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Foreign tourists join the Holi festivities in Varanasi

Foreign tourists join Holi festivities in Varanasi

Holi, the festival of colours, is being celebrated with great fervour across India, and in the sacred city of Varanasi, it has become a unique cultural experience for foreign tourists over the past two decades who have come visiting here. Mar 14, 2025
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Bengal school job case: One accused likely to turn approver

Investigating agencies, including the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED), have secured crucial information about how a charitable trust linked to the former West Bengal Education Minister and Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee was used as an intermediary to show "proceeds" in the crime as "donations" for charitable purposes. Mar 14, 2025
Sakina Itoo

J&K government admits encroachment of over 3 lakh kanal of state land across UT

Jammu and Kashmir government has acknowledged that over 3 lakh kanals of state land, valued at Rs 18,049 crore, have been encroached across the Union Territory. The government has so far retrieved 15,39,662 kanals of illegally occupied land, with eviction proceedings underway for the remaining 3,13,645 kanals. Mar 13, 2025
Tap water extended to 12.28 crore rural households in India in last 5 years

Tap water extended to 12.28 crore rural households in India in last 5 years

Around 12.28 crore rural households in India have been provided with tap water connections during the last five years under the Centre's Jal Jeevan Mission taking the number of such homes to more than 15.51 crore which constitutes 79.91 per cent of the total rural households in the country, according to information tabled in Parliament. Mar 13, 2025
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