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TMC tears into Narendra Modi for avoiding all-party meeting on Thursday

Kolkata, Apr 25 (UNI) The West Bengal Trinamool Congress lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday for prioritising election campaigning in Bihar over attending an all-party meeting and key national security discussions following the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives.
The party was referring to the all-party meeting held on Thursday at the Parliament House complex in New Delhi, convened in response to the Pahalgam terror attack where all political parties expressed support for the actions taken by the Cabinet Committee on Security against Pakistan.
The meeting was chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and BJP President J.P. Nadda and major leaders of all the political parties. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was notably absent due to his ongoing election campaign in Bihar.
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Manipur crackdown: Militant arrested, drugs seized, poppy fields destroyed

07 Feb 2026 | 11:03 AM

Imphal, Feb 7 (UNI) Security forces intensified operations across Manipur on Friday, arresting militants and drug traffickers while also destroying large tracts of illegal poppy cultivation in hill districts. In a major counter-insurgency operation, security forces arrested an active cadre of a proscribed outfit in Imphal East.

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Independent MP Pappu Yadav arrested in decades-old cheating, fraud case

07 Feb 2026 | 9:52 AM

Patna, Feb 07(UNI) Independent MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, was arrested late Friday in connection with a three-decade-old cheating and fraud case, police said.

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108 Ambulance service to run on Ola-like model in Jharkhand for free

07 Feb 2026 | 12:57 AM

Ranchi, Feb 6 (UNI) The Jharkhand health department has decided to operate the 108 ambulance service on an Ola-like model, ensuring faster response, real-time monitoring and completely free service for patients. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Ajoy Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Health on Friday.

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Governor urges students to strive for excellence at CM School of Excellence in Chas

07 Feb 2026 | 12:46 AM

Ranchi, Feb 6 (UNI) Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Friday interacted with students at the District Ramrudra CM School of Excellence in Bokaro district and said that the CM Schools of Excellence have been established to provide quality and excellent education to students of the state.

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Illegal coal mining happening “right under nose administration” in Meghalaya, says Justice Katakey

07 Feb 2026 | 12:11 AM

Shillong, Feb 6 (UNI) The one-man committee of Justice (retired) Brojendra Prasad Katakey today said that illegal coal mining was happening “right under the nose of the administration” in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district.

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