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Latest News LIVE Updates: Bihar govt expecting Rs 5,000 cr revenue from mineral block auction in 3 districts

The Bihar government is expecting an earning of around Rs 5,000 crore from the auction of mineral blocks in Rohtas, Gaya and Jamui, a senior official said on Wednesday. Blocks of glauconite in Rohtas and rocks containing chromite (Cr), nickel (Ni) and platinum group of elements (PGE) in Gaya have been recently auctioned, he said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Punjab Assembly passes 4 bills; panchayat polls soon, says Mann

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said the panchayat elections will be held soon even as the state Assembly passed a Bill aimed to hold elections for sarpanch and panch without symbols of political parties. On the concluding day of the three-day Punjab Vidhan Sabha here, the Punjab Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was tabled in the House. Mann said the panchayat elections will be contested by candidates without party symbols: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: BJP releases first list of 67 candidates for Haryana Assembly polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its first list of 67 candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. According to the list, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini will contest from the Ladwa constituency: ANI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Rahul promises restoration of statehood in poll rallies in J-K; says LG acting as 'king', benefitting 'outsiders'

Kickstarting the Congress' election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said restoring statehood to J-K will be the first decision of the INDIA bloc when it comes to power at the Centre if the Modi government fails to so after the assembly polls: PTI