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Amit Shah launches nationwide campaign to mark 150 years of 'Vande Mataram'

Patna, Nov 7 (UNI) Home Minister Amit Shah launched a national campaign to mark the 150th anniversary of the composition of the national song 'Vande Mataram' at a function held at the BJP state headquarters in Patna on Friday. To mark the occasion, BJP leaders sang its complete version together.
The BJP is celebrating the event through grand programmes, recognising 'Vande Mataram' as a symbol of national spirit, the history of independence, and cultural unity.
Amit Shah also led BJP leaders in taking an oath from the 'Swadeshi Sankalp Patra'.
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Operation Dharapagad: Odisha Police crack down on illegal drug trade

16 Dec 2025 | 1:51 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (UNI) The Odisha Police have launched a special statewide drive titled “Operation Dharapagad” to curb illegal drug trafficking and make the state drug-free.
The operation, conducted over the past few days, has resulted in the arrest of 40 accused persons and the seizure of narcotic drugs worth over Rs. 10 crore.

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Two killed, six injured in major fire at Dhanbad residence

16 Dec 2025 | 1:38 PM

Dhanbad, Dec 16 (UNI): Two persons were killed and six others sustained severe burn injuries after a massive fire broke out at a residential building in the Saraiyadhela police station area of Dhanbad late on Monday night. The incident occurred at Chintamani Niwas in Vikas Nagar, where around 15 family members were present at the time.

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Forces foil 'rail roko' called by Kamatapur outfit demanding separate state

16 Dec 2025 | 1:35 PM

Siliguri, Dec 16 (UNI) Security forces in a joint action on Tuesday foiled the proposed indefinite 'rail roko' (rail blockade) protest in parts of north Bengal and neighbouring Assam called by the Kamatapur State Demand Council (KSDC) pressing for a separate Kamatapur state and Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the community and recognition of their language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution.

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Major arms cache seized, insurgents and drug trafficker arrested in Manipur

16 Dec 2025 | 12:41 PM

Imphal, Dec 16 (UNI) Security Forces have intensified counter-insurgency and anti-crime operations across Manipur, leading to the recovery of a large cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives from multiple locations, and the arrest of active cadres of banned outfits and a drug trafficker on Monday.

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Bengal draft voter list out today; Over 58 lakh names marked for deletion after SIR

16 Dec 2025 | 12:28 PM

Kolkata, Dec 16 (UNI) The Election Commission will place the draft electoral rolls of West Bengal in the public domain Tuesday, ending the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise carried out ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.

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