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Calcutta HC orders two-member panel to probe rehabilitation of poll violen
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 19 (ANI): The Chief Justice division bench of Calcutta High Court on Tuesday has ordered a two-member committee to probe the rehabilitation of 300 individuals who were rendered homeless after the West Bengal Assembly elections.
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Over 7.1 million people internally displaced in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 5 (ANI): More than 7.1 million people have been internally displaced by the ongoing war in Ukraine with over half of them women, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat hopes for early return of Pandits to Kashmir valle
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 3 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday expressed hope that the Kashmiri Pandits who were displaced from their homes in the 1990s after the onset of terrorism will soon return back to their houses in the Kashmir val
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Govt should set up a special township for displaced Kashmiri pandits: Cong
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Congress MP Deepender Hooda on Wednesday raised in the Rajya Sabha the issue of displaced Kashmiri Pandits and said the government should set up a special township for them.
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Orlando Bloom extends solidarity with displaced Ukrainian families
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 26 (ANI): Actor Orlando Bloom is on the ground in Moldova, supporting families who have fled from Ukraine amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis.
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10 million Ukrainians forced to flee homes amid Russian invasion
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 21 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday said that 10 million Ukrainian refugees have fled abroad or been displaced inside the country in the wake of Russia's invasion.
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UNHCR faces funding shortfall to meet needs of refugees, IDPs in Ethiopia
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday said it only received 13 per cent of 205.4 million US dollars it wants to meet the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in Ethiopia.
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Humanitarian needs in Myanmar grow as fighting continues
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], March 19 (ANI): As the fighting continues in Myanmar, the humanitarian needs increased as the country became unstable after the February 1, 2021 coup by Tatmadaw (Myanmar's armed forces).
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6.5 million people displaced inside Ukraine due to Russian invasion
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): Amid escalating war between Russia and Ukraine, the UN migration agency on Friday (local time) estimated that nearly 6.5 million people have now been displaced inside Ukraine.
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ISKCON organizes a grand display of the collection of divine paintings of
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): Divine paintings of Shrila Prabhupada are displaced in Jehangir Art Gallery in his memory for 7 days starting from 15th March 2022 to 21st March 2022.
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US providing additional USD 186 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): The United States is providing over USD 186 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support internally displaced persons and the more than three million refugees affected by Russia's war in Ukraine, a US State Department statement said on Tuesday (lo
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Number of refugees fleeing Ukraine reach 2.5 million, says UN
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 11 (ANI): Filippo Grandi, head of the UN's refugee agency on Friday (local time), said that the number of people fleeing Ukraine has now reached 2.5 million estimating that about two million people are displaced inside Ukraine.
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