States | - Part 12

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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi lays foundation stone for NTH residential project in Mumbai.

ION correspondentJune 19, 2026June 19, 2026

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi laid the foundation stone for the multi-storey residential accommodation project at NTH (Western Region) and inaugurated the Microbiological...

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Eight killed in separate lightning incidents across Jharkhand.

ION correspondentJune 19, 2026June 19, 2026

In Jharkhand, eight people were killed in separate lightning incidents during the last 24 hours across the state. Several people sustained injuries. Three deaths were reported from Hazaribagh district,...

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Mizoram achieves over 95.53% digitisation of voter Enumeration Forms.

ION correspondentJune 19, 2026June 19, 2026

Mizoram has completed the digitisation of 95.53 per cent of Enumeration Forms (EFs) of 8.75 lakh voters, moving ahead of other states in the ongoing nationwide Special Intensive Revision...

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Mizoram Assembly members cast votes in Rajya Sabha election.

ION correspondentJune 18, 2026June 18, 2026

Altogether 36 out of 40 members in the Mizoram assembly cast their votes in the election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat today. An official said that voting began...

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Hardcore woman Maoist with Rs 10-lakh bounty surrenders before Kolkata Police.

ION correspondentJune 18, 2026June 18, 2026

Hardcore woman Maoist Pushpa Mahato, carrying a bounty of 10 lakh rupees, surrendered before Kolkata Police in West Bengal after laying down her arms following 21 years of insurgency....

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Calcutta HC refuses refuses to stay West Bengal Speaker’s decision to appoint Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition.

ION correspondentJune 18, 2026June 18, 2026

The Calcutta High Court today declined to grant any interim relief on West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose’s decision to appoint breakaway Trinamool Congress MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the...

Climate and Weather States Top Stories

J&K witness rain and thundershowers across multiple districts amid adverse weather conditions.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2026June 17, 2026

Several parts of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed rain and thundershowers yesterday as the Meteorological Department has issued a nowcast warning for brief intense showers, thunderstorms, lightning, hailstorms and gusty...

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Three new Ministers inducted into Puducherry Cabinet, completing long-awaited expansion of Council of Ministers.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2026June 17, 2026

Three new Ministers were inducted into the Puducherry Cabinet today, completing the long-awaited expansion of the Council of Ministers. All India N.R. Congress MLAs P. Rajavelu and V. P....

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32,000 women abandoned by NRI husbands in Punjab in last many years. NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2026June 17, 2026

National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has revealed that nearly 32,000 women have been reportedly abandoned by NRI husbands in Punjab in the last many years. She...

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Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan seeks report over auction of heritage furniture from MLA Hostel in Chandigarh.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2026June 17, 2026

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has sought a detailed report from the Chandigarh Administration over the reported auction of heritage furniture from the MLA Hostel in the...