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Bengal: Dilip Ghosh attacks Mamata Banerjee after ED claims Indranil Sen transferred 30 lakhs to her account

02 Oct 2026 | 7:14 PM

Kolkata, Oct 2 (UNI) A day after the Enforcement Directorate claimed that former minister Indranil Sen had admitted to transferring Rs 30 lakh to Mamata Banerjee’s bank account, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh said the allegations had raised questions about the former chief minister’s claim of maintaining a clean image in public life.

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Jharkhand: Phusro-Gomia road closed after land subsidence in Bokaro

02 Oct 2026 | 6:55 PM

Bokaro, Oct 2 (UNI) The Phusro-Gomia main road was closed on Thursday after land subsidence affected a stretch near the CCL Dhori general manager's office in Bermo.

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Come to Buxa for inner peace: union Minister Bhupender Yadav

02 Oct 2026 | 6:43 PM

Siliguri, Oct 2 (UNI) "Come to Buxa for peace, for inner peace and for permanent peace," union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Friday, sending out a message to tourists in India and abroad to visit and stay in the Buxa tiger reserve, located in Alipurduar district of West Bengal.

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Jharkhand: Youth shot in Jamshedpur hours after DGP review

02 Oct 2026 | 6:30 PM

Jamshedpur, Oct 2 (UNI) A youth was injured in firing in Baradwari under Sitaramdera police station area here, hours after Jharkhand DGP Tadasha Mishra reviewed crime cases in the city.

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Bihar: RJD to continue ‘Save Democracy’ campaign for CEC resignation

02 Oct 2026 | 6:29 PM

Patna, Oct 2 (UNI) The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Thursday announced to continue its “Save Democracy” campaign until res8gnation of the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

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Jharkhand Governor, CM pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

02 Oct 2026 | 6:27 PM

Ranchi, Oct 2 (UNI) Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar and Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Bapu Vatika in Morabadi here on the occasion of his birth anniversary.

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Bihar: Gandak recedes but remains above danger mark in Saran, Vaishali

02 Oct 2026 | 6:20 PM

Patna, Oct 2 (UNI) The water level of the swollen Gandak river has receded significantly from its peak at Rewaghat in Saran and Lalganj in Vaishali, but it continues to flow above the danger mark, prompting authorities to maintain round-the-clock vigil even as pressure on the embankments has eased.

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West Bengal BJP chief calls Trinamool ‘dead’, questions party’s political credibility

02 Oct 2026 | 5:55 PM

Kolkata, Oct 2 (UNI) West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Friday described the Trinamool Congress as a politically defunct organisation, alleging that it had lost its identity, organisational cohesion and credibility, and questioned its ability to function as an effective opposition.

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ED arrests Kolkata man in seven crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud targeting Ludhiana industrialist

02 Oct 2026 | 5:54 PM

Kolkata, Oct 2 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Sohel Akhtar alias Raju from Kolkata in connection with the alleged Rs 7-crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud targeting Ludhiana-based industrialist and Padma Bhushan awardee S.P. Oswal.

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Arunachal CM urges citizens to make cleanliness a collective responsibility

02 Oct 2026 | 5:47 PM

Itanagar, Oct 2 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday called upon citizens to make cleanliness a collective responsibility and contribute actively towards building cleaner and greener communities in the state.

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Relief and rescue operations on war footing in Saran

02 Oct 2026 | 5:35 PM

Patna, Oct 2 ( UNI) Relief and rescue operations are being carried out on a war footing in flood-affected areas of Saran district, with a total of 19 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) engaged in rescue and relief efforts.

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ECoR achieves breakthrough of 829-metre tunnel in Kottavalasa-Koraput doubling project

02 Oct 2026 | 5:28 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 2 (UNI) The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has achieved a major engineering breakthrough with the successful excavation of the 829-metre Tunnel No. 41-41A between Borra Guhalu and Karakavalasa stations in Odisha’s Rayagada division, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing Kottavalasa-Koraput Doubling Project.

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WB CM asks tourism, forest ministers to jointly drive Alipurduar development

02 Oct 2026 | 5:27 PM

Siliguri, Oct 2 (UNI) Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday asked Tourism Minister Shankar Ghosh and Forest Minister Manoj Kumar Oraon to work together for the overall development of Alipurduar and the Dooars, with tourism, forests and wildlife conservation forming the focus of the development process.

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Six tigers to be introduced in Buxa over four years, says Bengal forest minister

02 Oct 2026 | 5:21 PM

Siliguri, Oct 2 (UNI) West Bengal Forest Minister Manoj Kumar Oraon on Friday said that a total of six tigers would be introduced in phases into the Buxa Tiger Reserve as part of the state’s tiger reintroduction programme.

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Gandhi, Shastri ideals remain perennial source of inspiration for every Indian: CM Majhi

02 Oct 2026 | 5:03 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 2 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday said the ideals of truth and non-violence espoused by Mahatma Gandhi and the commitment to duty and service exemplified by former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri would remain a perennial source of inspiration for every Indian.

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