States

Maharashtra Board waives class 10 and 12 exam fees for students in 265 drought-hit talukas

30 Sep 2026 | 6:25 PM

Nashik, Sep 29 (UNI) In a major relief to students affected by drought, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has directed all divisional boards to accept online examination application forms from Class 10 and Class 12 students in 265 drought-hit talukas without collecting examination fees for the February–March 2027 examinations, until further orders.

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Tirupati: SVIMS treats 60-year-old woman with complex traumatic diaphragmatic hernia

30 Sep 2026 | 6:21 PM

Tirupati, Sep 30 (UNI) Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati, has successfully treated a 60-year-old woman suffering from a complex traumatic diaphragmatic hernia following a serious accident, using advanced laparoscopic surgery and multidisciplinary critical care.

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UP expanding investment, employment opportunities in food processing sector: Deputy CM Maurya

30 Sep 2026 | 6:20 PM

Lucknow, Sep 30 (UNI) Expressing satisfaction over the decisions taken at the 22nd State-Level Empowered Committee (SLEC) meeting under the Uttar Pradesh Food Processing Industry Policy-2023 and the continued progress in the food processing sector, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya stated that the state government is continuously working to strengthen the agriculture-based economy, enhance the value of farmers' produce, and create new employment and self-employment opportunities for youth and women.

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Bengal: Three-year-old tigress brought from Valmiki Tiger Reserve ready for release on Oct 2

30 Sep 2026 | 6:17 PM

Siliguri, Sep 30 (UNI) A three-year-old tigress brought from the Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar for reintroduction in West Bengal is healthy and showing normal behaviour, state West Bengal Forest Minister Manoj Kumar Oraon said on Wednesday.

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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren faces charges in Bargain land case

30 Sep 2026 | 6:10 PM

Ranchi, Sep 30 (UNI) A special PMLA court in Ranchi on Wednesday framed charges against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in the alleged money laundering case linked to 8.86 acres of land in the Bargain area, paving the way for trial.

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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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Traditional priesthood vital to preserving indigenous heritage: Natung

30 Sep 2026 | 5:58 PM

Itanagar, Sep 30 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Home, PHE and Indigenous Affairs Minister Mama Natung has emphasised the need to preserve Arunachal Pradesh’s indigenous faith, traditional knowledge and priesthood for safeguarding the state’s cultural and spiritual heritage.

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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

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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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DRI seizes 4.9 kg Cocaine worth Rs 24.5 cr at Hyderabad Airport

30 Sep 2026 | 5:53 PM

Hyderabad, Sep 30 (UNI) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad Zonal Unit, seized 4.9 kg of cocaine valued at approximately Rs 24.5 crore in the illicit market and arrested a passenger arriving from Doha, Qatar, at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad near here.

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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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BRS will return to power in Telangana, KCR will become CM again: KTR

30 Sep 2026 | 5:43 PM

Kochi/Hyderabad, Sep 30 (UNI) Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) Working President K T Rama Rao (KTR) said the BRS would return to power in Telangana and party chief K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) would become Chief Minister again.

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Former Minister Semmalai quits AIADMK, joins TVK in Vijay's presence at Dharapuram bypoll rally

30 Sep 2026 | 5:43 PM

Chennai, Sep 28 (UNI) In a major setback to to the AIADMK which was already riddled with answers to arrest the successive poll routs, S.Semmalai, senior leader, former Minister, four time MLA and a former Lok Sabha member, on Wednesday quit the party and joined the ruling TVK in the presence of Chief Minister VIjay at his bypoll rally in Dharapuram.

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Nagaland Dy CM calls for farmers’ access to institutional credit

30 Sep 2026 | 5:39 PM

Dimapur, Sep 30 (UNI) Nagaland deputy CM TR Zeliang on Wednesday stressed the importance of farmers’ access to institutional credit, saying such access would enable them to purchase seeds, equipment, and livestock.

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Arunachal Health Dept steps up dengue surveillance as cases rise in ICR

30 Sep 2026 | 5:38 PM

Itanagar, Sep 30 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Health and Family Welfare Minister Biyuram Wahge on Wednesday directed officials to strengthen surveillance, testing and preventive measures in view of the recent rise in dengue cases in the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) and adjoining areas.

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