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Nepal: Closure of Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border pushes local traders to edge o
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The closure of the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border point has pushed the local traders in Nepal to the edge of bankruptcy as the border is one of the key trade routes between Nepal and China and has been closed for more than thirty-four months now. Earlier the border was completely closed for more
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Leaves of UP police personnel cancelled ahead of polls
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Elections for 763 urban local bodies in the state, 17 municipal corporations, 200 Nagar Palika Parishads and 546 Nagar panchayats are also likely to be held in December.
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Porcini mushrooms have evolved with a preference for local adaptation: Res
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Dentinger Lab at the Natural History Museum of Utah has published a provocative new paper in the journal New Phytologist that describes their work with the much-beloved mushroom, Boletus edulis, better known by gastronomers worldwide as the porcini.
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Locals express joy as PM Modi inaugurates Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As per Uttar Pradesh government officials, the month-long Sangamam will also showcase Tamil literature, education, culture and cuisine. Guests from Tamil Nadu will visit Kashi, and also Ayodhya and Prayagraj.
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Arunachal locals thank PM Modi for state's first greenfield airport at Ita
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"The airport is beneficial for everyone, especially for ill people. It will also save us time. Our state has developed in all aspects recently. I am thankful to PM Modi," said a local at the inaugural function of Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
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No economic benefits for locals from Pakistan's Gwadar port: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The China funded Gwadar port in Pakistan promised an economic revolution but it has turned out to be a segregated harbour settlement, whose economic benefits are not enjoyed by the local population.
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US lauds PM Modi's effort for adding "today's era isn't of war" in G20 joi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The White House on Friday (local time) lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's key role in adding the "today's era isn't of war" message to Russian president Vladimir Putin in the backdrop of the Ukraine-Russia conflict that has become part of the outcome statement of the G20 joint declarat
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GI tags sought for Banarasi paan, Jaunpur's imarti, chausa mango; 36 produ
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Not only 'Banarasi Paan', but Mathura's 'Peda', Agra's 'Petha' and Kanpur's 'Sattu' and 'Bukunu' would also get GI tags as part efforts of Uttar Pradesh government to provide wider recognition to local goods.
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Enough evidence of girls being forced into Prostitution in Rajasthan : NCW
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Due to threats from the Panchayat and local government, the people are under pressure to conceal the true extent of child prostitution and trafficking, the commission said.
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Chopped hand found at cemetary in Bihar's Darbhanga, probe initiated
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A chopped hand was found in the cemetery located at the Chakjhora locality in the Darbhanga district of Bihar on Friday, according to the local police statement.
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Afghanistan: Taliban publicly flogs boy, girl for having pre-marital affai
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Afghanistan's local court in Bamyan ordered public flogging for a boy and a girl for having pre-marital affair.
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Indore shop receives letter threatening assassinations of Rahul Gandhi, Ka
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The letter was received at Shree Gujarat Sweets shop located in the Juni locality of Indore on Thursday evening. The letter arrived by regular post.
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