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September 19, 2025 10:14 PM

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CBI Arrests Five in Chhattisgarh PSC Recruitment Irregularities Case

In Chhattisgarh, the Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested five persons in connection with irregularities in the recruitment process of the State Public Service Commission examinations held in 2020 and 2021. Those taken into custody include former Secretary of the Commission, Jeevan Kishore D...

September 19, 2025 2:06 PM

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Major Cyber Scam Targeting US, Canada Uncovered in Kapurthala

Punjab Police has busted a major cyber fraud racket in Phagwara in Kapurthala district today. 36 persons have been arrested with 40 laptops, 67 mobile phones and 10 lakh rupees in cash. According to police sources, the racket used to target people in the USA & Canada under the guise of providing...

September 19, 2025 1:42 PM

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IMD Predicts Heavy Rain in Andaman, NE States, and Central India

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim today. The IMD also predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places over Northeast India including Bihar, Uttarakhand, Madhya Prad...

September 19, 2025 1:32 PM

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Punjab Govt Calls Assembly Session to Frame Laws on Flood Compensation

The Punjab government has decided to convene a special session of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from September 26th to 29th focusing on providing relief to flood victims in the state and introducing several people-oriented amendments to rules related to the damage caused by the recent deluge. Addi...

September 19, 2025 1:18 PM

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J&K: Rail Route Activated Between Budgam and Katra Amid Road Disruption

In Jammu and Kashmir, the railway authorities today operated the first special train from Budgam to Katra to facilitate passengers affected by the Jammu-Srinagar highway closure. The service will operate daily for 15 days, from today to October 3, 2025. The arrangements are being made to ensure smoo...

September 19, 2025 1:08 PM

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Gurjar Criticises Punjab Govt Over Unused ₹12,000 Cr SDRF Funds

Minister of State for Cooperation, Krishan Pal Gurjar, has said that illegal mining is one of the major reasons for breaches in bundhs and flooding in many areas of Punjab. He alleged that local people have told him that people in power are themselves involved in mining. The Minister, who is on a vi...

September 19, 2025 12:21 PM

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Retired IAS Officer Arrested in Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam

The Chhattisgarh Anti-Corruption Bureau and Economic Offences Wing arrested a retired IAS officer in an alleged liquor scam. Niranjan Das, then commissioner of the state excise department, was arrested for his alleged role in assisting the syndicate handling and operating the scam. Das allegedly rec...