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BJD calls Balasore Bandh on July 16 over FM College Student Soumyashree’s Death

15 Jul 2025 | 6:39 PM

Balasore, July 15 (UNI) The Balasore district unit of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has called for a Balasore bandh from 6 AM to 2 PM on July 16 in protest against the tragic death of 20-year-old Soumyashree Bisi, a student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College.

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Special revenue camps in all 12 Anchals of Chatra from July 16

15 Jul 2025 | 6:34 PM

Chatra, July 15 (UNI) Chatra district administration will organise special revenue camps across all 12 anchals in two phases starting July 16, aimed at providing doorstep revenue services and fast-tracking pending land-related cases.

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Governor Gangwar urges graduates to embrace responsibility at Marwari College convocation

15 Jul 2025 | 6:28 PM

Ranchi, 15 July (UNI) Jharkhand Governor and Chancellor of State Universities, Santosh Kumar Gangwar today addressed the fifth graduation ceremony of Marwari College, here, urging students to view their academic degrees not merely as qualifications but as the beginning of lifelong responsibility.

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MoE asks Meghalaya govt to provide land for expansion of NERIE infrastructure

15 Jul 2025 | 6:19 PM

Shillong, July 15 (UNI) The Union Ministry of Education (MoE) has asked the Meghalaya government to provide land for the expansion of North East Regional Institute of Education (NERIE) infrastructure in the state.

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JMM accuses BJP of misleading public, defends Hemant Govt’s development record

15 Jul 2025 | 6:13 PM

Ranchi, July 15 (UNI) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) today accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of running a campaign of misinformation against the Hemant Soren-led government and alleged that the party was attempting to mislead the public for political gain.

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President Murmu cautions against misuse of advanced technologies

President Murmu cautions against misuse of advanced technologies

15 Jul 2025 | 4:20 PM

Cuttack, July 15 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu today emphasized the need for caution in the use of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, 3D Printing, and Cloud Computing.

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Nitish announces Rs 4 lakh compensation to kin of three students who drowned in Gayaji

15 Jul 2025 | 4:05 PM

Patna, July 15 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced compensation of Rs 4 lakh each to the kin of the three students who drowned while bathing in a pond in Gayaji .

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Odisha’s Bhitarkanika national park records rise in estuarine croc nesting sites

15 Jul 2025 | 4:03 PM

Bhubaneswar, July 15 (UNI) A total of 116 nesting sites of endangered estuarine crocodiles were spotted by wildlife staff at the marshy wetland sites of Odisha’s Bhitarkanika national park, thus re-establishing Bhitarkanika as the largest habitat of these animals, officials said on Tuesday.

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Monsoon session of Jharkhand Assembly to commence August 1; itinerary spans seven days

15 Jul 2025 | 4:01 PM

Ranchi, July 15 (UNI) The Monsoon Session of the sixth Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is scheduled to begin on August 1 and will continue till August 7, as per the provisional itinerary released by the Assembly Secretariat.

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Villagers seeks Meghalaya CM's intervention on Airtel poor connectivity

15 Jul 2025 | 3:44 PM

Shillong, July 15 (UNI) Villagers residing in more than five dozen villages along the northern periphery of Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya on Tuesday sought the intervention of Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on the extremely poor mobile network services provided by Bharti Airtel.

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Assam reclaims over 12,000 hectares of Land in 4-year drive, CM vows to free ‘every inch’

15 Jul 2025 | 3:41 PM

Guwahati, July 15 (UNI) The Assam government has freed more than 12,000 hectares of land from illegal encroachment over the past four years.

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Aurobindo Pharma to manufacture long-acting HIV treatment for global markets

15 Jul 2025 | 3:34 PM

Hyderabad, July 15 (UNI) Aurobindo Pharma has been selected as one of the generic manufacturers under the expanded voluntary licensing agreement between the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and ViiV Healthcare.

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Enumerators find 116 crocodile nests in Bhitarkanika National Park

15 Jul 2025 | 3:28 PM

Kendrapara, July 15 (UNI) A total of 116 nests of Estuarine crocodiles have been spotted across five wildlife and forest ranges under Bhitarkanika National Park.

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Body of ICICI Lombard Manager Abhishek Varun found in well

15 Jul 2025 | 3:17 PM

Patna, July 15 (UNI) Body of ICICI Lombard Manager Abhishek Varun was recovered from a well in the Beur police station area here today.

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Pair of endangered wild dogs sighted in Odisha forest

15 Jul 2025 | 3:08 PM

Bhubaneshwar, July 15 (UNI) Authorities in Odisha’s Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary have sighted a pair of endangered wild dogs amid a dwindling population of these schedule-1 protected animals.

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