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Female Pakistani lawyer tortured for giving speech against Army
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 30 (ANI): A Pakistani female advocate, who recently delivered a speech critical of the country's armed forces, was abducted and tortured for days, before she was found by locals in a very bad condition in Mailsi of Punjab province earlier this month.
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Killing of specially-abled boy irk locals in Johannesburg
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Aug 29 (ANI): Anger among residents of the South African capital erupted after a 16-year-old disabled boy, Nathaniel Julius, was allegedly shot dead by the police.
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Locals threaten to go on mass protest over road closure in Darma valley
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dharchula (Uttarakhand) [India], August 26 (ANI): A crucial road in the Darma valley that connects to China border has been closed for several months now, due to which locals have issued a warning to the district administration threatening mass protest if it is not opened soon.
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Udhampur: International Yoga Mantalai project to boost economical prospect
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): With India promoting Yoga under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the International Yoga Matalai project in Udhampur is ready with 90 per cent construction work in Mantalai village completed.
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West Bengal: Overflowing Silaboti River affects normal life in nearby vill
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal ) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): With the overflowing of the Silaboti river, a number of villages and paddy fields have been affected in the Pathardanga area of West Bengal, say farmers leading to problems for them and other locals.
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Manipur: Villagers dependent on Loktak Lake narrate woes owing to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bishnupur (Manipur) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the virus have shown the devastating impact on the locals of Champu Khangpok village who are dependent on fishing from the famous Loktak Lake for their livelihood.
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Locals hail construction of road at Bangus valley in J-K's Kupwara distric
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 22 (ANI): The construction of the road leading to the Bangus valley in the Kupwara district is underway and locals are quite upbeat about it. The completion of this project will benefit the locals as well as the people visiting the Bangus valley, w
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MP: Five gates of Tawa dam opened, locals advised to stay away from river
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 22 (ANI): Five gates of the Tawa Dam were opened by five feet each on Saturday in the Itarsi area of Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district, the dam management informed.
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J-K: Locals hopeful of Jammu ropeway project to propel employment
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 21 (ANI): Aiming to boost the economy and generate employment for the locals, the Jammu ropeway project will resume tourism operations soon after the pandemic situation is over.
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Man throws chilli powder on jeweller in attempt to steal gold, locals foil
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): A man threw chilli powder in the eyes of a jewellery shop owner and tried to escape with around 50 grams of gold in Indore on Thursday evening. However, his plan was foiled by locals around the shop who nabbed him.
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Heavy rainfall, landslides disrupt normal life in Chamoli
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): In Chamoli, the intermittent rains have affected the lives of locals. The heavy downpour has created hassles for locals to reach their destination as the roads have been damaged or are blocked due to landslides.
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Woman, her kids went missing in Andhra's West Godavari, locals suspect sui
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): A woman along with her two children went missing since Tuesday in West Godavari district, police said.
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