States

AP Govt to install 58 ft. statue of freedom fighter Potti Sriramulu

16 Dec 2025 | 12:45 PM

Vijayawada, Dec 16 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday announced the construction of a 58-feet statue of Amarajeevi Potti Sriramulu in the state capital, Amaravati, to be named the ‘Statue of Sacrifice.’ A memorial park spanning 6.5 acres will also be developed to honor the legendary freedom fighter.

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Major arms cache seized, insurgents and drug trafficker arrested in Manipur

16 Dec 2025 | 12:41 PM

Imphal, Dec 16 (UNI) Security Forces have intensified counter-insurgency and anti-crime operations across Manipur, leading to the recovery of a large cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives from multiple locations, and the arrest of active cadres of banned outfits and a drug trafficker on Monday.

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Vijay Diwas observed with tributes at parade ground, Secunderbad

16 Dec 2025 | 12:37 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 16 (UNI) As part of the Vijay Diwas programme, Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu paid rich tributes to the fallen bravehearts of 1971 at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at Parade Ground, Secunderabad, on Tuesday.

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Bengal draft voter list out today; Over 58 lakh names marked for deletion after SIR

16 Dec 2025 | 12:28 PM

Kolkata, Dec 16 (UNI) The Election Commission will place the draft electoral rolls of West Bengal in the public domain Tuesday, ending the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise carried out ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.

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Soldier killed in a landmine blast in J&K’s Kupwara

16 Dec 2025 | 11:54 AM

Srinagar, Dec 16 (UNI) A soldier was killed in a landmine blast in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.

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Railway Ministry approves survey to connect Tripura’s Bodhjungnagar industrial estate

16 Dec 2025 | 11:40 AM

Agartala, Dec 16 (UNI) The Ministry of Railways has approved a Final Location Survey for the construction of a new 14 km railway line connecting Jirania and the Bodhjungnagar Industrial Estate near Agartala, with an estimated cost of Rs 42 lakh.

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Four killed, dozens injured as buses and cars collide on Yamuna Expressway in Mathura

16 Dec 2025 | 11:38 AM

Mathura, Dec 16 (UNI) As many as four people were killed and several others injured in a massive collision involving seven buses and three cars on the Yamuna Expressway early Tuesday morning.

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EOW files chargesheet against ex-Budgam Municipal President, 2 others in 2022 corruption case

16 Dec 2025 | 11:32 AM

Srinagar, Dec 16 (UNI) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against three individuals, including former Municipal Committee Budgam president Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar, in connection with a 2022 FIR alleging cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, and abuse of official position, officials said.

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SDPI secures 102 local body seats in Kerala amid PFI-link allegations

16 Dec 2025 | 9:54 AM

Kochi, Dec 16 (UNI) The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), which has been under scrutiny over its alleged links to the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI), registered notable gains in Kerala’s recent local body elections, winning 102 seats across the state.

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Kerala local body representatives to take oath on Dec 21

16 Dec 2025 | 9:14 AM

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 (UNI) Members elected to local self-government institutions in Kerala will assume office after taking the oath or affirmation on December 21, the State Election Commissioner, A Shahjahan, has announced.

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Tickets from Rs 100 to Rs 200 as Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025 opens across 22 venues

16 Dec 2025 | 9:04 AM

Kochi, Dec 16 (UNI) The sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB), South Asia’s largest contemporary art festival, opened to the public on Monday, offering a mix of ticketed and free exhibitions spread across 22 venues in the city.

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J&K Police conducts raids at 12 locations across Kashmir in terror case

16 Dec 2025 | 9:04 AM

Srinagar, Dec 16 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Tuesday morning conducted raids at multiple locations across the Kashmir Valley in connection with a terror-related case.

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J&K Police Conducts Raids Across Kashmir Valley in Terror-Related Case

16 Dec 2025 | 8:50 AM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) J&K Police's Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) is carrying out raids at multiple locations across the Kashmir Valley in connection with a terror-related case, officials said.

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EOW arrests man for duping youths of lakhs by promising to send him to Australia

16 Dec 2025 | 4:00 AM

Kaithal, Dec 15 (UNI) On the instructions of SP Upasana, the District Police are cracking down on touts who are cheating the common people on the pretext of sending them abroad.

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BJP–NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) likely to face each other in Pune, says CM Fadnavis

16 Dec 2025 | 3:21 AM

Pune, Dec 15 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that with Pune city and district having emerged as strongholds of both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Ajit Pawar, the two parties may contest against each other in the upcoming municipal elections.

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