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Bihar village boycotts polls citing lack of development as reason
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Jehanabad (Bihar) [India], May 19 (ANI): The residents of Chiriyawa boycotted voting on Sunday as a mark of protest against the lack of development in the village.
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Water crisis hits Gujarat village; people forced to drink polluted water
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Navsari (Gujarat) [India], May 19 (ANI): People in the Navsari village in Gujarat are forced to drink the polluted water as the village is facing a water crisis.
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AP: Miffed with re-polling locals stop YSRCP candidate's son from entering
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 17 (ANI): Enraged by the decision of re-polling, people of NR Kammapalli village here on Thursday prevented Mohit Reddy, son of YSR Congress Party's candidate Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy, from entering the village.
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In poll season, this Bathinda village demands sulphur-free air
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bathinda (Punjab) [India], May 11 (ANI): As soon as we approach Kanakwal village in Bathinda, the sharp and annoying odour of Sulphur gas welcomes us. Villagers blame oil HMEL refinery situated at the outer limits of the village for the foul smell.
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Unique train coach look makes polling booth 140 centre of attraction in Ha
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) [India], May 4 (ANI): A unique train coach look given to polling booth number 140 of the Hazaribagh constituency has made it a centre of attraction for the villagers from the area.
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'Bua' and 'Babua' governments failed to handle village level goons, can't
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that SP and BSP cannot fight terrorism as their governments failed to handle even the village level goons.
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Rajasthan's Dhingana village cries for basic amenities, ready to boycott L
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhingana (Rajasthan) [India], Apr 26 (ANI): Surrounded by the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, villagers of Dhingana in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha polls as the villagers claim to have cheated and neglected by the government in the name of development.
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Villagers boycott voting in Firozabad over development
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Voters in the booth number 359 of Muniya Kheda village in Firozabad district have boycotted the polls on Tuesday, saying no developments have been done in the village in the past several years.
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Himachal village boycotts polls; demands road
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Residents of Laharu Teeka village of Naura Panchayat have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha elections unless roads are built in their village. Villagers have put up several banners around the village urging politicians not to come askin
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Bihar: Govt has done nothing, but we'll cast our vote, say villagers
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhagalpur (Bihar) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Even though the Gopalpur Bindtoli villagers in Bhagalpur allege that they have been facing issues pertaining to floods since years, the Bihar government hasn't paid any heed to the difficulties of the people. However, the villagers haven't lost their
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Gujarat: Untadi village reeling under water scarcity, villagers forced to
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Surendranagar (Gujarat) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Poor connectivity, infrastructure, and power shortage are the various issues that have been plaguing Untadi village of Surendranagar district. From the past few months, an issue of water crisis has compounded the woes of the villagers.
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WB: No school, water or healthcare facilities, but villagers say will vote
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Alipurduar (West Bengal) [India], April 10 (ANI): On the route to the hills of Bhutan and two kilometers away from the bank of Jayanti river is the village of Bhutia Basti, which was settled during the British period.
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