States

Bihar govt transfers Rs 1,227.27 cr to over 1.11 crore beneficiaries under Social Security Pension Scheme

11 Jul 2025 | 5:48 PM

Patna, July 11 (UNI) In a major step towards ensuring social welfare and financial dignity for the elderly and vulnerable sections of society, the Bihar government today transferred a total of Rs 1,227.27 crore to the bank accounts of over 1.11 crore beneficiaries under the Social Security Pension Scheme through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

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Sambidhan Bachao’ rally an attempt to save Congress, not Constitution: Odisha BJP

11 Jul 2025 | 5:48 PM

Bhubaneswar, July 11 (UNI) The Odisha unit of the BJP today launched a scathing attack on the Congress, claiming that its "Sambidhan Bachao" (Save the Constitution) rally in Bhubaneswar was not a sincere effort to defend constitutional values but rather a desperate move to salvage its waning political relevance.

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CUTN unveils tri-lingual Thirukkural calendar

11 Jul 2025 | 5:47 PM

Chennai, July 11 (UNI) The Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) today unveiled a special
tri-lingual Thirukkural calendar featuring the Tamil couplets.

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Ten thousand teachers take out huge morcha to press various demands in Kolhapur

11 Jul 2025 | 5:47 PM

Kolhapur, July 11 (UNI) About ten thousand teachers of primary, secondary and higher secondary schools from the district today took out a huge morcha to the district collector office to press their various pending demands, including to protest many "unjust" government resolutions (GR).

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Arts festivals an opportunity to maintain vitality: Dileesh Pothen at Tarang-3

11 Jul 2025 | 5:45 PM

Kochi, July 11 (UNI) Participating in art competitions after one’s educational period can boost youthful vitality, more so after a gap, actor-filmmaker Dileesh Pothan has said.

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Union FM interacts with interns, inaugurates polo shopping complex in Shillong

11 Jul 2025 | 5:44 PM

hillong, July 11 (UNI) Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman kicked off her four-day visit to Meghalaya with a string of significant engagements in Shillong, including an interactive session under the Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme (PMIS) and the inauguration of the Polo Shopping Complex, the city’s first modern commercial hub.

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Police in J&K's Bandipora attach property worth Rs 3.59 crore as proceeds of terrorism

11 Jul 2025 | 5:40 PM

Srinagar, July 11 (UNI) Police in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir today attached immovable property worth over Rs 3.59 crores, identifying it as proceeds of terrorism.

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Palamu man kills ex-colleague with drug injection, arrested

11 Jul 2025 | 5:39 PM

Palamu, July 11 (UNI) The Palamu Police claim to have solved a murder case with the arrest of 27-year-old Tabrez Alam, who allegedly killed his former colleague by injecting a sedative and strangling him before dumping the body in a canal. The body of Tabish Ansari was recovered on July 8 from a canal in Japla Dharhara under Hussainabad police station. A case was registered the same day under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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Maharashtra bars to go dry on July 14

11 Jul 2025 | 5:39 PM

Mumbai, July 11 (UNI) In a coordinated collective stand, over 20,000 bars and permit rooms across Maharashtra will shut operations on July 14 as part of a statewide bandh called by the Association of Hotels and Restaurants (AHAR).

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Assam disqualifies elected panchayat members for under age marriage

11 Jul 2025 | 5:38 PM

Guwahati, July 11 (UNI) Reiterating its stand against the child marriage, the Assam government has recently disqualified and removed four ward members from their concerned panchayats for their involvement in child marriage.

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Woman killed by crocodile in MP

11 Jul 2025 | 5:36 PM

Bhopal, July 11 (UNI) A crocodile killed a woman who had gone to bathe in a river in the Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday morning.

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Union Minister Kishan Reddy to hand over job letters to new recruits of Central govt

11 Jul 2025 | 5:34 PM

Hyderabad, July 11 (UNI) Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy,will hand over appointment letters to newly selected recruits of Central government under the Rozgar Mela at a programme to be held at Rail Kalarang, Bhoiguda, Secunderabad here on Saturday.

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Three dead, two critical after snakebites in Palamu; relatives of MLA among victims

11 Jul 2025 | 5:33 PM

Palamu, July 11 (UNI) Three persons, including two close relatives of Medininagar MLA Alok Chaurasiya, died in separate snakebite incidents in Jharkhand’s Palamu district late last night. Two others are reportedly in critical condition.

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World class Coir testing lab, training center will be established in Pollachi : Shobha Karandlaje

11 Jul 2025 | 5:32 PM

Chennai, July 11 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje today announced that a world class testing lab and training center will be established at Pollachi in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu for the benefit of coir industry.

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Punjab Assembly Session extended till July 15

11 Jul 2025 | 5:31 PM

Chandigarh, July 11 (UNI) The ongoing session of the Punjab Assembly has been extended by two days and will now continue until July 15.

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