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Former Bengal minister Indranil Sen appears before ED officials

30 Sep 2026 | 9:41 PM

Kolkata, Sep 30 (UNI) Former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen on Wednesday appeared before Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials here following summons from the central anti-money laundering agency over allegations of massive financial corruption involving the sale of entry passes for Durga Puja pandals.

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Reliance officials meet Suvendu Adhikari at Nabanna to discuss investment opportunities in Bengal

30 Sep 2026 | 9:39 PM

Kolkata, Sep 30 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met senior officials of Reliance Industries at Nabanna, with discussions focusing on investment opportunities, industrial development and employment generation in the state on Wednesday evening.

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Odisha factory officer with crores of disproportionate assets arrested

30 Sep 2026 | 9:27 PM

Bhubaneswar, Sep 30 (UNI) Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday arrested Umakant Samantaray, Assistant Director of Factories and Boilers, Sambalpur, for allegedly possessing assets 248 per cent disproportionate to his known sources of income. .

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Bengal: Three arrested after TMC office vandalised in Suri in Anubrata Mondal's presence

30 Sep 2026 | 9:15 PM

Suri, Sep 30 (UNI) Three youths were arrested on Wednesday after a Trinamool Congress (TMC) party office near the Suri old bus stand was vandalised in the presence of the party's Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal.

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CRS inspects newly constructed Purunakatak–Charichhak rail section in Odisha

30 Sep 2026 | 9:04 PM

Bhubaneswar, Sep 30 (UNI) Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), South Eastern Circle, Sumeet Singhal, on Wednesday inspected the newly constructed 13.35-km Purunakatak–Charichhak section of the Khurda Road–Balangir Rail Line Project in Boudh district, marking a key step towards its commissioning.

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Calcutta HC dismisses ISF plea over ‘envelope’ symbol for Bengal bypolls

30 Sep 2026 | 8:56 PM

Kolkata, Sep 30 (UNI) The Calcutta High Court has dismissed the Indian Secular Front’s (ISF) petition challenging the Election Commission’s decision to allot its earlier ‘envelope’ symbol to the Ritabrata Banerjee-led Democratic Trinamool Congress (DTC) on Wednesday.

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Odisha: Historic Sikhar Chandi Temple to undergo comprehensive development: Dy CM Parida

30 Sep 2026 | 8:55 PM

Bhubaneswar, Sep 30 (UNI) The historic Sikhar Chandi Temple atop a hill in Bhubaneswar’s Patia area will undergo comprehensive development and beautification, with the Odisha Government planning improved facilities for devotees and tourists.

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Left parties to march against CEC, SIR in Kolkata on October 2

30 Sep 2026 | 8:38 PM

Kolkata, Sep 30 (UNI) Left parties will take out a protest march in Kolkata on October 2 demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and an immediate halt to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, CPI(M) West Bengal state secretary Mohammed Salim said on Wednesday.

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Arunachal Congress seeks clarity, public consultation on SUMP PFR

30 Sep 2026 | 8:34 PM

Itanagar, Sep 30 (UNI) The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has sought greater transparency and meaningful public consultation over the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) and the ongoing Pre-Feasibility Report (PFR) exercise.

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Odisha INDIA bloc calls October 8 bandh over MMDR Act, textbook errors, CEC issue

30 Sep 2026 | 8:08 PM

Bhubaneswar, Sep 30 (UNI) OPCC president Bhakta Charan Das on Wednesday appealed to farmers, workers, students, teachers, employees and people from all sections of society to extend support to the October 8 Odisha bandh called by the INDIA bloc over three major issues.

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Odisha crosses 1 lakh rooftop solar installations under ULA approach in a year

30 Sep 2026 | 7:39 PM

Bhubaneswar, Sep 30 (UNI) Odisha has achieved a major milestone in rooftop solar adoption, completing more than one lakh installations under the Unified Local Area (ULA) approach within a year, taking the total number of rooftop solar installations in the state beyond two lakh under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.

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Bengal: Rejinagar bypoll campaign gathers pace as parties step up outreach

30 Sep 2026 | 7:24 PM

Kolkata, Sep 30 (UNI) Campaigning for the October 6 by-election to the Rejinagar Assembly constituency intensified on Wednesday, with political parties stepping up public meetings, roadshows and booth-level mobilisation.

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Khandu discusses Siang water security with CBOs amid SUMP opposition

30 Sep 2026 | 7:10 PM

Itanagar, Sep 30 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday held an interaction with representatives of community-based organisations (CBOs), government officials and other stakeholders from across the Siang Valley amid continuing opposition from sections of the indigenous Adi community to the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) and the ongoing Pre-Feasibility Report (PFR) activities.

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CAG flags Rs 1,136 crore Odisha transport tax arrears

30 Sep 2026 | 6:54 PM

Bhubaneswar, Sep 30 (UNI) Odisha’s transport enforcement mechanism has come under the CAG scanner for weak tax recovery, pending e-challans, permit irregularities and failure to impose fines worth Rs 640.87 crore.

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Bihar Cabinet clears Green Hydrogen Policy 2026, approves Rs 2,761.55-crore farm feeder solarisation plan

30 Sep 2026 | 6:46 PM

Patna, Sep 30 (UNI) The Bihar Cabinet on Wednesday approved the draft Bihar Green Hydrogen Policy, 2026, aimed at promoting renewable energy, attracting private investment in the green hydrogen sector, reducing dependence on imported natural gas and cutting carbon emissions.

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