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Delhi gets new LG: Who is Vinai Kumar Saxena?
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Vinai Kumar Saxena has been appointed as Delhi's new Lieutenant-Governor on Monday and has the distinction of heading the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), which was adjudged as the country's best-performing government institution under him.
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Vinai Kumar Saxena appointed new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Vinai Kumar Saxena, the Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission, was on Monday appointed Delhi's new Lieutenant-Governor after Anil Baijal last week resigned from the position.
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Pakistan: Hundreds of Kohat villagers block gas, crude oil supply amid unk
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kohat [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): After Pakistan's natural-gas distribution company backed out of an agreement to supply gas to Kohat villagers, hundreds of people from five villages blocked the supply of gas and crude oil from main reserves.
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To educate students, Orison launches learning studios in 1 lakh villages i
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI/PNN): With a novel approach, Orison will soon launch learning studios in 1,00,000 villages in the nation to bring a cutting-edge learning environment.
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Chhattisgarh: Women health workers trek 10 km to conduct check-ups of peop
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 23 (ANI): Two women health workers with their teams trekked 10 km through steep terrain and hilly forests to conduct health checkups of people in tribal-dominated Jhalwasa village in Balrampur district.
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Punjab: Six-year-old boy falls into borewell, rescue operation underway
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hoshiarpur (Punjab) [India] May 22 (ANI): A six-year-old boy fell into a borewell in the Bairampur village of Hoshiarpur on Sunday, informed the police.
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Landslide kills 2 children in Afghanistan's Bamiyan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bamiyan [Afghanistan], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Two children lost their lives in a landslide that hit a village in Waras district of central Bamiyan province on Friday, provincial administration spokesman Sabour Sighani said Saturday.
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Tibetans, monks forced to move away for Chinese power plant construction
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): China's oppression over Tibet continues to be a cause of worry for Tibetans as the residents of a Tibetan village in northwestern China's Qinghai province accompanied by monks living in a nearby monastery are being forced to move away from their homes to pave w
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Assam Flood: More than 2.88 lakh people affected in Nagaon
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], May 19 (ANI): The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), on Thursday, informed that more than 2.88 lakh people of the district (Nagaon) have been affected due to the first wave of flood and 147 villages under three revenue circles are currently under water
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Chinese authorities detain 170 Tibetans for opposing grazing land confisca
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Gade County [China], May 18 (ANI): Chinese authorities on May 10 detained 170 Tibetans in a village of Gade County allegedly for opposing the government's order to confiscate grazing lands in the area, reported a Tibetan news website on Monday citing Tibetan Watch.
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Touch a life, driving change for every child
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 18 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Touch a Life (TAL) inaugurated the project Gyan Mandir. The facility consists of a science lab, computer lab, and library situated at Yedeshwar Vidyamandir School at Yedgaon village, Junnar in Pune. Gyan Mandir is spread across 2,6
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Life of shepherdess in Ladakh mountains an inspiration to many
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], May 17 (ANI): Tsering Dorjai, a shepherdess in Gya village who spends 11 months a year with her flock in the Ladakh mountains, believes that an organic life of daily struggles and adventures can be a rewarding life and one should not "let the world decide your definitio
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