.

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New rail-cum-road bridge over Brahmaputra sanctioned by Rly Board

20 Jul 2025 | 12:04 AM

Guwahati, July 19 (UNI) A second Rail-cum-Road Bridge at Saraighat over the Brahmaputra River has been sanctioned as part of the doubling of the Agthori–Kamakhya railway line under Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).

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Assam CM hits back at Mamata: "We're resisting infiltration, not fighting our people"

19 Jul 2025 | 11:43 PM

Guwahati, July 19 (UNI) A war of words has erupted between Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee over the issue of linguistic and religious identity politics in the Northeast.

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Bihar’s women empowerment model a beacon for the nation: Lalan

19 Jul 2025 | 11:39 PM

Patna, July 19 (UNI) Bihar has emerged as a national model for women empowerment, said Union Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh adding that the strategic empowerment of women folk has helped in attaining an impressive growth rate of 9.2 percent placing the state among the top three fastest-growing states in the country.

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MSCW takes cognisance of murder of teenage girl, accused still on the run

19 Jul 2025 | 11:36 PM

Shillong, July 19 (UNI) The Meghalaya State Commission for Women (MSCW) has taken suo-moto cognisance of the murder of a 19-year-old girl by her “boyfriend” yesterday, even as police are hunting to trace the murder accused who is at large.

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Manipur technocrat discusses AI in UN

19 Jul 2025 | 11:26 PM

Imphal, July 19 (UNI) Manipur marked a proud milestone with its representation at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit held at the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

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Village Defence Force personnel threaten stir in Manipur

19 Jul 2025 | 11:03 PM

Imphal, July 19, UNI The All Manipur VDF (Village Defence Force) Employees’ Welfare Association has announced plans to resume an indefinite “Gun Down and Pen Down” strike starting August 1, 2025, if the State Government fails to address their long-standing demands by July 31.

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