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Meghalaya: CM to meet US Ambassador to India over travel advisory

Shillong, June 24 (UNI) Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday informed that he would personally take up the issue of the United States’ travel advisory that flagged Meghalaya as unsafe for travel, even as he termed the advisory as “absolutely incorrect”.
Sangma said the Level-2 travel advisory issued by the US State Department cautioning its citizens against visiting Meghalaya said, “paints an unfair picture of the state”.
“I will meet the US Ambassador to India, and through the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs, I will inform them that this kind of notification has come out, which is absolutely incorrect,” he told reporters.
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NSF, CNTC oppose Yoga Day observance in Nagaland schools on June 21

18 Jun 2026 | 7:00 PM

Dimapur, June 18 (UNI) The Naga Students Federation (NSF) and the Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) on Thursday opposed observance of International Yoga Day in schools across Nagaland on June 21, which falls on Sunday.
In a statement, the NSF voiced its strong opposition to the circular issued by the directorate of school education department, directing educational institutions across the state to observe the
12th International Day of Yoga on Sunday.

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Odisha forms probe panel over errors in school textbooks

18 Jun 2026 | 6:59 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 18 (UNI): The Odisha government on Thursday constituted a three-member committee headed by Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh to investigate printing-related errors detected in Odia textbooks used in government schools.

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Bengal: West Burdawan headmaster files police complaint against teacher over attempted assault

18 Jun 2026 | 6:53 PM

Asansol, Jun 18 (UNI) The headmaster of a school in West Bengal on Thursday lodged a police complaint alleging that another teacher attacked him with a fish chopper and scissors following an argument.

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Two Mamata PSOs withdrawn under security protocol, row takes political turn

18 Jun 2026 | 6:04 PM

Kolkata, June 18 (UNI) In a significant development, two PSOs (Personal Security Officers) of former chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s choice have been withdrawn following standard security protocol for VVIPs.

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