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Shimla, Sep 14 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh has emerged as a frontrunner in education, achieving a literacy rate of 99.30 per cent and a place among the top states in quality education, a government spokesperson said today.

The state has reached this milestone well ahead of the national 2030 target, following reforms initiated by Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to modernise the education system and ensure holistic development of students.
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Woman school director shot dead in Shimla

13 Jun 2026 | 10:39 PM

Shimla, June 13 (UNI): A woman running a private school in Sanjauli's Housing Board Colony, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants, police said on Saturday evening.

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J&K may reconstitute apex committee for return of Kashmiri Pandits

13 Jun 2026 | 10:24 PM

Srinagar, June 13 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday indicated that it would reconstitute the apex committee formed during the previous Omar Abdullah-led government to facilitate the return and rehabilitation of displaced Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley.

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Haryana: Man apprehended for allegedly murdering wife in Gurugram

13 Jun 2026 | 9:07 PM

Panchkula, June 13 (UNI) Haryana Police have apprehended a 40-year-old man for allegedly murdering his wife with a hammer in Farrukhnagar area of Gurugram, officials said tonday.

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Manoj Sinha urges Kashmiri Pandits to establish industries, institutions in J&K

13 Jun 2026 | 8:55 PM

Srinagar, June 13 (UNI) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday called upon Kashmiri Pandit Community to set up industries, academic and cultural institutions in Jammu Kashmir that will become the immortal story of their heritage and provide opportunities to generations to come.

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Haryana: Man arrested for assaulting lift operator in Gurugram

13 Jun 2026 | 8:54 PM

Panchkula, June 13 (UNI) Haryana Police have arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly assaulting a lift operator at a residential society in Gurugram and recovered the wooden stick used in the attack, officials said today.

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