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Mizoram logs steady progress in refugee biometric drive

Aizawl, Dec 7 (UNI) Mizoram’s ongoing biometric enrollment of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh has crossed key milestones this week, with officials reporting that nearly two-thirds of Myanmar nationals sheltering in the state have now been registered.
As of Saturday, 65.82 per cent of the 30,893 Myanmar refugees currently in Mizoram have been enrolled on the Foreigners Identification Portal.
The overall refugee population shows only a marginal dip from last week’s count of 30,908, though officials are yet to include 49 newly-arrived individuals from ‘K’ Haimual village in Tedim township, who fled intensified fighting ahead of Myanmar’s December 28 elections.
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Jharkhand: DC Manjunath Bhajantri reviews Implementation of child sponsorship scheme in Ranchi

25 Jan 2026 | 12:57 AM

Ranchi, Jan 24 (UNI) As per the directions of the Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate, Ranchi, Manjunath Bhajantri, an important online virtual meeting was held today to review the implementation of the government-run Sponsorship Scheme.

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Former union Minister Srikant Jena questions Govt’s claim of Caste Census in 2027 enmeration

25 Jan 2026 | 12:52 AM

Bhubaneswar, Jan 24 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and former union Minister Srikant Jena on Saturday expressed concern over the union Government’s claim of conducting a caste census in Census 2027, citing serious limitations in the recently issued questionnaire.

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Before claiming ‘Jan Nayak’ title, Tejashwi should seek explanation from his father over insult to Karpoori Thakur: Neeraj

25 Jan 2026 | 12:49 AM

Patna, Jan 24 (UNI) The Janata Dal (United) today questioned the Opposition Leader Tejaswi Yadav for claiming Jan Nayak title and asked him to first seek an explanation from his father, RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad, over an alleged insult to Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur.

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NEHU Pro VC resignation not accepted, says Meghalaya Education Minister

25 Jan 2026 | 12:37 AM

Shillong, Jan 24 (UNI) The union Ministry of Education has not accepted the resignation letter of Prof Sumarbin Umdor as Pro Vice-Chancellor of North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) Shillong campus, Meghalaya Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said today.

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E-Lottery completes allotment of remaining houses under PMAY Urban lighthouse project in Ranchi

25 Jan 2026 | 12:33 AM

Ranchi, Jan 24 (UNI) The Ranchi Municipal Corporation today completed the allotment of the remaining houses under the Light House Project (Affordable Housing Project) at Dhurwa, implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), through an e-lottery system.

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