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Tripura’s women empowerment policy has yielded good results: MP

Tripura’s women empowerment policy has yielded good results: MP

17 May 2025 | 1:25 PM

Agartala, May 17 (UNI) Lok Sabha MP and former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kr Deb on Saturday claimed that the policy for women empowerment, launched in 2022 during his tenure as CM, has been yielding good results. Tripura has been offering concessions on land registration in women’s names, providing ration shops to women, and easier access to loans for women.

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Sukanta congratulates Ramabhadracharya & Gulzar on being conferred Jnanpith Award

Sukanta congratulates Ramabhadracharya & Gulzar on being conferred Jnanpith Award

17 May 2025 | 1:15 PM

Kolkata, May 17 (UNI) Union minister of state for education Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday congratulated sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Acharya Ramabhadracharya and famous poet-lyricist Gulzar (Sampooran Singh Kalra) on being conferred the 58th Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour in India.

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India will never compromise in the face of terrorism: Scindia

India will never compromise in the face of terrorism: Scindia

17 May 2025 | 12:46 PM

Itanagar, May 17 (UNI) Union Minister for DoNER and Telecommunications Jyotiraditya M Scindia has reaffirmed India’s firm stance against terrorism, asserting that the country will never compromise in its fight against it.

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Sukanta thanks Rly Min for augmenting coaches of Hwh-Puri Vande Bharat

Sukanta thanks Rly Min for augmenting coaches of Hwh-Puri Vande Bharat

17 May 2025 | 11:48 AM

Kolkata, May 17 (UNI) Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday thanked Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for augmenting four more coaches to 20 to the existing Howrah-Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat to accommodate more passengers.

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Eight militants including Myanmar outfit nabbed in Manipur

Eight militants including Myanmar outfit nabbed in Manipur

17 May 2025 | 10:34 AM

Imphal, May 17 (UNI) Eight militants were apprehended by police and security personnel in different operations during the last 24 hours.

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Suvendu lauds Bengal CEO's action against poll official

Suvendu lauds Bengal CEO's action against poll official

17 May 2025 | 10:28 AM

Kolkata, May 17 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has welcomed the state chief electoral officer's action suspending an assistant system manager for alleged misconduct in the disposal of electoral forms of the Kakdwip Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas.

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Manipur prepares for Shirui festival

Manipur prepares for Shirui festival

17 May 2025 | 8:21 AM

Imphal, May 17 (UNI) Manipur is all set to organise the Shirui Lily festival after a gap of two years from May 20-24.

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Bengal official suspended over electoral misconduct

17 May 2025 | 12:28 AM

Kolkata, May 16 (UNI) In a significant development, Arun Gorain, the Assistant System Manager (ASM) of Kakdwip Subdivision, was suspended on Friday for alleged gross misconduct in connection with the disposal of electoral forms in the Kakdwip Assembly Constituency of West Bengal.

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ED says UK High Court once again has refused bail to fugitive Nirav Modi

17 May 2025 | 12:12 AM

Kolkata, May 16 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday informed that the UK High Court has once again refused bail to Nirav Modi, the alleged mastermind of USD 1 billion fraud against Punjab National Bank (PNB), hearing his 4th bail application on Thursday ( May 15 ).

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Tiranga Yatra held in Shillong to salute Indian armed forces

16 May 2025 | 11:15 PM

Shillong, May 16 (UNI) Tiranga Yatra was held in here in Meghalaya on Friday to honour and express solidarity with armed forces who defended the nation during the recent hostilities with Pakistan.

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Cancer Care and Research Society to be constituted in Bihar : Minister

16 May 2025 | 10:06 PM

Patna, May 16 (UNI) Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Friday said that the state government had decided to constitute the Cancer Care and Research Society, which would immensely help in the treatment of cancer patients in Bihar.

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Congress suffers heavy losses where Rahul visits: Sahni

16 May 2025 | 9:43 PM

Patna, May 16 (UNI) Bihar Social Welfare Minister and senior JD(U) leader Madan Sahni said that Congress had suffered heavy losses where party leader Rahul Gandhi visited.

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Tripura moves AI integration in administration

16 May 2025 | 9:28 PM

Agartala, May 16 (UNI) In a decisive move to modernize public administration, Tripura government has begun integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its governance framework, aiming to enhance transparency, efficiency, and citizen service delivery.

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Odisha Vigilance apprehends Khandapada NAC Executive Officer for accepting Rs 20k Bribe

16 May 2025 | 9:27 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 16 (UNI) Niranjan Dhal, Executive Officer of Khandapada NAC, was apprehended by Odisha Vigilance on Friday while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 20,000 from a contractor.

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Young Mizo Association provides Rs 5.11 lakh aid to fire-affected Mizos in Bangladesh

16 May 2025 | 9:03 PM

Aizawl, May 16 (UNI) The Young Mizo Association (YMA) Central Committee has extended humanitarian aid amounting to Rs 5.11 lakh to 18 ethnic Mizo families from Mahmuam village in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts, whose homes were destroyed by a fire on February 24, 2025.

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