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NEHU contributes to India's semiconductor mission with indigenous chip to protect tea gardens

15 Dec 2025 | 5:18 PM

Shillong, Dec 15 (UNI) In a significant step towards indigenous innovation under the India Semiconductor Mission, the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Meghalaya, has developed an innovative indigenous semiconductor chip aimed at repelling the Red Spider Mite (RMS) one of the most destructive pests affecting tea gardens across the Northeast and other tea-growing regions of India, an official said on Monday.

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BJP appoints Sanjay Saraogi as Bihar state president of party

15 Dec 2025 | 5:07 PM

Patna, Dec 15 ( UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday appointed MLA Sanjay Saraogi and former Bihar Minister as the new BJP Bihar state president.

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Meghalaya : KSU urges pollution control board to recall public hearing notice for setting up of cement plant

15 Dec 2025 | 4:56 PM

Shillong, Dec 15 (UNI) The Khasi Students’ union (KSU) has asked the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) to immediately recall and withdraw the notice for public hearing scheduled to be held on December 19 on the proposed establishment of a cement plant at Daistong village in East Jaintia Hills district.

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Farmers unearth 179 bullets from rat holes in Salboni

15 Dec 2025 | 4:34 PM

Kolkata, Dec 15 (UNI) About 179 bullets, both shorter and SLR, were unearthed in the erstwhile Maoists bastion at Salboni in West Medinipur when some local farmers were digging earth to close the pockets of ratholes prompting to local authority to dispatch police forces to seize the ammunition.

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MLA Saryu Rai inspected gas-affected areas of Kendua Dih

15 Dec 2025 | 4:12 PM

Dhanbad, Dec 15 (UNI) Jharkhand MLA Saryu Rai visited the gas-affected areas of Kendua Dih on Monday and assessed the situation on the ground.

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Mamata pays homage to Vallabhbhai Patel on his 75th death anniversary

15 Dec 2025 | 3:28 PM

Kolkata, Dec 15 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday paid tribute to 'Iron Man of India' Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 75th death anniversary.

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Senior Odisha Congress leader Mohammed Moquim expelled from Party

15 Dec 2025 | 2:51 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and former Cuttack-Barabati MLA Mohammed Moquim, who recently stirred controversy by questioning the leadership of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das, has been expelled from the primary membership of the Congress party.

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Special Intensive Revision flags over one-third electors for deletion in 10 border districts

15 Dec 2025 | 2:27 PM

Kolkata, Dec 15 (UNI) In a significant development, 10 of West Bengal’s 23 districts that share international borders account for more than one-third of the total proposed deletions in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, highlighting longstanding concerns over porous borders and potential infiltration in these regions.

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Suvendu Adhikari moves Calcutta High Court; challenges Mamata’s Yuva Bharati probe panel

15 Dec 2025 | 2:07 PM

Kolkata, Dec 15 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday moved the Calcutta High Court challenging the authority and competence of the state government appointed committee probing the fiasco at Yuva Bharati Krirangan during Lionel Messi's event on last Saturday.
Altogether two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) were filed before the High Court questioning the validity of the committee constituted by the Mamata Banerjee-led government.

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Odisha increases stipends for PG students in Ayurvedic & Homeopathic colleges

15 Dec 2025 | 1:38 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday approved a substantial increase in stipends for postgraduate (PG) students studying in Government Ayurvedic and Homeopathic Medical Colleges across the state.
The decision has been taken to encourage students pursuing higher education in Ayurvedic and Homeopathic medicine.

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Global visa application centre to be established in Bhubaneswar

15 Dec 2025 | 1:25 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 (UNI) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the establishment of a Global Visa Application Centre in Bhubaneswar.

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Pradyot Debbarman slams Tripura CM’s opposition to Roman script for Kokborok

15 Dec 2025 | 1:01 PM

Agartala, Dec 15 (UNI) BJP’s partner in the Tripura government, TIPRA Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarman, expressed his displeasure over a recent statement of Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha opposing Roman script for Kokborok (tribal language). .

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Tripura becomes 2nd in energy conservation initiative

15 Dec 2025 | 12:20 PM

Agartala, Dec 15 (UNI) Tripura has secured its position on the national energy map by achieving a significant milestone in energy conservation and efficiency, as Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) has been nationally recognised for its consistent performance in sustainable power management.

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Three militants arrested in separate incidents in Manipur

15 Dec 2025 | 11:41 AM

Imphal, Dec 15 (UNI) Security forces apprehended three militants in three separate operations on Sunday, officials said.

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Polling for Arunachal rural and civic bodies underway amid tight security

15 Dec 2025 | 8:33 AM

Itanagar, Dec 15 (UNI) Polling for the general elections to the Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) and two municipal bodies in Arunachal Pradesh began on Monday amid tight security arrangements.

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