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Meghalaya declare school holiday on July 20 for FIFA World Cup final

Shillong, July 19 (UNI) The Meghalaya government declared a holiday for all educational institutions in the state on Monday to allow students to watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 final between defending champions Argentina and Spain.

Chief Minister Conrad Sangma announced the decision in a video message posted on social media on Sunday, describing football as "a passion and a way of life" in Meghalaya.
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Illegal mangrove clearing has weakened Sundarbans natural defenses: Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari

18 Aug 2026 | 3:27 PM

Kolkata, Aug 18 (UNI) Illegal clearing of mangroves has weakened West Bengal’s natural defence against cyclones, tidal surges and floods, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Tuesday.

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Rahul Gandhi welcomes Jharkhand student-government accord, says dialogue is the way forward

18 Aug 2026 | 3:00 PM

New Delhi, Aug 18 (UNI) Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday welcomed the agreement reached between students in Jharkhand and the state government, after which the protesting students called off their hunger strike, saying the development showed that dialogue was the right way to resolve student grievances.

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Odisha Police take collective pledge to build drug-free society

18 Aug 2026 | 2:25 PM

Bhubaneswar, Aug 18 (UNI) As part of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, the Odisha Police on Tuesday administered a collective pledge to create a drug-free society and raise awareness about the harmful effects of substance abuse at the State Police Headquarters in Cuttack and at all police stations and district police offices across the state’s 35 police districts.

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Odisha :40 passengers injured, three critically, as bus overturns near Nayagarh

18 Aug 2026 | 2:15 PM

Bhubaneswar, Aug 18 (UNI) At least 40 passengers, including the driver, were injured, three of them critically, when a private passenger bus travelling from Daringibadi to Bhubaneswar skidded off the road and overturned in an agricultural field near Itamati on the Nayagarh bypass in the late night of Monday.

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Kolkata has become a concrete jungle: WB CM

18 Aug 2026 | 2:06 PM

Kolkata, Aug 18 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said Kolkata had turned into a “concrete jungle” with very little greenery.

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