States

Rs 168 crore worth drugs expired in Odisha: CAG

01 Oct 2026 | 4:20 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 1 (UNI) Medicines valued at Rs 168 crore expired in Odisha over nearly six years due to poor inventory management and procurement of drugs with shorter shelf-life, including COVID-19 medicines worth over Rs 47 crore that remained largely unused, a CAG audit has found.

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Tripura celebrates birth anniversary of music maestro S D Burman

01 Oct 2026 | 4:18 PM

Agartala, Oct 01 (UNI) Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday extended heartfelt tributes to the legendary singer and composer Sachin Dev Burman on his birth anniversary, acknowledging his significant contributions to Indian music and his profound association with Tripura.

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SP repeatedly showing Congress its place: BJP

01 Oct 2026 | 4:17 PM

Lucknow, Oct1 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday took a dig at the alliance between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress, claiming that the SP is repeatedly sending political signals to its ally and that differences between the two parties are becoming increasingly visible.

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Rich tributes paid to Thespian Sivaji on his birth anniv, Vijay hails him as an icon of acting

01 Oct 2026 | 4:09 PM

Chennai, Oct 1 (UNI) Rich tributes were paid to Thespian Chevalier Sivaji Ganesh on his 99th birth anniversary, with Chief Minister and TVK Founder Vijay, himself an actor-turned neta, describing him as an icon of acting and recalled his immense contributions to Tamil cinema.

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Telangana: Coordinate with revenue officials to identify drought-hit mandals: Tummala

01 Oct 2026 | 3:52 PM

Hyderabad, Oct 1 (UNI) Telangana Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao on Thursday directed officials to identify mandals facing rainfall deficits in coordination with revenue officials and submit the required data for preparing proposals to declare drought-affected mandals.

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Warring quits as Punjab Congress chief; Singla frontrunner as leadership race widens

01 Oct 2026 | 3:50 PM

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Chandigarh, Oct 1 (UNI) -Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has resigned as Punjab Congress president after the party high command decided on a leadership change ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, triggering an intense race for the top organisational post with former Sangrur MP Vijay Inder Singla emerging as a frontrunner.

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Modi govt transforming Anganwadis into centres for nutrition, health and education: Bandi Sanjay

01 Oct 2026 | 3:49 PM

Karimnagar, Oct 1 (UNI) union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar said the Narendra Modi-led government was transforming Anganwadis from mere nutrition centres into integrated facilities providing nutrition, healthcare, pre-school education and digital monitoring.

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UP Cadre IAS officer, Narendra Bhooshan takes charge as Secretary MoEFCC

01 Oct 2026 | 3:47 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) Narendra Bhooshan, a 1992-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, has assumed charge as Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, said officials on Thursday.

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BJD to highlight BJP government’s alleged failures during month-long padayatra

01 Oct 2026 | 3:47 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 1 (UNI) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will launch a month-long Jana Samparka Padayatra across Odisha from October 2 to November 2 to reach out to people at the grassroots and highlight what the party describes as the failures of the BJP government and the achievements of the previous BJD regime.

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J&K: Over 30 passengers from West Bengal injured after bus overturns in Ramban

01 Oct 2026 | 3:46 PM

Jammu , Oct 1 (UNI) More than 30 passengers were injured after a Volvo bus travelling from Srinagar to Jammu overturned near Ramban town in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said.

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J&K: Over 30 passengers from West Bengal suffer injuries as bus turns turtle in Ramban

01 Oct 2026 | 3:42 PM

Jammu, Oct 1 (UNI) More than 30 passengers suffered injuries when a bus ferrying them turned turtle in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

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UP CM Yogi honours police personnel for demonstrating exemplary courage and devotion to duty

01 Oct 2026 | 3:37 PM

Lucknow, Oct 1 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday honoured police personnel for their exemplary courage, valour and dedication to duty by presenting them with gallantry medals.

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UP strengthens Jain Circuit with improved visitor facilities at historic Chhadami Lal Jain Temple

01 Oct 2026 | 3:29 PM

Lucknow, Oct 1 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh is strengthening its Jain tourism circuit by developing better visitor facilities at important Jain heritage sites across the state. As part of this effort, tourism development work at the historic Chhadami Lal Jain Temple in Firozabad, a prominent Jain destination known for its architectural heritage, is progressing rapidly, with nearly 80 per cent of the Rs 1.28 crore project completed.

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Kashmir Marathon sends message of unity, youth aspirations: LG Sinha

01 Oct 2026 | 3:24 PM

Srinagar, Oct 1 (UNI) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said the Kashmir Marathon had sent a strong message of unity and reaffirmed the aspirations of Jammu and Kashmir’s youth for a peaceful, self-reliant and developed union Territory.

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NHRC seeks report on Rs 20-crore rehabilitation centre lying unused in Bhubaneswar

01 Oct 2026 | 3:24 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 1 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report from the Odisha Government over the alleged prolonged non-functioning of a Rs 20-crore Advanced Rehabilitation Centre (ARC) at Capital Hospital here, where costly rehabilitation equipment is reportedly lying idle.

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