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Jharkhand: CM Hemant Soren & MLA Kalpana Soren attend 556th Prakash Utsav

Ranchi, Nov 5 (UNI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and MLA Kalpana Soren on Wednesday attended the 556th Prakash Utsav held at Guru Nanak School, P.P. Compound, here, on the auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti.
At the event, the Chief Minister paid obeisance before the Guru Granth Sahib and prayed for the peace, prosperity, and well-being of all the people of Jharkhand.
Extending his greetings, he conveyed heartfelt wishes to the Sikh community and the people of the state on the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Prakash Parv and Kartik Purnima.
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16 Dec 2025 | 2:31 PM

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Road blockade in Bokaro against murder

16 Dec 2025 | 2:23 PM

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Vedanta Aluminium installs 1,700 solar lights in mining regions in Odisha

16 Dec 2025 | 2:10 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (UNI) Vedanta Aluminium has expanded its community-focused energy conservation initiatives across Odisha by installing 1,700 solar lights.
These include 1,280 household solar lights in Lanjigarh and 421 solar streetlights across key mining regions.

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Meghalaya : NEHU stakeholders demand pro VC's resignation

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EC publishes draft electoral roll in Bengal after SIR, voters asked to verify names

16 Dec 2025 | 1:51 PM

Kolkata, Dec 16 (UNI) The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday published the draft electoral roll for West Bengal following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), marking a crucial step ahead of the 2025 Assembly elections. .

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