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December 16, 2025 8:22 AM

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SOG Jawan Martyred in Udhampur Gunfight

In Jammu and Kashmir, a Special Operations Group, or SOG, jawan was martyred, and a terrorist is believed to have been injured in a gunfight in Udhampur district last evening. Our correspondent reports that the encounter took place in Sohan village of Majalta tehsil when security forces launched a s...

December 16, 2025 8:16 AM

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Statue of SP Balasubrahmanyam Inaugurated in Hyderabad

In Telangana, the statue of legendary playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam was inaugurated on the premises of Ravindra Bharati, a state-run cultural complex in Hyderabad, yesterday. Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Haryana former Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and Telangana Industries Minister D...

December 16, 2025 7:51 AM

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Maharashtra Bans Physical and Mental Punishment in Schools

The Maharashtra government has ordered a complete ban on physical and mental punishment in schools, reinforcing provisions of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, with special emphasis on Section 17. A new government resolution was issued in this regard yesterday. Teachers, headmasters and even t...

December 15, 2025 5:35 PM

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Union Environment Minister reviews Action Plans for NCR to tackle air pollution

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, today chaired a high-level meeting to undertake a detailed review of the Action Plans of Ghaziabad and Noida aimed at tackling air pollution.   During the meeting, the Minister took an update from the Central Pollution Contr...

December 15, 2025 4:33 PM

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Senior officials review real-time operations at Delhi Airport

In view of the prevailing fog conditions at Delhi Airport, senior officials of the Ministry of Civil Aviation visited the Airport Operations Control Centre and reviewed real-time operations. The Ministry said that airports have been instructed to maintain close coordination with stakeholders, ensure...

December 15, 2025 2:13 PM

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Former MP Ram Vilas Das Vedanti passes away in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

Former M.P. Dr Ram Vilas Das Vedanti, a key figure in the Ram Temple movement, has passed away at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district. He was a native of Rewa and was undergoing treatment there. The news of his demise has sent shockwaves in Ayodhya, where he was a prominent figure. His fami...

December 15, 2025 2:10 PM

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Sikkim CM opens Cho La and Dok La for tourists under Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan

Chief Minister of Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang, under the “Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan”, officially declared Cho La & Dok La, two strategically significant border destinations, open for tourists from this morning.     ‘Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan’ is a flagship initiative by the Ministry of Defence & ...

December 15, 2025 1:30 PM

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Maharashtra CM launches state-level sports initiative Project Mahadeva

Under the leadership of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Government of Maharashtra inaugurated the state-level sports initiative ‘Project Mahadeva’ in Mumbai yesterday.     ‘Project Mahadeva’ is being implemented with the participation of Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA), Vill...