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Western Odisha celebrates famous agrarian festival 'Nuakhai'
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Sambalpur (Odisha) [India] Sept 3 (ANI): Festive spirit gripped western Odisha today as people from all walks of life celebrated Nuakhai, the agrarian festival, which is observed to welcome the new rice of the season with much zeal and zest here on Tuesday.
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Reducing rice provided under Anna Bhagya scheme will be anti-poor: Siddara
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday alleged that Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa is planning to reduce the quantity of rice provided to the BPL families under the Anna Bhagya scheme in Karnataka.
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Andhra Pradesh: 10 arrested for cheating people on pretext of of 'rice pul
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 30 (ANI): Machilipatnam Central Crime Station (CCS) police has arrested a gang of ten persons involved in cheating people in the name of 'rice pulling'.
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Ex-US NSA tears into Pak-based Chinese diplomat, calls him 'a racist disgr
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 16 (ANI): Former US National Security Advisor (NSA) Susan Rice publicly castigated a Chinese diplomat placed in Pakistan, calling him a "racist disgrace" due to his now-deleted tweets which allegedly highlighted the flaws with the USA.
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Siddaramaiah wonders how BJP got 9,000 lead from Badami Assembly seat in L
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Badami (Karnataka) [India], June 27 (ANI): Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday expressed surprise over how the BJP got a lead of 9,000 votes from his Assembly constituency in the Lok Sabha polls, despite giving "Panchayat Bhawan, rice and shelter" to the people
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S Korea mulling additional aid to global agencies for helping N Korea
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jun 25 (ANI): South Korea on Tuesday said that it is considering to give an additional grant to global aid agencies for assisting the people of North Korea who are facing health issues.
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Do you know smartphones can cause stress, anxiety in children?
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): As the world becomes increasingly digital-savvy with smartphones becoming an integral part of our lives, one often tends to overlook the other side of the coin -- the harmful effects it poses for children.
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Climate change affects crops in India: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): India's grain crops are vulnerable to climate changes and yields from rice, experience larger declines during extreme weather conditions, found Kyle Davis Environmental data scientist at Columbia University.
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Odisha: 4 dead, 5 injured in wall collapses in Dhenkanal
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhenkanal (Odisha) [India], June 9 (ANI): At least four persons were killed while five others sustained injuries after a boundary wall of an abandoned rice mill located near Alasua market in Dhenkanal collapsed on Sunday, district officials said.
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Rice husks can remove toxins from water
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): A recent study has observed that rice husk can effectively remove microcystin (a toxin released by harmful algal blooms) that are increasingly occurring in the Great Lakes and other freshwater lakes around the world.
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CM Patnaik announces food, monetary aid for people affected by cyclone 'Fa
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 5 (ANI): Odisha government on Sunday announced surplus food and monetary aid for people after cyclonic storm 'Fani' wreaked havoc in Odisha on Friday causing immense damage to critical infrastructures, especially power, telecom and water supply.
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Eating more rice could be protective against obesity: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): Obesity levels are substantially lower in countries that consume high amounts of rice, while counties with lower average rice intake have higher obesity levels, recent findings suggest.
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