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Anaemic Adivasi women and malnourished children of Jharkhand
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 30 (ANI): "Adivasi women don't eat nutritious food during pregnancy and also don't take iron pills on a regular basis because it is a myth amongst them that they will have problems at the time of delivery of the child due to the pill".
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Myanmar Consul General Pyi Soe dies in road accident
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Giridh (Jharkhand) [India], October 27 (ANI): Myanmar Consul General Pyi Soe died in a road accident in Jharkhand on Friday.
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Jharkhand CM refutes starvation as cause of deaths in state
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 23 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Monday denied that deaths in Simdega and Dhanbad were due to starvation.
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CPM corners J'khand govt over PDS-Aadhar linking
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 23 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) leader Brinda Karat on Sunday accused the BJP-led government in the state for lying over the issue of linking of Aadhar with the Public Distribution System (PDS).
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Starvation reportedly consumes another life in Jharkhand
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) [India], Oct. 22 (ANI): In yet another case of death by starvation which came to light, a 40-year old rikshaw puller reportedly died of a severe poverty-stricken condition in Dhanbad's Jharia distict, his family claimed.
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J'khand starvation death: State govt. assures legal action on threatening
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 22 (ANI): The Jharkhand Government on Sunday said that it would ensure that Koyli Devi, the woman whose 11-year-old daughter died due to starvation a few days back, does not face any problem in her village Simdega.
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Jharkhand starvation death: Victim's mother accuses villagers of threateni
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Simdega (Jharkhand) [India], October 22 (ANI): The mother of the 11-year-old girl, who died allegedly of starvation in Jharkhand's Simdega district a few days back as her family's ration card was not linked to the Aadhar card, has accused the villagers of threatening and abusing her for 'def
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Jharkhand CM caught on camera driving scooty without helmet
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Oct 20(ANI): At a time when the Central government is making relentless efforts to spread awareness about road safety in the country, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das has been caught on camera while he was driving a scooty without helmet on Ranchi's roads.
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Nation decks up to celebrate Diwali today
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): The nation today celebrates the festival of lights, Diwali. Celebrations are in full force across the nation.
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Aadhar should be made mandatory, says Madhya Pradesh food minister
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 19 (ANI): Two days after a minor girl in Jharkhand allegedly died of starvation as her family did not have Aadhar-linked ration card, Madhya Pradesh food minister Om Prakash Dhurve on Thursday said the Aadhar should be made mandatory.
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Paswan orders probe into starvation death
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan has ordered a probe into the alleged starvation death of a girl in Simdega district of Jharkhand.
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Strict actions will be taken against those found guilty: Jharkhand CM on s
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Simdega (Jharkhand) [India], October 17 (ANI): Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Raghubar Das on Tuesday said strict actions will be taken against those found guilty, over the death of 11-year-old girl who allegedly died of starvation in Jharkhand's Simdega District recently.
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