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Andhra Pradesh: BJP MLA resigns to join Jana Sena Party
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): BJP MLA from Rajahmundry-Urban Akula Satyanarayana on Sunday confirmed his resignation from the party as well as the assembly's membership to join the Jana Sena Party of Pawan Kalyan.
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Urbanisation may hold key to survival of tigers
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): A new study led by WCS, published in the journal Biological Conservation says the future of tigers in Asia is linked the path of demographic transition, for humans.
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Nicole Kidman is 'so grateful' for her family
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): "I'm so grateful for my family," said American actor Nicole Kidman.
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Nicole Kidman reveals moment she knew Keith Urban was 'the one'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA) Jan 10 (ANI): American actor Nicole Kidman revealed the super-sweet moments of her life with husband singer Keith Urban.
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Parliament panel tells DDA to find out lapses in implementing Master Plan
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): A Parliamentary committee has asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to immediately set up a monitoring unit to find out deficiencies in the implementation of Master Plan Delhi 2021.
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'Japan's expertise would spur urban development initiatives in India'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Expressing pride over Japan's continued participation in the Delhi Metro project, the country's ambassador to India, Kenji Hiramatsu on Monday said that Japanese expertise would spur urban development initiatives in India.
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Smart cities hogged limelight in 2018, but challenges await in 2019
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The Central government's smart cities initiative hogged the limelight in 2018. Its fulsome result is expected to unfold in the coming year, as Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, which selected 100 smart cities in four rounds across the country, is m
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Need to protect every inch of defence assets: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Expressing concern over the fast rate of urbanisation, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked the Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) to protect every inch of its land.
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PM meets newly-elected Sarpanches of J&K, promises all support
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met a delegation of newly-elected Sarpanches from Jammu and Kashmir here and conveyed his personal and his government's commitment towards empowering the people of the state to fulfil their aspirations. .
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Bhubaneswar: 230 urban homeless join City Fest celebrations
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 10: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), in its endeavour towards inclusiveness of urban homeless, brought 230 people from seven shelters across the city to take part in an International Food Festival (IFF) on Sunday.
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'All North-Eastern states will be open defecation free before Oct 2, 2019'
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri while reviewing the progress of five flagship schemes for eight northeastern states announced that before October 2, 2019, the north-eastern states will be open defecation free.
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File 100 cases against me, won't stop regularising unauthorised colonies:
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Delhi Public Work Department (PWD) and Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said that he is being hounded for trying to regularise the unauthorised colonies in the national capital. However, he asserted that no amount of cases can deter him fro
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