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PM Modi to visit Assam on Sept 8 to inaugurate country's first bio refinery

PM Modi to visit Assam on Sept 8 to inaugurate country's first bio refinery

Guwahati, June 30 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Assam on September 8 this year to inaugurate India’s first bamboo-based bio-refinery at Numaligarh Refinery.
Ahead of the scheduled visit, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today visited the refinery
at Golaghat district and took stock of the progress of the bio refinery.

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Naveen expresses happiness over Odisha securing 5th rank in school grading system

Naveen expresses happiness over Odisha securing 5th rank in school grading system

03 Jul 2025 | 2:18 PM

Bhubaneswar, July 3 (UNI) BJD chief Naveen Patnaik today expressed his happiness over Odisha securing the 5th rank nationally in the school grading system, as per the Performance Grading Index (PGI 2.0) report released by the Central government.

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Minor girl’s childbirth while sitting for Board exam: NHRC issues notice to Odisha police

Minor girl’s childbirth while sitting for Board exam: NHRC issues notice to Odisha police

03 Jul 2025 | 1:45 PM

Bhubaneswar, July 3 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a bizarre incident in Odisha's Jajpur district, where a Class 10 minor girl gave birth to a baby while appearing for the 10th standard board examinations.

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Opposition CPI-M writes to CM over police inaction in political violence in Tripura

03 Jul 2025 | 1:20 PM

Agartala, July 3 (UNI) The opposition CPI-M has accused the ripura government of police inaction over the political violence across the state. In a letter to Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha, CPI-M state secretary and leader of the Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury highlighted multiple recent attacks on opposition members and urged immediate action to restore law and order.

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Once a powerhouse, Assam’s regional politics faces an identity crisis

03 Jul 2025 | 1:15 PM

Guwahati, July 3 (UNI) Once considered the cradle of regional political assertion in India, Assam is now witnessing a slow erosion of its regional parties’ significance.

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IORA raises Rs 8 5 cr to scale MegCare agroforestry in Meghalaya

03 Jul 2025 | 12:35 PM

Shillong, July 3 (UNI) Iora Ecological Solutions, an Indian enterprise specialising in Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate action and ecosystem conservation, has secured Rs 8.5 crore ($1 million) in debt funding from Caspian Impact Investments (Caspian Debt) to scale its flagship MegCare agroforestry and land restoration program in Meghalaya.

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