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Faceoff with police in Keezhattur ends in arrest
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Kannur, (Kerala) [India] Mar 14 (ANI): The faceoff between the police and local residents of Kannur district's Keezhattur agitating against the alignment of the proposed National Highway ended on Wednesday after the agitators were arrested.
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CPEC, a game changer for Pakistan, but disastrous for Gilgit-Baltistan
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan [Pakistan], Jan 9 (ANI): The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a multi-billion dollar infrastructure and development-related project, has generated euphoria in Pakistan, but in Gilgit-Baltistan, a disputed region, local residents have environmental, demographic and
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Locals oppose construction of dams in PoK's Muzaffarabad
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], Dec 13 (ANI): Local residents of Muzaffarabad have strongly opposed the construction of dams and hydro-electric projects in the region and accused Islamabad of looting the resources from the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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SC should not wait any longer to hear pleas challenging Article 35A: NC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] October 30(ANI): National Conference (NC) leader Mustafa Kamal on Monday said that Supreme Court should not wait any longer to hear petitions on Article 35 A that preserves the rights of local residents of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Sikh men thrashed: Legal action was taken, assures Rajasthan SP
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The Rajasthan Police has assured that legal action was taken by the local cops at the time when Sikh men were allegedly beaten up by local residents of Chainpura in Ajmer district.
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Gujarat: Severe water crisis leaves Valsad locals painfully parched
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Local residents of Keldha village under Valsad district of Gujarat are in major distress as the acute water crisis in the area is taking a toll on their daily lives.
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Swaraj seeks reports from U.P. Govt. over attack on Nigerian students in N
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday sought report from the Uttar Pradesh Government over the attack on four Nigerian students, who sustained severe injuries after being assaulted by a group of local residents in Greater Noida's Pari Chowk
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Govt. should have given more time: Hyderabad residents on demonetization
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov. 9(ANI): Expressing disappointment over the Centre's immediate move to demonetize Rs. 500 and 1,000 notes, the local residents here said that some more time should have been given before closing the ATMs and banks.
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South Waziristan market demolished as punishment for army officer's k
Updated : 8 years, 9 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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New blood bank brings relief to people in Kashmir Valley
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct. 26 (ANI): The G. B. Pant Children Hospital here has got a new blood bank, which is providing much needed relief to local residents.
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Locals rescue soldiers: Celebrate such acts of humanity, acknowledge it, s
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct. 10 (ANI): After the Indian Army thanked local residents for rescuing some of their soldiers whose truck met with an accident near Srinagar yesterday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesperson, Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, said on Monday that there i
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J-K villagers fleeing their homes post surgical strikes
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Akhnoor (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct. 6 (ANI): In wake of the escalating tension between India and Pakistan post the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army on September 29, local residents in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir are extremely worried and fear for their safety
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