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Haryana Police Crackdown: Cases registered against fake cops, one arrested for flaunting illegal pistol on Instagram

18 Aug 2026 | 2:03 PM

Panchkula, Aug 18 (UNI) Haryana Police has launched action against the misuse of police identity and the display of illegal weapons on social media, with a case registered against unidentified persons allegedly seen wearing Haryana Police uniforms without authorisation in Sirsa, while Hisar Police arrested a man for uploading an Instagram photograph with an illegal pistol to allegedly create fear.

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Kavitha accuses Revanth Reddy Govt of social injustice, land grabbing

18 Aug 2026 | 2:02 PM

Hyderabad, Aug 18 (UNI) Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) president Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Tuesday accused the Congress government of practising “social injustice” while claiming to champion social justice.

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TVK govt will not allow projects harming fishermen, environment : TN Min opposes hydro carbon exploration by HOEC

18 Aug 2026 | 2:01 PM

Chennai, Aug 18 (UNI) The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government will never allow any project that adversely affects the interests of fishermen or the environment, Tamil Nadu Minister for Environment and Climate Change Dr.V.K.Rajeev declared in the State Assembly on Tuesday.

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Haryana police arrests accused in ₹92,000 APK-based cyber fraud; Two missing minor girls safely traced

18 Aug 2026 | 2:00 PM

Panchkula , Aug 18 (UNI) Haryana Police has stepped up action against cyber fraud while also responding swiftly to a missing-children case, with a Jhajjar cybercrime team arresting an accused in a ₹92,000 APK-based fraud case and Sector-6 police in Bahadurgarh safely tracing two minor girls who had gone missing while playing outside their home, a Haryana Police spokesperson said.

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Haryana Police gets Maruti Eeco from social worker to strengthen patrolling, law and order

18 Aug 2026 | 1:49 PM

Panchkula, Aug 18 (UNI) In a boost to police-public cooperation, a social worker from Arya Nagar, Jeet, has donated a Maruti Eeco vehicle to Haryana Police in Hisar to support patrolling, law-and-order duties and other policing activities, a Haryana Police spokesperson said.

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App-Driven voter purge: Rohit Pawar accuses BJP of rigging SIR process, backstabbing alliance partners

18 Aug 2026 | 1:38 PM

Mumbai, Aug 18 (UNI) Escalating the political hostility in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) MLA Rohit Pawar has leveled explosive allegations against the ruling BJP, claiming that a specially designed mobile application is being systematically used to manipulate voter lists and purge opposition voters under the guise of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

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Resolve Singareni workers' name discrepancy issue immediately: MP Vamsi Krishna

18 Aug 2026 | 1:34 PM

Hyderabad, Aug 18 (UNI) Peddapalli MP Gaddam Vamsi Krishna has urged the Centre and Telangana governments to immediately resolve the long-pending name discrepancy (alias names) issue faced by Singareni workers and safeguard their rights.

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Nashik: Live-in partner allegedly kills lover, dumps body in Kasara Ghat

18 Aug 2026 | 1:28 PM

Nashik, Aug 18 (UNI) A sensational murder case has come to light in Nashik, where a woman allegedly killed her live-in partner with the help of a friend and later dumped his body in the Kasara Ghat area.

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Haryana notifies rules to put Abadi Deh property rights on record

18 Aug 2026 | 1:15 PM

Panchkula, Aug 18 (UNI) In a significant step towards giving a formal record to property and ownership rights in Abadi Deh areas, the Haryana Government has notified a comprehensive framework for surveying properties, recording ownership claims and preparing permanent records of rights.

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TN parties demand high level probe into killing of three Tamils by Kar Forest dept, Cong favours CBI inquiry

18 Aug 2026 | 1:12 PM

Chennai, Aug 18 (UNI) Leaders of various parties on Tuesday raised the issue of killing of three Tamils by the Karnataka forest department on alleged charges of hunting deer in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and demanded a high level probe into it, while Congress favoured a CBI inquiry into the killings.

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Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut predicts Devendra Fadnavis's move to Delhi amid weak union Cabinet

18 Aug 2026 | 1:03 PM

Mumbai, Aug 18 (UNI) Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut claimed that the 'nation (Centre) is calling upon Devendra Fadnavis because the current union Cabinet in Delhi is extremely weak." .

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Thunderstorms, rain, lightning, gusty winds likely in Telangana in next 48 hours: Met

18 Aug 2026 | 12:56 PM

Hyderabad, Aug 18 (UNI) Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds with speeds of 30–40 kmph are likely to occur at isolated places across Telangana during the next 48 hours, the Meteorological Centre said on Tuesday.

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Maha: 500 Vidarbha contractors to join Mumbai agitation over Rs 86,662 crore dues

18 Aug 2026 | 12:52 PM

Nagpur/Mumbai, Aug 18 (UNI): Around 500 government contractors from Vidarbha are set to participate in a two-day protest at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan from Tuesday, demanding the immediate release of pending payments amounting to Rs 86,662 crore.

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Fiscal recklessness or progress? Supriya Sule slams Maha Govt over Rs 1.10 lakh crore Shaktipeeth Eway

18 Aug 2026 | 12:49 PM

Mumbai, Aug 18 (UNI) Intensifying the political friction over mega-infrastructure projects in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) MP Supriya Sule has launched a scathing attack on the state government over the controversial Shaktipeeth Expressway, questioning its financial viability and mounting debt burden. .

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Major fire breaks out at furniture godown in Rajanna Sircilla dist; worker killed

18 Aug 2026 | 12:45 PM

Rajanna Sircilla, Aug 18 (UNI) A major fire broke out at Mahalakshmi Furniture godown on the outskirts of Pedduru in Rajanna Sircilla district on Tuesday morning, reportedly due to a short circuit.

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