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Bastar: 14-day march demanding revival of Indravati river ends
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 22 (ANI): A 14-day long foot-march by social activists and residents of Bastar demanding revival of river Indravati ended here on Tuesday. The protestors have been demanding the release of water from Katiguda dam in Odisha to the Indravati river as per the
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SC asks THS Bonney to send representation on Meghalaya-Assam boundary disp
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Apr 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked social activist THS Bonney to send his representation to the government in connection with his plea seeking direction to the Centre for constituting a time-bound commission to permanently resolve the boundary dispute betwee
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Never thought will get a chance to contest LS poll, says BJD candidate Pra
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Aska (Odisha) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): Pramila Bisoi, a social activist who belongs to an ordinary family and is popular for her work in Charamaria village, has got a Lok Sabha ticket from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
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AAP fields transgender candidate from Prayagraj Lok Sabha seat
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): A social activist and transgender Mahamandaleshwar Bhawani Nath Valmiki on Friday joined the Aam Admi Party (AAP) in the presence of MP and party's UP in-charge Sanjay Singh. She will contest from Prayagraj Lok Sabha seat.
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NGO 'Jagrut' manufactures and supplies free sanitary pads for rural India
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] March 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): 'Jagrut' an NGO run by Narendra Hirani, very known social activists in the western part of Mumbai has currently taken up a major issue to provide free sanitary pads to females in the village.
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Transgender leader Meera Parida joins BJD
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Transgender leader and social activist Meera Parida joined Biju Janta Dal on Sunday in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
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Anna Hazare ends hunger strike, Lokpal search committee meeting next week
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare ended his hunger strike on Tuesday after seven days following assurances from the government on the Lokpal and Lokayukta issues.
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Anna Hazare ends hunger strike
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare ended his hunger strike on Tuesday after seven days following assurances from the government on the Lokpal and Lokayukta issues.
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Animal lovers in Coimbatore protest against translocation of wild Jumbo
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Animal lovers and social activists protested on Monday in front of the Coimbatore Collectorate office demanding the forest department bring back a wild jumbo which was captured a few days back from Thadagam region of Tamil Nadu.
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Raj Thackeray met Anna Hazare
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra) [India] Feb 4 (ANI): Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray here on Monday met social activist Anna Hazare, who is on the fifth-day of his indefinite hunger strike to demand setting up of a Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in states.
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Will return Padma Bhushan, warns Anna Hazare
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Feb 4 (ANI): Social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said he will return his Padma Bhushan award to the President if the Centre doesn’t concede to his demand for Lokpal and Lokayukta.
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Shiv Sena extends support to Anna Hazare
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Shiv Sena on Sunday extended support to veteran social activist Anna Hazare, who is on the fourth day of indefinite hunger strike at his village Ralegan-Siddhi, demanding for setting up of a Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in states.
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