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January 14, 2026 5:11 PM

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Makar Sankranti celebrated with traditional rituals across Odisha

Makar Sankranti is being celebrated with religious fervour across Odisha today. People marked the occasion by preparing ‘Makar Chaula’ and offering it to deities at their homes, in keeping with traditional customs. Special rituals were performed at the Shri Jagannath Temple at Puri, where ‘Makar Cha...

January 14, 2026 3:05 PM

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Cold wave continues in J&K; Shopian emerges coldest at minus 7.5 degree celsius

In Jammu and Kashmir, the cold wave conditions continued across the Union Territory as most places in the Kashmir valley recorded sub-zero minimum temperatures. In the Kashmir region, Shopian emerged as the coldest place, recording a low of minus 7.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Pulwama at minus 7.0...

January 14, 2026 1:27 PM

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J&K Board of School Education announces Class 10 results

The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education today announced the results of the annual exam of 10th standard with an overall pass percentage of 84 per cent. Over 94 thousand students had appeared in the annual regular exams of the 10th standard that commenced on 3rd November last year in the Kash...

January 14, 2026 1:21 PM

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Ranchi Police solve missing siblings case; Arrest two accused

Ranchi Police have achieved a major breakthrough in the case related to missing siblings. The missing siblings, Ansh and Anshika, who had disappeared from the Dhurwa area on January  2, have been safely recovered from Chitarpur in Ramgarh, Jharkhand. Police have arrested two accused in connection wi...

January 14, 2026 12:19 PM

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Bhogi is being celebrated with traditional fervour in Tamil Nadu & Telangana

Bhogi, the festival which falls on the last day of the cold month of Margazhi, is being celebrated by Tamils today. People discard old things from their homes and make a bonfire  from all unwanted goods in front of their houses. In villages, all houses, from the rich to the poor are thoroughly scrub...

January 14, 2026 12:06 PM

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Indian Army fires at suspected Pakistani drones along LoC in Rajouri, J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir, Army troops opened fire to destroy multiple suspected Pakistani drones that entered Indian territory from across the Line of Control in the Rajouri district last evening.   Yesterday, around 7 PM, Indian armed forces fired on Pakistani drones when they entered Indian territory ...

January 14, 2026 9:38 AM

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Devotees participate in Punya Snan on Makar Sankranti across states

In West Bengal, devotees in large numbers will participate in Punya Snan in rivers, ponds and other water bodies across the state today. Makar Sankranti is celebrated as Poush Parbon in West Bengal, when various types of traditional sweets are made in every household with rice flour, coconut, kheer ...