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Stop Smoking Services facing budget cut: Report
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 16 (ANI): Stop Smoking Services across England are under threat as a result of ongoing budget cuts after six in ten local authorities (59 per cent) were forced to reduce their funding in the last year, says a joint report by ASH and Cancer Research UK.
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Demonetisation woes: Maharashtra temple authorities forced to seal donatio
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], Nov. 12 (ANI): The demonetization of currency denominations of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 has forced the charity department in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra to seal donation boxes in all temples located in eight districts till December 31.
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Ahead of Children's Day, best practices for students' safety whi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov. 11(ANI): Safety is a key issue both for parents and school authorities when it comes to travel of students in the school buses.
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Delhi Police detains protesting JNU students
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 6 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Sunday detained the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), who were staging protest against the authorities at the India Gate here for not taking firm steps to locate their missing colleague Najeeb Ahmed.
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Iran invites Pak for free trade talks
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov. 6 (ANI): The Iranian authorities have taken a significant leap towards a free trade agreement (FTA) by asking Pakistan to send a delegation to Tehran for kicking off formal negotiations for liberalising commerce between the two neighbouring countries.
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EU rights activists shocked over Waziristan market demolition as punishmen
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium]/Geneva [Switzerland], Nov. 6 (ANI): European Union human rights watchdogs and rights activists based in Brussels and Geneva have expressed shock and dismay over the Pakistan Army and local authorities move to dynamite and demolish the Al-Muhib market in the popular Rustam
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South Waziristan market demolished as punishment for army officer's k
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dera Ismail Khan [Pakistan], Nov. 6 (ANI): Officials and local residents have confirmed that a market in Rustam Bazaar of South Waziristan has been dynamited by local authorities on Friday as punishment for an explosion that killed an army officer and injured many others earlier this week.
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Get pollution in Delhi under control, NGT warns chief secretary
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 3 (ANI): With Delhiites left with nothing but to choke in the smoggy weather conditions ever since Diwali, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed Delhi Chief Secretary K.K. Sharma to hold an urgent meeting with all concerned authorities on the issue po
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Kashmir to digitize rare manuscripts to preserve cultural heritage
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Nov. 3 (ANI): In an endeavour to preserve the art and culture of Kashmir and make future generations aware about the state's rich heritage, authorities here have taken steps to digitize the rarest of rare manuscripts.
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Bhopal encounter: Rijiju defends MP Govt., says stop doubting authorities
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 1 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday came to the rescue of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who has been drawing flak from the opposition post the Bhopal jailbreak incident, and said one cannot raise alarm bell merely
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Pak considering to call back its four officers from India
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov. 1 (ANI): After the Indian authorities declared one of its officials persona non grata, the Pakistan Government is now considering to call back four of its officers posted in the High Commission in New Delhi from India.
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Schools burnt in J-K: HC calls for preventive measures
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct. 31 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday took suo-moto cognisance of schools being burnt in the valley and directed the authorities of all concerned districts to take all preventive and protective measures for school buildings from unkno
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