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Meghalaya to set out for Santosh Trophy 2025-26 final round campaign

Shillong, Jan 18 (UNI) The Meghalaya team will be setting off for Silapathar in Assam on Monday as they gear up for the start of their Group B campaign in the 79th Senior Men’s National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2025-26.
Meghalaya will play their first match in the Upper Assam town on January 22 against Odisha. The state team had a formal send-off on Friday at the MFA Ground in Polo here, with MFA President Hamletson Dohling present with other senior members of the association to give them warm words of encouragement.
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Odisha:BJD team to visit family of minor victim in alleged Sundargarh gang rape case

14 Jul 2026 | 2:28 PM

Bhubaneswar, July 14 (UNI) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik has constituted a party delegation to visit Talasara in Sundargarh district following the alleged gang rape of a minor girl under the Bandega police outpost limits.

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West Bengal CM orders crackdown on illegal sawmills, timber smugglers as Forest Week begins

14 Jul 2026 | 2:11 PM

Kolkata, July 14 (UNI) Two days after ordering a statewide crackdown on illegal liquor and gambling dens, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday directed the Forest Department and the police to launch a concerted drive against illegal sawmills and timber smugglers, warning that organised timber theft must be eliminated even as the state embarks on an ambitious afforestation campaign.

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Home department budget to be debated in Bengal Assembly after 15 Years

14 Jul 2026 | 1:52 PM

Kolkata, Jul 14 (UNI) The second phase of the West Bengal Assembly's Budget session will commence on July 17 and continue till July 25, during which ministers in charge of various departments will present and seek approval for their respective budgetary demands.

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Bengal: CM Adhikari unveils Forest week, calls for crackdown on timber smuggling

14 Jul 2026 | 1:32 PM

Kolkata, July 14 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday launched Aranya Saptah 2026, a week-long statewide afforestation campaign, announcing an ambitious target of planting and nurturing 1.10 crore tree saplings across the state as part of the national 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' (A tree in the name of mother) initiative.

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Odisha Govt orders verification of century-old records to protect Lord Jagannath land

14 Jul 2026 | 12:27 PM

Bhubaneswar, Jul 14 (UNI) In an initiative to ensure accurate documentation and safeguard land belonging to Lord Jagannath, the revered presiding deity of Odisha, the State Government has directed revenue authorities to verify century-old land records and Records of Rights (RoRs).

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