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Afghans concerned over crisis in health sector due to ban on women working
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The local residents of Ghor Province, Afghanistan have warned that if the Taliban-led Health Ministry keeps ignoring the ongoing crisis in the healthcare sector in Ghor province the patients will die. The already critical situation has worsened due to the Taliban's ban on women working as th
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Tenants in Joshimath's Singdhar flee town amid land subsidence 'scare'
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The local residents here have asserted that the size of cracks in walls and floors has increased.
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Tourists wary of travelling to Indonesia after new penal code bans sex out
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Violators will face up to a year in prison or fines. The code also prohibits unmarried couples from living together. Some local authorities have been cracking down on sex outside marriage, such as raids on hotels.
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J-K: More local products to be GI-tagged to develop rural economy
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As a major step towards the development of the rural economy, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided to 'geographically identify' the important products grown in the Waknaf area of the Union Territory.
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Man thrashed for talking to girl from another community in Karanataka
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The incident took place at Subrahmanya in Dakshina Kannada on January 5. The man who was thrashed by 10- 12 people has been admitted at a local hospital after the attack, police said.
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Pak: Locals in South Waziristan stage protests against rise in terrorism
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Against the deteriorating law and order in the region, several locals of the South Waziristan region staged massive protests in the tribal district and chanted slogans against a surge in terrorism in the tribal district, Geo News reported.
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Study reveals that travelling away from home makes you feel healthier than
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As per a study conducted by UCL researchers, people who travel outside of their localities feel healthier than those who stay nearer to their homes.
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Chinese firms reap profits from mines in Balochistan, locals deprived of b
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Balochistan province turned out to be an ATM for Chinese companies but it still remains an impoverished region with a per capita GDP under USD 1,000, which means that the residents are getting nothing. Under the agreement signed in 1995, 46-48 per cent of revenue was given to MCC, 53 per cen
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Tourists and locals in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla eagerly waiting for heavy
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"We had come here to see the fresh snowfall but there was very less snow around. We enjoyed horse rides and other adventure activities. We shall wait for one or two days, otherwise, we shall go to Manali." said a tourist who had come from Rajasthan
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Thousands march for peace in Pakistan's Bajour
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The peace march organised by the Bajaur Peace Action Committee, a local alliance of political parties, was attended by political workers, social activists, traders and youth. Tribal elders, traders, social activists and youth participated in the march and asked for the restoration of peace i
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El Chapo's son Ovidio Guzman-Lopez captured by Mexican authorities
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
El Chapo's son, Ovidio Guzman-Lopez's arrest unleashed a spate of violence in Mexico with local officials telling citizens to shelter at home amid clashes with cartel members in various parts of Culiacan.
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'ISIS bride' Mariam Raad gets bail from Australian court
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
However, Raad is forbidden from accessing, producing, or distributing any material related to explosives, weapons, anti-surveillance, executions, terrorist attacks, terrorist organizations or armed conflicts.
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