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Bihar CM announces education reforms, AI-based assessment and 1,001 model schools

09 Aug 2026 | 7:23 PM

Patna, Aug 9 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday announced a series of measures to strengthen the state's education system, with emphasis on quality, student welfare, transparent examinations and the use of technology and artificial intelligence.

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Serving devotees is true worship of Lord Shiva:Nityanand Rai

09 Aug 2026 | 7:20 PM

Banka, Aug 9 (UNI) union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai Sunday said that Shravan Mela was not merely a festival of faith and devotion, but also an occasion to demonstrate service, dedication and social participation.

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Jharkhand Governor accepts resignation of three JPSC members

09 Aug 2026 | 7:03 PM

Ranchi, Aug 9 (UNI) Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Sunday accepted the resignations of three members of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC), following a recommendation from the state government.

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Bihar CM takes strict stand on exam paper leaks, pushes education reforms

09 Aug 2026 | 6:57 PM

Patna, Aug 9 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced strict stance against paper leaks in examinations, saying the government is working to make the examination system “leak-proof” and that those responsible will face stringent action.

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Bihar CM announces major awareness drive to promote Organ Donation

09 Aug 2026 | 6:47 PM

Patna, Aug 9 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday announced a comprehensive statewide campaign to raise awareness about organ and eye donation, stressing the need to create a culture of donation among people well before the time of death.

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Bengal: Govt reaches out to Tatas again for industrialisation in state

09 Aug 2026 | 6:26 PM

Kolkata, Aug 9 (UNI) The West Bengal government has begun fresh efforts to revive industrialisation in Singur, which has remained without major industry or cultivation for nearly 15 years, with Industry and Commerce Minister Tapas Roy saying today that the state has resumed contact with the Tata Group to explore investment opportunities in the state.

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Delhi BJP launches cleanliness drives, tribute ceremonies at martyrs’ memorials ahead of 80th Independence Day

09 Aug 2026 | 5:58 PM

New Delhi, Aug 9 (UNI) The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun a week-long programme to commemorate India’s 80th Independence Day, with party leaders and workers carrying out cleanliness drives at martyrs’ memorials and paying floral tributes to freedom fighters and national heroes across the capital.

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Agnimitra Paul condemns attack on Mamata Banerjee’s convoy, warns of action

09 Aug 2026 | 5:47 PM

Kolkata, Aug 9 (UNI): West Bengal Urban Development Minister Agnimitra Paul strongly condemned the protest against former chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s convoy in Halisahar, where mud, shoes and bricks were allegedly thrown at her vehicle on Sunday.

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Bengal govt honours 325 Emergency-era ‘Loktantra Senanis’, announces monthly allowance

09 Aug 2026 | 5:45 PM

Kolkata, Aug 9 (UNI) The West Bengal government honoured 325 people who were jailed for opposing the Emergency imposed in 1975, with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announcing a monthly allowance of Rs 10,000 and a host of other benefits for them.

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CM Khemchand Singh calls for unity, peace in Manipur during Har Ghar Tiranga Yatra

09 Aug 2026 | 5:32 PM

Imphal, Aug 9 (UNI) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh today called for unity among all communities in the state and urged people to work collectively for peace and development.

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West Bengal STF seizes 15 firearms, 56 cartridges in midnight raid at abandoned ECL quarter in West Burdwan

09 Aug 2026 | 5:22 PM

Asansol, Aug 9 (UNI) The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) achieved a major breakthrough in its ongoing crackdown on illegal weapons, seizing a massive cache of arms and ammunition from an abandoned colliery quarter of ECL near Padmvati Temple in Parascole in Andal Police Station area of West Burdwan during an overnight raid.

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Guv, CM launch ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign in Arunachal Pradesh

09 Aug 2026 | 5:20 PM

Itanagar, Aug 9 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen (Retd) KT Parnaik, along with Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, on Sunday launched the statewide ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign at the Golden Jubilee State Banquet Hall, Niti Vihar, here.
The launch coincided with August Kranti Diwas, commemorating the launch of the Quit India Movement by Mahatma Gandhi on August 9, 1942.

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Indigenous midwives’ role in health, culture and environment highlighted in Manipur event

09 Aug 2026 | 5:08 PM

Imphal, Aug 9 (UNI) The indispensable role of Indigenous midwives and traditional caregivers in safeguarding maternal health, cultural knowledge and the environment was highlighted at an observance of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2026 in Imphal on Sunday.

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JMM-Congress playing politics with students, says BJP's Aditya Sahu

09 Aug 2026 | 4:50 PM

Ranchi, Aug 9 (UNI) BJP Jharkhand president Aditya Sahu on Sunday accused the JMM-Congress government of "playing politics" with the ongoing student agitation over alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment examinations and demanded a CBI probe into the matter.

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JPSC talks: Jharkhand govt offers 3 exam cancellations, students remain unconvinced

09 Aug 2026 | 4:49 PM

Ranchi, Aug 9 (UNI) The second round of talks between the Jharkhand government and the JPSC JSSC Reform Manch, which is leading the students' agitation over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, ended today with the government offering a series of measures, including cancellation of three examinations, an ED probe into alleged financial transactions and an investigation into examinations conducted by TDPL.

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