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BJP to launch protests over farmers, SIR issues

15 May 2026 | 5:12 PM

Ranchi, May 15 (UNI) The Jharkhand BJP on Friday said it would launch statewide protests against the Hemant Soren government over farmers’ issues, alleged unfulfilled promises and irregularities in voter lists linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

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Major IAS Reshuffle in Bihar, several top bureaucrats reassigned

15 May 2026 | 5:06 PM

Patna, May 15 (UNI) Bihar government on Friday transferred several senior IAS officers and reassigned responsibilities across departments to streamline governance.

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Jharkhand CEO calls all-party meet on voter revision

15 May 2026 | 4:59 PM

Ranchi, May 15 (UNI) Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar has convened an all-party meeting on May 22 regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls scheduled to begin in the state from June 30.

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IIT ISM signs startup incubation pact

15 May 2026 | 4:54 PM

Dhanbad, May 15 (UNI) IIT (ISM) Dhanbad has signed a strategic co-incubation agreement with IKN Innovation Foundation to strengthen the startup and innovation ecosystem across Eastern and North-Eastern India.

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Bihar CM honours Ishan Kishan with Rs 1 Cr for T20 World Cup heroics

15 May 2026 | 4:52 PM

Patna, May 15 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday honoured dashing cricketer Ishan Kishan with a cash award of Rs 1 crore for his significant contribution to India’s victory in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

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Bengal CM Adhikari orders CID probe after cellphones recovered from Presidency Correctional Home

15 May 2026 | 3:57 PM

Kolkata, May 15 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday displayed 23 cellphones that had been seized from inmates lodged inside the Presidency Correctional Home.

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Bihar CM announces govt job for slain civic officer’s wife

15 May 2026 | 3:48 PM

Patna, 15 May (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary today announced to provide a government job to the wife of slain Sultanganj Nagar Parishad Executive Officer Krishna Bhushan Kumar as per rules.

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Former Kolkata CP Vineet Goyal suspended along with 2 other IPS officers in Bengal for lapses in RG Kar doctor rape and murder probe

15 May 2026 | 3:45 PM

Kolkata, May 15 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday suspended Vineet Goyal, the former commissioner of Kolkata Police, and two more IPS officers, including Indira Mukherjee and Abhishek Gupta, for alleged lapses in the RG Kar rape and murder.

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Bihar CM walks to Secretariat to mark weekly ‘No Vehicle Day’, backs fuel-saving drive

15 May 2026 | 3:29 PM

Patna, 15 May (UNI): Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary today set an example by walking from his official residence at 1, Anne Marg to the Chief Minister’s Secretariat as part of his call to observe a weekly ‘No Vehicle Day’.

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Former food and supplies minister being questioned by ED

15 May 2026 | 2:00 PM

Kolkata, May 15 (UNI) The former minister of the food and supplies department Rathin Ghosh landed at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Salt Lake's CGO Complex for questioning on Friday morning regarding the public distribution and municipal recruitment scam.
Ghosh, a senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) functionary, had earlier skipped five summons issued by the central agency. On Friday, he entered the CGO Complex at around 11am.

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West Bengal Assembly proceedings to be live streamed: CM Suvendu Adhikari

15 May 2026 | 1:49 PM

Kolkata, May 15 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said that the proceedings of the West Bengal State Assembly will soon be live streamed.

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No fuel shortage in Odisha, Minister urges public to avoid panic buying, long queues at petrol pumps

15 May 2026 | 1:25 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 15 (UNI) Amid panic buying of petrol and diesel across Odisha over the past two days, State Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Friday appealed to the public not to rush to fuel stations or indulge in unnecessary stockpiling, assuring that there is no shortage of fuel in the state.

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ED questions Former Bengal minister Rathin Ghosh

15 May 2026 | 12:55 PM

Kolkata, May 15 (UNI)Former Bengal minister Rathin Ghosh of the food and supplies department is being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the ration and public distribution scheme scam.

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Bihar aims to increase green cover to 17pc

15 May 2026 | 12:19 PM

Patna, May 15 (UNI) Bihar Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Ramchandra Prasad has said that the state government has set a target to increase green cover to 17 percent in the coming years.

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