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March 17, 2026 7:47 AM

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Srinagar: Asia’s Largest Tulip Garden, Nishat Bagh, Opens for Visitors

In Jammu & Kashmir, the Asia’s largest Tulip Garden in Srinagar was opened for visitors yesterday. Located on the foothills of the Zabarwan Range overlooking Dal Lake, the garden has been fully geared to welcome local, domestic and foreign tourists. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inaugurated Tulip...

March 16, 2026 10:12 PM

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NIA takes seven foreigners into custody for 11 days in Delhi Court

The Special NIA Court at Patiala House Court in Delhi remanded seven foreigners for 11 days of National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody. The seven foreigners include three Ukrainians, who were arrested in Delhi, three from Lucknow, and one US citizen from Kolkata. Additional Sessions Judge Prasha...

March 16, 2026 9:48 PM

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Election Commission orders detailed law and order reports in West Bengal

In view of the upcoming assembly election in West Bengal, in an unprecedented decision, the Election Commission has directed all the police stations in the state to submit a detailed report on the law and order situation in their respective areas by next Thursday. The report must include information...

March 16, 2026 9:41 PM

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Smooth LPG distribution maintained Across Maharashtra State

Maharashtra’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Chhagan Bhujbal, today assured citizens that the state has an adequate stock of LPG and distribution is also going on smoothly. Addressing the state council this morning, Mr. Bhujbal urged citizens not to panic and listed the steps taken to curb black ...

March 16, 2026 9:37 PM

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BJP demands removal of officials linked to TMC in Assembly Elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded the removal of the officials allegedly close to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) from the upcoming Assembly election process. BJP spokesperson Debjit Sarkar stated that state officials who have had close relations with the ruling dispensation since 2011 sho...

March 16, 2026 9:29 PM

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EC issues Gazette notification for Koridang Assembly Bye-Election in Nagaland

The Election Commission of India has issued the Gazette notification for the upcoming bye-election to the 28-Koridang (ST) Assembly Constituency in Mokokchung, Nagaland.  According to the notification, the last date for filing nominations is March 23, while scrutiny of nominations will take place on...

March 16, 2026 9:19 PM

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Haryana Rajya Sabha polls face objections on voting secrecy 

Ahead of the counting for the Haryana Rajya Sabha election, both Congress and BJP have raised objections regarding the secrecy of votes by certain MLAs. The objections allege that ballot papers were shown to unauthorised persons during voting, violating secrecy rules. The Congress has lodged an obje...

March 16, 2026 8:59 PM

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BJP releases first list of candidates for West Bengal and Keralam assembly polls

BJP-led NDA and CPM led LDF issued the first list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Keralam. The BJP released its list of 47 candidates. Union Minister George Kurian will contest the Kanjirappally seat, while Party State President and former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar wil...