States | - Part 22

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Special CBI court acquits former Maharashtra Home Minister Padamsinh Patil in 2006 murder case.

ION correspondentJune 20, 2026June 20, 2026

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will challenge the acquittal of former Maharashtra Home Minister Padamsinh Patil and seven others in the 2006 murder case of Congress leader Pawanraje...

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BEST bus employees’ strike enters second day, disrupting public transport in Mumbai.

ION correspondentJune 20, 2026June 20, 2026

The strike by BEST bus employees in Mumbai entered its second day today, severely affecting public transport services across the city. According to official figures, only four of the...

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates North East’s largest organic spice processing unit in Meghalaya.

ION correspondentJune 19, 2026June 19, 2026

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma and Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, today inaugurated the North East’s largest organic spice processing...

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Nyaya Sanhita exhibition on new criminal laws inaugurated in Puducherry.

ION correspondentJune 19, 2026June 19, 2026

A Nyaya Sanhita Exhibition on India’s new criminal laws, organised by the Puducherry Police, was inaugurated on Beach Road in Puducherry today. Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan and Chief Minister...

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NCISM accepts Tripura Government’s proposal to establish Government Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital.

ION correspondentJune 19, 2026June 19, 2026

Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha has announced that the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), under the Union Ministry of AYUSH, has accepted the State Government’s...

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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....