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Haryana executive ready, awaits high command nod; focus shifts to rebuilding lost turf: BJP chief Archana Gupta

19 Jul 2026 | 2:13 PM

Panchkula, July 19 (UNI) Haryana BJP president Dr. Archana Gupta has said the party's much-awaited state executive is ready and will be announced as soon as it receives approval from the party high command, signalling the next phase of the BJP's organisational revamp ahead of future electoral battles.

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Haryana: Hisar studio owner held for allegedly installing hidden cameras in changing room; probe privacy breach

19 Jul 2026 | 2:06 PM

Panchkula, Jul 19 (UNI) In a significant action against crimes targeting women's privacy, Haryana Police has arrested a studio owner from Hisar, accused of allegedly installing hidden cameras inside a changing room of his photography studio after luring a woman through Instagram on the pretext of a photoshoot collaboration.

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Turk's tyranny will no longer prevail; in Sambhal, only what the Harihar Mandir decrees will happen: CM Yogi

19 Jul 2026 | 1:30 PM

Sambhal, Jul 19 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, "Every person living in India must respect its culture and traditions. Those who still consider themselves descendants of Babur today should understand that the New India will neither live with nor accept a slave mentality. The double-engine government will not spare, at any cost, those who play with the safety of our sisters and daughters. The Turk's tyranny will no longer prevail. In Sambhal, only what the Harihar Mandir decrees will happen." .

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J&K: Police, SDRF rescue 3 people stranded in River Tawi in Jammu

19 Jul 2026 | 1:26 PM

Jammu, July 19 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), in a swift and coordinated rescue operation, rescued three children stranded in the River Tawi following a sudden rise in the water level near Peer Kho Temple here.

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Owaisi to have alliance in UP assembly polls

19 Jul 2026 | 1:22 PM

Saharanpur, Jul 19 (UNI) AIMIM National President Asaduddin Owaisi has again offered the secular parties to unite against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls to prevent it from coming to power for the third time.

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J&K: 10 people reportedly killed, several missing, houses damaged in flash floods in Rajouri, Poonch districts

19 Jul 2026 | 12:58 PM

Jammu, Jul 19 (UNI) At least 10 people were reportedly killed, several went missing, while houses and properties have been damaged in flash floods triggered due to heavy rains in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Haryana declares large area around Gharaunda as urban area to regulate future development

19 Jul 2026 | 11:43 AM

Panchkula, July 19 (UNI) In a significant urban planning decision, the Haryana Government has declared a large area surrounding Gharaunda in Karnal district as an Urban Area under the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975, bringing the notified region within the ambit of the State's statutory planning framework for future development.

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“Yogi govt’s ‘Promise vs Delivery’ model defines UP’s development journey”: Dr Rajeshwar Singh

19 Jul 2026 | 11:34 AM

Lucknow, July 19 (UNI) BJP MLA Dr. Rajeshwar Singh has welcomed the inauguration of the newly constructed Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority building at Gomti Nagar Extension, built at a cost of Rs 66.40 crore on Sunday.

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Haryana notifies five schemes to build scientific vehicle scrappage ecosystem

19 Jul 2026 | 11:19 AM

Panchkula, July 19 (UNI) The Haryana government has operationalised a comprehensive incentive framework to develop the state as a hub for environmentally sustainable vehicle recycling, with the Industries and Commerce Department notifying five implementation schemes under the Haryana Registered Vehicle Scrappage & Recycling Facility (RVSF) Incentive Policy.

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Body of 30-year-old man found in roadside bushes in Sangrur

19 Jul 2026 | 12:22 AM

Sangrur (Punjab), Jul 18 (UNI) The body of a 30-year-old man was found in roadside bushes near Bishanpura village in Sangrur district on Saturday, prompting police to investigate whether the death was the result of an accident, homicide or natural causes.

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Previous govts would have shut down Uttar Pradesh's sugar industry by now had they still been in power: CM Yogi

19 Jul 2026 | 12:13 AM

Amroha, Jul 18 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today targeted the previous governments over lack of initiatives for development, industrial investment and payments to sugarcane farmers.

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Cyber fraud crackdown: Faridabad arrests six in three cases; Panchkula acts against suspects in crypto and investment scams

18 Jul 2026 | 11:48 PM

Panchkula, July 18 (UNI) Police in Faridabad and Panchkula have reported arrests in separate cyber-fraud cases involving alleged loan scams, hacked phones, malicious APK files, fake cryptocurrency platforms and fraudulent investment applications.
In Faridabad, the Cyber Crime Police Station, Ballabgarh, arrested six people in three cases, police said. Two men - Navneet Kumar Singh and Nitesh Kumar - were arrested in a case in which a Sector 11 resident was allegedly cheated of Rs 4.45 lakh on the pretext of arranging a bank loan.

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Four held within 24 hours in Panchkula stabbing death; police cite two-year-old dispute as motive

18 Jul 2026 | 11:35 PM

Panchkula, July 18 (UNI) Panchkula Police have arrested four men within 24 hours in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old youth and injuries to his two friends in the Mansa Devi area, officials said on Saturday.
Police said the alleged attack stemmed from a dispute that began around two years ago over a comment related to body building by consuming protein powder.

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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta participated in the Ganga Aarti in Kashi with her family.

18 Jul 2026 | 10:58 PM

Varanasi, July 18 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta participated in the revered Ganga Aarti held at Dashashwamedh Ghat in the holy city of Kashi on Saturday evening.

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Every tree to be geo-tagged, accountability fixed; Haryana CM orders tough action against illegal felling

18 Jul 2026 | 10:57 PM

Chandigarh, Jul 18 (UNI) In a major push towards strengthening Haryana's green cover, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday directed the Forest Department to ensure that every tree planted in the state is geo-tagged, digitally monitored and assigned a designated authority responsible for its upkeep.

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