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Lawyer moves court for arrest of ex-Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa for attack
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): A lawyer has moved a Sri Lankan court seeking direction to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to immediately arrest seven persons, including former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa while alleging conspiracy to commit criminal intimidation and abett
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Plea alleges cutting of 5 lakh trees for mining in Chhattisgarh, SC seeks
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from Rajasthan Rajya Vidhyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL), a mining company and others on a plea seeking a stay on the operations of the mining in Phase-II in Parsa East and Kente Basan (PEKB) mine alleging tha
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Violent protests force former Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to take shelter
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and some of his family members have been shifted to Trincomalee Naval Base, a day after he resigned following violent protests that led to a nationwide curfew.
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Uber Cup 2022: India thrash Canada 4-1 in opening tie
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], May 8 (ANI): India thrashed Canada by a margin of 4-1 in their first Uber Cup Finals 2022 tie in Bangkok.
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Green Man Viral Desai celebrated Gujarat Foundation Day by planting trees
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], May 7 (ANI/PNN): Viral Desai, an environmentalist and textile industrialist who has acquired the moniker 'Green Man,' uniquely commemorated Gujarat Foundation Day by planting trees in two locations and organising an awareness drive among college students about the
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Sri Lanka: Court orders removal of protesters, structures causing inconven
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4 (ANI): Amid nationwide protests and growing calls for the resignation of the Rajapaksa government, the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court has issued an order for the removal of protestors and structures that cause inconvenience to the public at MainaGoGama near Templ
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The story of Bremji Kul, Kashmir's sacred tree
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "the creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn." A few hundred years ago, the Kashmir Valley was a gathering place for spiritual activities, a holy place that attracted dozens of men and women and encouraged them to live a l
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Madhya Pradesh govt to plant trees on banks of Narmada: CM Chouhan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said that his government will take oath on World Environment Day (June 5) to plant trees along the banks of the Narmada for a month.
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Chennai based 'Thaagam' Foundation quenches the thirst and hunger of thous
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): In an endeavour to mitigate and eradicate hunger in our society, the Chennai-based NGO, 'Thaagam Foundation', has been providing food to the poor, needy, homeless and the abandoned, by uplifting their livelihood, since 2018.
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Indian graduate aims to minimise deforestation with innovative mobile app
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI/PNN): An Indian graduate, Raul Rath, with a Bachelor of Design from the University of Melbourne, encourages us to consider how millions of trees are cut down every year for the creation of physical business cards. To help minimize this issue of deforestation
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U'khand govt sacks Corbett chief, 2 IFS officers over illegal construction
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 28 (ANI): Taking up stern action on the complaints of illegal constructions and felling of trees in the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) area, the Uttarakhand government on Wednesday suspended two IFS officers and removed the director of the wildlife sanctuar
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Indian Embassy in Madagascar holds plantation drive on Earth Day
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], April 23 (ANI): Indian Embassy in Madagascar organised a plantation drive with over 200 saplings of native trees to mark the 52nd Earth Day on Friday.
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