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INDIA alliance disintegrated and public will give oppn a reply in 2027: Keshav Maurya

30 Sep 2026 | 5:58 PM

Lucknow, Sep 30 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday targeted the opposition parties, saying, "The INDIA alliance has disintegrated, and there is no unity left in it."
He said that the opposition parties are free to raise their demands, but the public is watching and understanding everything and will respond through their votes in the 2027 assembly elections.

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Congress's Verka targets Shah over drug-free Punjab pledge, questions Centre on cross-border smuggling

30 Sep 2026 | 5:54 PM

Neeraj Bali
Chandigarh, Sep 30 (UNI) Punjab Congress working president and former minister Raj Kumar Verka on Wednesday hit back at union Home Minister Amit Shah over his pledge to make Punjab drug-free by December 2029, questioning the Centre's record in preventing the cross-border smuggling of narcotics and weapons.

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Meerut court convicts Muskan and Sahil in murder of Saurabh in infamous Blue Drum case

30 Sep 2026 | 5:50 PM

Meerut, Sep 30 (UNI) The district court today convicted accused Muskan Rastogi, and her lover, Sahil Shukla, in the infamous Saurabh Rajput murder case. The court ruled that Muskan, along with Sahil, had murdered Saurabh and then hidden the body in a 'Blue Drum'.
The court of district judge Arvind Kumar Mishra will announce the sentence after 15 days.
Muskan and Sahil were anxious before the verdict. Muskan had been praying in jail for the past three days while Sahil had stopped talking to fellow inmates.

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Top Pakistani LeT commander killed in Budgam encounter; entire four-member group eliminated

30 Sep 2026 | 5:34 PM

Srinagar, Sep 30 (UNI) In a major success security forces shot dead a top Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, identified as Musa aka Asif Fauji, in an encounter in the upper reaches of Yousmarg in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said.

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Panchkula Police chase down motorcycle carrying 5, slap Rs 19,500 fine, impound vehicle

30 Sep 2026 | 5:25 PM

Panchkula, Sep 30 (UNI) Panchkula Police chased down and stopped a motorcycle allegedly carrying five people, including minor children, after its rider ignored a signal to stop, imposing a Rs 19,500 fine and impounding the vehicle for multiple traffic violations, police said on Wednesday.

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Kangra Valley Carnival to be held in Dharamsala from Dec 24 to 31

30 Sep 2026 | 5:19 PM

Ashok Raina
Dharamsala, Sep 30 (UNI) Kangra Valley Carnival will be organised in Dharamsala from December 24 to 31, Kangra Deputy Commissioner Hemraj Bairwa said. To mark the inauguration of the event, a concert has been proposed at the Dharamsala Cricket Stadium.

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1,565 UP schools to host 'My Village-My School' programme in November

30 Sep 2026 | 5:18 PM

Lucknow, Sep 30 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh will organise special 'My Village-My School' programme at 1,565 PM Shri schools across the state in November as part of efforts to strengthen the institutions as centres of education, public participation and community engagement.

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Education Mahakumbh 6.0 to bring over 50 VCs, directors to Hamirpur

30 Sep 2026 | 5:14 PM

Ashok Raina
Dharamshala, Sept 30 (UNI) Education Mahakumbh 6.0, a three-day national event focusing on the Indian knowledge tradition, NEP-2020, research, innovation and the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047, will be held at NIT Hamirpur from October 9 to 11.

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Flood relief operations intensify in Kushinagar; NDRF, SDRF deployed

30 Sep 2026 | 5:10 PM

Kushinagar, Sep 30 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh government has fully activated the administration to address the flood situation in Kushinagar. The administration has prioritized evacuating affected people to safety and providing them with timely food, rations, and medical care.

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SP could field 3rd candidate in RS polls as several BJP MLAs in touch with us: Akhilesh Yadav

30 Sep 2026 | 5:06 PM

Lucknow, Sep 30 (UNI) Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav, while defending fielding an industrialist from his party in the Rajya Sabha polls, hinted that there could be more surprises and the party could field a 3rd candidate
He said that in a democracy, decisions should be made based on numerical strength. Whoever has the most votes should get the chance. The decision on the third candidate will be made public once the vote count is complete.

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Indo-Pacific groupings must complement, not compete; experts push deeper maritime cooperation

30 Sep 2026 | 4:53 PM

Panchkula, Sep 30 (UNI) Regional frameworks in the Indo-Pacific should complement rather than compete with each other, with stronger cooperation needed in maritime security, connectivity, trade, the blue economy, climate resilience and sustainable development, diplomats and international experts said at a two-day international conference organised by Kurukshetra University at Kurukshetra.

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SP springs surprise with Dhanraj Nathwani as Rajya Sabha pick alongside Ram Gopal Yadav

30 Sep 2026 | 4:34 PM

Lucknow, Sep30 (UNI) The Samajwadi Party (SP) has sparked a buzz in political circles by nominating industrialist and Reliance Group executive Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani as its second candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, alongside senior party leader and sitting MP Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav.

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HP Govt committed to social, economic security of needy families: MLA Malendra Rajan

30 Sep 2026 | 4:27 PM

Ashok Raina
Indora (Kangra), Sep 30 (UNI) Indora MLA Malendra Rajan on Wednesday distributed financial assistance cheques amounting to around Rs 21 lakh to needy families under the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and provided fixed deposits of Rs 21,000 each in the names of daughters of 25 families under the ‘Beti Hai Anmol’ scheme.

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IIT Kanpur to develop India's first Sun Simulator for Concentrated Photovoltaic systems

30 Sep 2026 | 3:53 PM

Kanpur, Sep30 (UNI) IIT Kanpur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bengaluru-based NexPV Energy Systems to design and develop India's first Sun Simulator for Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) systems.

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