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Temperatures dip further in Bengal as northerly winds strengthen

08 Dec 2025 | 4:53 PM

Kolkata, Dec 8 (UNI)With no new low-pressure system or cyclonic circulation forming over the Bay of Bengal and the free entry of northerly winds into West Bengal, winter conditions continue to strengthen across the state.

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North Koel Reservoir Project: Progress in pole & transformer shifting

08 Dec 2025 | 4:24 PM

Patna, Dec 8 (UNI) Bihar Government on Monday emphasised the need to further accelerate work on the major North Koel Reservoir irrigation project estimated to cost Rs 1,367.61 crore.

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Five more observers deployed in Bengal as EC tightens scrutiny of special summary revision

08 Dec 2025 | 3:13 PM

Kolkata, Dec 8 (UNI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has deployed five additional observers to West Bengal to intensify monitoring of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls.

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Mamata blames centre for Indigo disruptions, demands relief measures for stranded flyers

08 Dec 2025 | 3:07 PM

Kolkata, Dec 8 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Central government over the ongoing Indigo flight disruptions, accusing it of enforcing new aviation rules without any contingency planning and pushing thousands of passengers into chaos.

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Assam Cabinet makes state history, geography mandatory in schools

08 Dec 2025 | 3:06 PM

Guwahati, Dec 8 (UNI) Assam’s history and geography will soon be compulsory for Class VI, VII and VIII in Assam.

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Mamata blames centre for Indigo disruptions, demands relief measures for stranded flyers

08 Dec 2025 | 3:03 PM

Kolkata, Dec 8 (UNI)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Central government over the ongoing Indigo flight disruptions which has thousands of flights cancelled over the last seven days, accusing it of enforcing new aviation rules without any contingency planning and pushing thousands of passengers into chaos.

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Tripura BJP threatens to launch a movement against Congress MLA’s threat to BLOs

08 Dec 2025 | 2:27 PM

Agartala, Dec 8 (UNI) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura strongly criticised the opposition Congress party following a warning issued by Congress Working Committee member Sudip Roy Barman to Booth Level Officers (BLO) regarding the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll.

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Bodies of three youth who died in Goa Nightclub fire arrive in Ranchi

08 Dec 2025 | 2:13 PM

Ranchi, Dec 8 (UNI) The bodies of three youths from Jharkhand, who died in a devastating fire caused by a cylinder explosion at a Goa nightclub, arrived at Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi on Monday.

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Security agencies seize brown sugar worth Rs 10 crore at Indo-Bangla border

08 Dec 2025 | 1:34 PM

Kolkata, Dec 8 (UNI) Alert security agencies, including the BSF, guarding the Indo-Bangla border, have seized contraband brown sugar, worth over Rs 10 crore, seized more than Rs 10,000 Indian fake currencies, and arrested two suspects in separate raids from West Bengal's Malda district border, official sources said on Monday.

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Yellow alert issued in 11 districts, Gumla coldest at 3.5°C

08 Dec 2025 | 1:32 PM

Ranchi, 08 Dec (UNI) The cold wave has tightened its grip across Jharkhand, with temperatures dipping steadily and icy winds in the mornings and evenings adding to the winter chill.

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Keonjhar to become Odisha’s third steel city: CM Majhi

08 Dec 2025 | 1:22 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 8 (UNI) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced that Keonjhar will become the third steel city of Odisha, with a mega steel plant to be established on the lines of Rourkela and Kalinganagar in Jajpur.

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Theft reported at Maa Durga Temple in Ranchi

08 Dec 2025 | 1:21 PM

Ranchi, Dec 8 (UNI) A theft has been reported at the Maa Durga Temple located under Daladali OP here, where miscreants targeted the idol of the deity late last night.

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GELS 2025 concludes with Puri Declaration and four MoUs to boost India’s clean energy transition

08 Dec 2025 | 12:31 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 8 (UNI) The Global Energy Leaders’ Summit (GELS 2025) concluded in Puri on Sunday with the presentation of the Puri Declaration and the signing of four strategic Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening India’s clean-energy transition.
Designed as India’s first COP-style interstate coordination platform, the summit laid the foundation for long-term cooperation to steer the country’s energy sector toward a clean, resilient, and innovation-driven future.

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Three killed after car plunges into gorge at Sitong in Kurseong

08 Dec 2025 | 12:23 PM

Siliguri, Dec 8 (UNI) Three people were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge at Sitong in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district on Sunday night, official sources said on Monday.

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Manipur security forces intensify crackdown on drugs, illegal weapons

08 Dec 2025 | 12:05 PM

Imphal, Dec 8 (UNI) In a renewed push against the drug menace in Manipur, Security Forces have intensified intelligence-based operations across the state, leading to large-scale destruction of poppy cultivation, arrests linked to extortion and criminal activities, and recovery of weapons from various locations.

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