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Urban-rural divide key to Karnataka poll outcome
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 11 (ANI): Campaigning in Karnataka has come to an end, with high-intensity rallies being carried out by both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to woo voters in their favour in both rural and urban areas.
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Mahavir Jayanti: Slaughterhouses to remain closed in Haryana
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): Haryana Urban Local Body Minister, Kavita Jain announced on Thursday that all slaughterhouses will remain closed in urban areas of the state on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti and the sale of meat, fish and eggs will be restricted.
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Save while you spend with Sqrrl
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 16 (ANI): Spending is a more natural behaviour for most young people, and it is difficult for them to save money. Sqrrl, a DIY investment app is helping young Indians from urban and semi-urban areas save, by taking the concept of 'micro saving' to a whole new level
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Clean UP: Adityanath directs measures to be taken to curb pollution
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 16 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday, in a cleanliness drive, directed the municipal corporation of the state to implement complete ban on garbage burning in urban areas.
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No imposition of tax on keeping pets in urban areas, clarifies Punjab Govt
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 24 (ANI): The Local Government Department of Punjab on Tuesday made it clear that the reports in certain sections of media regarding imposition of tax upon keeping pets in the urban areas are totally baseless and devoid of facts.
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Poor to be facilitated with houses in UP: Adityanath
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed the state government to provide houses to ten lakh poor families in rural and two lakh poor families in urban areas under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
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UP, Bihar needs substantial improvement: Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Union Minister for Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday while announcing the results of the Swachh Survekshan 2017 survey said Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab and Kerala need to substantially step up efforts to improve sanitation standards i
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Urban living makes asthma worse for children, study finds
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar.17 (ANI): According to a new study, living in urban areas can make asthma worse for your children.
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Accepting defeat in Iraq, ISIS chief Baghdadi asks fighters to flee
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Mar. 2(ANI): Islamic State's supreme leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has delivered a farewell speech where he ordered his fighters to flee urban areas in Mosul and acknowledged the group's defeat in Iraq, according to reports.
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Constipation highly prevalent in urban areas as compared to rural
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 23 (ANI): A study was conducted in 19 centers over a period of six months to understand the different types of constipation and the causes behind them. One of the key highlights has been that constipation is highly prevalent in cities as compared to the rural areas.
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People living in urban areas prefer fewer kids
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 15 (ANI): A study finds that people living in big cities desire quality over quantity living due to which they prefer long-term romantic relationships, fewer children and more investment in education.
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Centre warns cable operators to switch off analog signals in Phase III urb
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.25 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday warned all cable and MSO operators to switch off analog signals in Phase III urban areas or face seizure of equipment.
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