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Chandigarh: Trees painted near railway station, environmentalists denounce
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab), Feb 17, (ANI): Environmentalists have pulled up officials of the Chandigarh railway station for painting trees within the vicinity and causing "irreversible damage" to the trees.
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ISIS controlling just 700 sq mts in Syria: SDF
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Feb 17 (ANI): The Islamic State (ISIS) has been reduced to just 700 square metres in Syria, as the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched a major offensive last week to eliminate the terror outfit from the war-torn country, a top commander overseeing the opera
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India lends hand in rebuilding school destroyed in Nepal earthquake
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 16 (ANI): In a bid to assist Nepal in reconstructing the schools damaged by the devastating earthquake, the Government of India has been rebuilding schools in Nepal.
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5th International Dam Safety Conference 2019 begins in Bhubaneswar
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 14 (ANI): The fifth International Dam Safety Conference 2019 was inaugurated by state Water Resources Minister Niranjan Pujari and Union Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation Secretary UP Singh here on Wednesday.
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Physicists develop new method to identify antibiotics-resistant bacteria
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 13 (ANI): Physicists have now found a method to quickly identify single antibiotic-resistant bacteria cells that are the agents of tuberculosis. The new method helps find the bacteria and evaluate their resistance to antibiotics without damaging the biological mate
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Dengue virus infection may cause severe outcomes following Zika virus infe
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 9 (ANI): It turns out that women who have previously been infected with dengue virus may be at greater risk for increased damage to their fetuses and placentas if they should later become infected with the Zika virus.
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Heavy rains, hailstorm damage crops in northern India
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Hundreds of acres of crops were damaged after hailstorm hit northern India recently.
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Observatory set up in Tehri to monitor cloud activities
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): A Himalayan Cloud Observatory has been set up in Tehri district here on Friday to receive forecast and monitor cloud burst incidents in the Himalayan region and help minimise the damage.
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Brazil: Health concerns mount as death toll rises in dam collapse
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Brumadinho [Brazil], Feb 6 (ANI): The death toll in Vale-owned tailings dam collapse here has gone up to 142, with 194 people still missing in the aftermath of January 25 tragedy.
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DCW seeks filing of FIR against Delhi doctor for rendering 2-year-old-girl
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India) Feb 5 (ANI): The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Delhi Medical Council (DMC) for letting off a doctor with only a “warning” in the case of severe damage to the body of a 2-year-old girl.
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Brazil: Death toll touches 121 in dam collapse
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Brumadinho [Brazil], Feb 3 (ANI): The death toll in the dam collapse in a mine in southeast Brazil has touched 121 while 226 people still remain missing in the tragedy that took place on January 25, according to reports.
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4-5 people likely behind in viral video of miscreants damaging Hampi templ
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hampi (Karnataka) [India], Feb 2 (ANI): After a video of miscreants purportedly damaging pillars in the temple ruins of Hampi went viral on social media, Bellary SP Arun Rangarajan on Saturday said that four to five people were likely to be involved in it and assured that the accused would b
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