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Mamata slams BJP over deportation of Bengali speakers, cites Maha incident

Mamata slams BJP over deportation of Bengali speakers, cites Maha incident

Kolkata, June 16 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a scathing attack on the BJP in the Assembly, alleging that Bengali-speaking Indians were being wrongfully branded as illegal immigrants and deported.

She cited a recent incident in Maharashtra where three migrant workers from West Bengal were sent to Bangladesh allegedly for speaking Bengali.

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Bangladeshi couple arrested for entering Meghalaya illegally

08 Jul 2025 | 10:07 PM

Shillong, July 8 (UNI) Meghalaya Police tonight arrested a Bangladeshi couple for entering Meghalaya without valid travelling documents.

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Arunachal: Nadi Utsav launched to restore riverine biodiversity

08 Jul 2025 | 10:04 PM

Itanagar, July 8 (UNI) In a significant step towards conservation of aquatic life and river ecosystems, Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein today launched the Nadi Utsav 2025 at Namsai, redefining the traditional river festival by replacing fishing activities with the release of fingerlings into local rivers.

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Odisha to requisition RBI officials to assess Lord Jagannath’s wealth: Law Minister

08 Jul 2025 | 9:54 PM

Puri, July 8 (UNI) The Odisha government will requisition officers from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to assess and enumerate the total wealth and ornaments of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, State Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said today.

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BJP Government will play a long innings in Odisha: Manmohan Samal

08 Jul 2025 | 9:50 PM

Bhubaneswar, July 8 (UNI) Manmohan Samal, who was re-elected as the President of the BJP’s Odisha unit for the second consecutive term, today said that the BJP government in Odisha is set
to play a “long innings.”
Addressing a felicitation ceremony held at the party office here, Samal said the BJP government will remain strong and active through 2036 and even 2047.

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SJTA urges police action against servitors for carrying mobile phones on chariots

08 Jul 2025 | 9:43 PM

Puri, July 8 (UNI) The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has urged the police to take legal action against servitors who violated orders by carrying mobile phones onto the chariots during the Puri Rath Yatra.

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