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July 22, 2025 12:10 PM July 22, 2025 12:10 PM

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Dalai Lama accorded grand welcome in Zanskar; emphasizes nterfaith Harmony

In Ladakh, District Administration Kargil accorded a grand and heartfelt welcome to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on his arrival in Zanskar yesterday. Present on the occasion were the Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor of LAHDC Leh, Advocate Tashi Gyalson, Deputy Commissioner Kargil, SSP and...

July 22, 2025 8:15 AM July 22, 2025 8:15 AM

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Bihar becomes 1st state to have less than 1,200 voters per polling station

Bihar has become the first state in the country where every polling station will now cater to fewer than 1,200 voters. Announcing this yesterday, the Election Commission said the move is aimed at reducing long queues and making voting more convenient. To achieve this, 12,817 new polling stations hav...

July 21, 2025 10:06 PM July 21, 2025 10:06 PM

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Jharkhand: Heavy rain continues in and around capital, Ranchi

        Heavy rainfall in the afternoon in Ranchi and surrounding districts has turned to water logging in many low lying areas. The Ranchi Met Dept has predicted heavy to very rainfall in the State till July 27. The synoptic system developed due to low pressure area created in Bay of Bengal will co...

July 21, 2025 8:42 PM July 21, 2025 8:42 PM

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Bihar first state to have less than 1200 electors in each polling station

          Bihar has become the first State in the country to have all polling stations with less than one thousand and 200 electors.  The Commission in a statement said that 12 thousand 817 new polling stations have been added in Bihar to prevent long queues at the polling stations. As per Bihar Spe...

July 21, 2025 8:26 PM July 21, 2025 8:26 PM

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BJP hits out at Congress over arrest of NSUI Odisha President on rape charges

          Bharatiya Janata Party today hit out at congress over the arrest of National Student' Union of India (NSUI) Odisha President Udit Narayan, in charges of rape. BJP national spokesperson, Dr. K. K. Sharma, addressing the media in New Delhi, asked what action the Congress party take against N...

July 21, 2025 8:05 PM July 21, 2025 8:05 PM

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Uttarakhand: CM takes stock of situation in wake of MeT warning of heavy rainfall

          In Uttarakhand, the Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rainfall in most districts of the Garhwal region and in some parts of the Kumaon region over the next 24 hours. In view of the alert, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today took stock of the rainfall situation in...

July 21, 2025 7:44 PM July 21, 2025 7:44 PM

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Nagaland: Road blockage due to mud & landslides

  In Nagaland, landslides and mudslides have been reported across various parts of the state following heavy rainfall in the region.  In Kohima, a massive mudslide occurred yesterday along the alternative route connecting Phesama to Kisama-Kigwema, causing extensive damage to public infrastructure a...

July 21, 2025 7:37 PM July 21, 2025 7:37 PM

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Former Kerala CM VS Achuthanandan passes away at 101

          Former Kerala Chief Minister and veteran CPM leader VS Achuthanandan passed away today after a prolonged illness and hospitalisation in Thiruvananthapuram. The 101 year old leader had been on ventilator support in a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram for the last two weeks.         A l...