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Punjab government approves new policy to curb illegal mining
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Oct 17 (ANI): In order to bring more transparency in the sand mining business, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved several major policy changes to enable the government grant contracts by auction of mining blocks. This auctioning will be done in strategically establi
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Bihar: 206 blocks of 23 districts declared drought hit
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar)[India], Oct 15 (ANI): The Bihar government on Monday declared 206 blocks of 23 districts from the state as drought-hit.
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Coal scam: Delhi court grants bail to Naveen Jindal
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): A special court in Delhi on Monday granted bail to industrialist Naveen Jindal and 14 others in connection with alleged irregularities in allocation of a coal block in Jharkhand. The matter will be next heard on December 11.
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Wear these sunglasses to block out screens around you
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
California [United States], October 8 (ANI): No matter how much you try, digital screens invade our daily lives. If you turn off the computer, it is the smartphone, if you put that away, there are the street hoardings with blinking lights to make you dizzy. To address this, an entrepreneur h
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Delhi: Woman's body found near vacant house in Vivek Vihar
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): A body of a yet-to-be-identified woman was found near a vacant house in D Block of Vivek Vihar on Saturday morning.
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PML(N) workers protest against Shehbaz Sharif's arrest
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Oct 06 (ANI): Protest broke out against the arrest of Shehbaz Sharif, as his angry supporters and party workers blocked the Shahadra Chowk in Lahore.
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Need to win tournaments to overcome 'mental block': Mortaza
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], October 1 (ANI): Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza believes that there is some mental block in the team which could only be overcome by winning a tournament.
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Here's why alcohol overconsumption is bad for you
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): In the past three decades, there has been a 300 percent increase in the incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) among Indians.
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Punjab Youth Cong member arrested for possessing heroin
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Attari Block President of Youth Congress' Anti-Narcotics Cell, Guriqbal Singh, was arrested by the police on Sunday for possession of two grams of heroin.
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Relocating, not demolishing 'Rancho Wall': Leh school principal
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Leh (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): The Principal of Leh school, which shot to fame after it was featured in Aamir Khan's blockbuster 2009 film '3 Idiots', stated that the popular 'Rancho Wall' in its premises is being relocated and not getting demolished.
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India hindering regional cooperation: Pakistan FM
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Sep 28 (ANI): Accusing India of creating an obstacle in regional cooperation, Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Mehmood Shah Qureshi has said that "the attitude of one country is blocking the progress of SAARC".
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Keep your heart healthy this World Heart Day with California Walnuts
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 27 (NewsVoir): According to Registrar General of India Report 2016, heart diseases such as blocked artery, pulmonary hypertension, and stroke are the leading cause of death in India. With cardiovascular diseases becoming a serious health concern, the role diet plays is
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