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Complaint filed seeking withdrawal of former Chief Secretary’s Re-employment as HPSEBL chairman

09 Nov 2025 | 3:55 AM

Shimla, Nov 8 (UNI) The re-employment of former Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena as Chairman of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) has come under scrutiny after a complaint alleged violations of High Court orders and central government guidelines.

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HPSEBL encouraging installation of rooftop solar energy plants

09 Nov 2025 | 3:38 AM

Solan,, Nov 8 (UNI) Aiming at achieving the target of making this tiny hill state a ' Green energy state, ' the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited claimed to have been making efforts in implementing the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Ghar Yojana to facilitate the consumers,
The initiative will prove to be another major step towards establishing the hilly state of Himachal as a completely green energy state.

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Man wanted in brutal beheading case arrested after 16 years

09 Nov 2025 | 3:14 AM

New Delhi, Nov 8 (UNI) Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has arrested a man who had been on the run for over 16 years in connection with a gruesome murder and beheading case registered at Bindapur police station in 2009, an official said today.

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Over fifty lakh voters in UP suspected to have names registered at more than one polling station

09 Nov 2025 | 12:33 AM

Lucknow, Nov 8 (UNI) The revision of the voter list, comprising 12 crore voters, for the 2026 Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh is proving to be a difficult task for the State Election Commission.

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Uttar Pradesh Congress MLA Aradhana Mishra accuses BJP, Election Commission of “Nationwide Vote Theft”

09 Nov 2025 | 12:23 AM

Lucknow, Nov 8, (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Congress Legislature Party leader Aradhana Mishra ‘Mona’ on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging a “systematic theft of votes” across the country. Addressing a press conference at the UP Congress headquarters, Mishra said the Congress’ “Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod” (Leave the Chair, Vote Thieves) campaign initiated after Rahul Gandhi’s August 7 press conference had been successfully completed across all districts of Uttar Pradesh.

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AK-47 rifle seized from doctor's locker in Anantnag

08 Nov 2025 | 10:55 PM

Srinagar, Nov 8 (UNI) J&K police have recovered an AK-47 rifle from a medical facility in south Kashmir's Anantnag district after the arrest of two doctors from outside union territory, top officials said.

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Authentic voter list is foundation of strong democracy: Dharampal Singh

08 Nov 2025 | 10:26 PM

Lucknow, Nov 8 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh unit General Secretary (Organisation) of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Dharampal Singh on Saturday said that an authentic voter list is the foundation of a strong democracy.

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Himachal’s first modern city to be developed at Lanj: Kewal Singh Pathania

08 Nov 2025 | 10:24 PM

Dharamshala, Nov 8 (UNI) The Himachal Pradesh government is planning to develop the state’s first ultra-modern and well-organized city in Kangra district, modeled on the lines of Chandigarh. The city will be equipped with all modern amenities and is expected to become a milestone in the state’s economic, social and industrial growth.

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Neglected regions received their due under Modi: Jitendra

08 Nov 2025 | 10:22 PM

Jammu, Nov 8 (UNI) union Minister and senior BJP leader Dr Jitendra Singh today said that the earlier governments and the elected representatives from far-flung areas like Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir, had not only deliberately neglected the region, but also consciously exercised discrimination as a part of appeasement policy to keep a certain vote bank in good humour.

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Jay Prakash Singh returns to BSP, appointed in-charge of Odisha and West Bengal

08 Nov 2025 | 10:21 PM

Lucknow, Nov 8 (UNI) In a significant political development, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has begun a renewed effort to strengthen her party by bringing back influential former leaders. As part of this strategy, former senior BSP leader Jay Prakash Singh has rejoined the party, sources confirmed on Saturday.

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Man flees from district court after being sentenced for death of wife, daughters

08 Nov 2025 | 9:54 PM

Fatehpur, Nov 8 (UNI) A man accused in the death of his wife and daughters today fled after being sentenced by a court in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh, police sources said.

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PDP set the stage for J&K's downfall long before 2019: Omar Abdullah

08 Nov 2025 | 9:50 PM

Srinagar, Nov 8 (UNI) Chief Minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Saturday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of initiating the destruction of Jammu and Kashmir even before the revocation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019.

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Muzaffarnagar: College student severely injured after self-immolation bid

08 Nov 2025 | 9:14 PM

Muzaffarnagar, Nov 08 (UNI) A second-year undergraduate student of DAV PG College, Budhana, in Muzaffarnagar district, suffered serious burn injuries on Saturday after reportedly attempting to self immolate inside the college campus.

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UP Cong MLA Aradhana Mishra accuses BJP, EC of 'Nationwide Vote Theft'

08 Nov 2025 | 9:08 PM

Lucknow, Nov 8, (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Congress Legislature Party leader Aradhana Mishra ‘Mona’ on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging a “systematic theft of votes” across the country.

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Hamirpur woman dies after assault by teenage boy

08 Nov 2025 | 9:05 PM

Shimla/Hamirpur (HP), Nov 8(UNI) A middle-aged woman who was sexually assaulted and attacked by a teenage boy while cutting grass in Himachal's Hamirpur district died at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh, on Friday night.

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