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Officials said the administration expected an uptick in the number of devotees this year, after a recent successful tour of multiple groups of Pandits to Kashmir to assess the degree of normalcy and dip in militant violence

Nipah has once again struck the northern district of Kozhikode in Kerala, with one person testing positive for the zoonotic disease. An attempt to understand the complexities of the disease and the efforts to contain it through interactions with medical experts and relatives of the patient.

The highest turnout was recorded in Bhandara-cum-Gondia, where all 457 voters cast their ballots, achieving 100% polling.

After assuming office as Chief Minister on June 3, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced a free bus travel scheme for students studying across Karnataka.

The hackathon was conducted as part of the Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation’s Naan Mudhalvan programme

The ₹404-crore seawall project from Puthenthode to Manassery was inaugurated on March 7; petition, filed by Chellanam-Kochi Janakeeya Vedhi, seeks measures to address sea incursion

A young woman has accused three individuals of rape and blackmail after allegedly being drugged and filmed unconscious. The main accused, Dipak, is reported to have used the nude video to coerce her into multiple sexual assaults and a forced marriage. He also allegedly threatened her with extreme violence to ensure compliance. Police have arrested one suspect, while Dipak remains at large.

An Indian national, Navjot Singh, faces murder charges in London. He is accused of fatally stabbing Gurbhej Singh outside a shop in Southall. Navjot Singh also faces charges for wounding another man and possessing a knife. He has been remanded in custody. Police continue their investigation into the incident.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has dismissed Mohammad Shafi Malik, a Power Development Department inspector, for alleged terror links. Malik is the ninth government employee terminated this year and faces charges including murder and attempt to murder. This action is part of an ongoing crackdown on terror infrastructure within government institutions.

Over 40 mineral blocks in the State are ready for auction, and the process for 14 of the 34 has already started

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah faces internal pressure from his National Conference party to expand his cabinet, with some members expressing concerns about the performance of current ministers. Opposition BJP claims the delay is due to fear of the NC government collapsing if more berths are filled, a notion the NC dismisses as a bluff.

Governor Ravi in his 20-page address, commended the State government’s decision to strengthen border infrastructure and provide land to the BSF for erecting barbed-wire fencing along the W.B.- Bangladesh border

He was speaking during a public gathering in Unnao where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 101 development projects valued at over ₹570 crores

The Chief Secretary has written to Lok Bhavan expressing the government’s dissatisfaction with the holding of such a meeting, says Chief Minister's Office