diff --git a/LocalMind-Backend/package.json b/LocalMind-Backend/package.json
index bb5d7bf..fda80cd 100644
--- a/LocalMind-Backend/package.json
+++ b/LocalMind-Backend/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     "@types/mongoose": "^5.11.97",
     "@types/morgan": "^1.9.10",
     "argon2": "^0.44.0",
-    "bcrypt": "^5.1.1",
     "axios": "^1.12.2",
     "bcrypt": "^6.0.0",
     "chalk": "^5.6.2",
diff --git a/LocalMind-Frontend/src/features/Dashboard/V1/Component/Pages/HomePage.tsx b/LocalMind-Frontend/src/features/Dashboard/V1/Component/Pages/HomePage.tsx
index d485032..3a1dfbd 100644
--- a/LocalMind-Frontend/src/features/Dashboard/V1/Component/Pages/HomePage.tsx
+++ b/LocalMind-Frontend/src/features/Dashboard/V1/Component/Pages/HomePage.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { useGSAP } from '@gsap/react'
 gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger, SplitText)
 
 const HomePage: React.FC = () => {
-  // Typed array of feature objects
+  // Typed array of feature objects (acts as fetched data)
   const features: CardProps[] = [
     {
       title: 'Custom Models',
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ const HomePage: React.FC = () => {
     },
   ]
 
+  // ✅ EMPTY STATE UI (Issue #79)
+  if (!features || features.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-center min-h-screen bg-[#1E1E1E] text-gray-400">
+        No data available at the moment
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
   useGSAP(() => {
     const split = new SplitText('.about-para', {
       type: 'words',
@@ -68,6 +77,7 @@ const HomePage: React.FC = () => {
         </div>
         <img src={linesImg} alt="" className="absolute w-full -bottom-15" />
       </div>
+
       <div className="about w-full min-h-screen relative flex flex-col justify-center pt-10 font-Satoshi">
         <h1 className="text-white text-center uppercase text-3xl tracking-wider font-bold">
           About