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Assam Rifles foil drug trafficking bid; heroin worth Rs 3.5 crore seized, five arrested

Mar 8, 2026

Cachar (Assam), March 8 (IANS) In a significant success against drug trafficking, the Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the state Police, apprehended five drug peddlers and recovered heroin worth nearly Rs 3.5 crore from their possession in Assam's Cachar district, officials said on Sunday. A Defence Spokesman said that the operation was…

Sanjay Raut meets ex-VP Jagdeep Dhankhar on eve of LS taking up motion against Speaker Om Birla

Mar 8, 2026

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT's Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut on Sunday expressed joy after meeting former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.The meeting came on the eve of a likely discussion in Lok Sabha on an Opposition…

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Manipur CM announces Rs 350 crore aid for 3.5 lakh violence-hit women

Mar 8, 2026

Imphal, March 8 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Sunday announced that a budgetary provision of Rs 350 crore would be earmarked in the upcoming state budget to assist women affected by the recent ethnic violence in…

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Kejriwal calls for ‘system change’ in Gujarat, asks voters to reject BJP, Congress

Mar 8, 2026

Gandhinagar, March 8 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, on Sunday, urged the people in Gujarat to reject both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress, saying the "state needed a change in the entire political…

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CM Mamata claims SIR exercise aimed at helping BJP in Bengal Assembly polls

Mar 8, 2026

Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted in the poll-bound state was intended to help the BJP in the upcoming Assembly…

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‘No alliance with Congress’: Raijor Dal chief blames Gaurav Gogoi’s
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Mar 8, 2026

Guwahati, March 8 (IANS) Raijor Dal President and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi, on Sunday, announced the formal breakdown of his party's alliance with the Congress ahead of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, blaming senior Congress leaders…

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Bangladesh: July mass uprising museum under cloud over alleged scandal, says report

Mar 8, 2026

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum, which was set to document the mass uprising of Bangladesh during July 2024, has been hit by a recruitment scandal, said a news report citing a string of irregularities even…

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J&K: NRLM scheme brings economic independence to rural women in Rajouri

Mar 8, 2026

Rajouri, March 8 (IANS) The National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) is playing a vital role in empowering rural women and creating sustainable livelihood opportunities in the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir. The scheme is…

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Women educators stress female-led development at ‘Nari to Narayani’ convention

Mar 8, 2026

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Speakers at the National Convention of Women, ‘Bharati – Nari to Narayani’, emphasised the need to promote female-led development rooted in Indian values while calling for actionable plans to empower women across…

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Telangana to soon distribute e-scooters to college girl students

Mar 8, 2026

Hyderabad, March 8 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday said that the state government plans to soon distribute electric scooters to girl students studying in colleges.Addressing Women’s Day celebrations here, the…

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