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Odisha, Japan's Tottori prefecture move towards friendship pact to boost trade, tourism, youth exchange

Bhubaneswar, June 6 (UNI) Odisha and Japan's Tottori Prefecture have taken a significant step towards strengthening bilateral ties, with a proposed Friendship Agreement expected to open new avenues of cooperation in trade, tourism, education, skill development, MSMEs, and people-to-people exchanges.
The proposed agreement was discussed during a virtual meeting held on Friday between senior officials and Chief Secretaries of Odisha and the Government of Tottori Prefecture.
The discussions focused on building long-term institutional partnerships and expanding collaboration across multiple sectors of mutual interest.
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Arunachal: Guv calls on youth to preserve indigenous knowledge, drive Viksit Bharat vision

19 Jul 2026 | 7:24 PM

Itanagar, Jul 19 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen (retired) KT Parnaik today urged the youth to preserve indigenous knowledge, traditional ecological wisdom and the rich cultural heritage of the Northeast while actively contributing to the vision of a developed India.

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Meghalaya leads Northeastern, hilly states in NITI Aayog’s regulatory ease rankings

19 Jul 2026 | 7:21 PM

Shillong, July 19 (UNI) Meghalaya achieved the top spot among all the Northeastern and hilly regions in the regulatory ease category of NITI Aayog’s first-ever Investment Friendliness Index (IFI).
According to the report released by NITI Aayog, Meghalaya secured a score of 8.5 out of 10 under the Regulatory Ease pillar.

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Bihar Assembly Monsoon Session begins on Monday amid political sparring

19 Jul 2026 | 7:05 PM

Patna, July 19 (UNI)
The five-day Monsoon Session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, beginning on Monday, is expected to be stormy. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, and Left parties are preparing to corner the NDA government led by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary over recent criminal incidents and the state’s law-and-order situation.

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Indian Army organises Yak Mela to celebrate Brokpa heritage in Tawang

19 Jul 2026 | 6:37 PM

Itanagar, July 19 (UNI) The Indian Army's Gajraj Corps on Sunday organised a grand Yak Mela at Groleteng, located at an altitude of nearly 15,000 feet near the sacred Taktsang Gonpa, celebrating the rich cultural heritage and resilient spirit of the Brokpa community.

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BJD to raise coal royalty, farm crisis, textbook errors in Parliament

19 Jul 2026 | 6:32 PM

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning on July 20, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday said it would aggressively raise a host of Odisha-centric issues in both Houses, including the state's alleged denial of a fair share of coal royalty despite being the country's largest coal producer, the agrarian crisis, deteriorating law and order, alleged errors in newly introduced school textbooks affecting over 40 lakh students, and hurdles in the utilisation of MPs' Local Area Development (MPLADS) funds.

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