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Hazare on hunger strike from Jan 30 to protest against non-appointment of
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana), [India], Jan19 (ANI): Social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Saturday announced that he would launch a hunger strike from January 30 at his village Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra to protest against the Centre's failure to implement the Lokpal and
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Manipur: N Biren Singh launches 'School Fagat-Hansi' mission
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur), [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh launched 'School Fagat-Hansi' mission, an initiative under the Government's popular 'Go to Village' mission, at a function held at Yumnam Huidrom Government High School in Imphal West District on Friday.
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Rajasthan: Villagers claim receiving condoms in reply to RTI query
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Hanumangarh (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Two residents from Chhani Bari village of Bhadra Tehsil in the village claimed to have received condoms in reply to their Right to Information (RTI) query.
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Minor boy carries mother's body on bicycle after neighbours refuse help fo
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jharsuguda (Odisha) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): In a shocking incident, a minor boy from Karpabahal village in Odisha's Jharsuguda district carried his mother's body on bicycle after neighbours refused to provide help for the cremation.
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Bihar: 2 killed by Naxals on suspicion of being police informers
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jamui (Bihar) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Two villagers were shot dead by Naxals on suspicion of being police informers in Bihar's Jamui district.
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MP: People receive electricity bills despite no metered connections
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Residents of Chaparan village in Madhya Pradesh have claimed that they are receiving electricity bills despite not having any metered connections in their houses.
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Villagers struggle to keep age-old bullfighting tradition alive in Nepal
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Nuwakot [Nepal], Jan 15(ANI): The district of Nuwakot in Central Nepal draws a large number of revellers every year in mid-January as it hosts the annual festival of bullfighting that has a historical background dating back to over two centuries.
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4 dead, 90 injured in Kabul truck bomb explosion
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jan 14 (ANI): Four people reportedly lost their lives, while 90 were injured, including 23 children in a truck bomb explosion in Kabul on Monday evening, Interior Ministry's deputy spokesman Nusrat Rahimi said.
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40 injured in Kabul truck bomb blast
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jan 14 (ANI): 40 people have been injured in a powerful truck bomb explosion that rocked the Green Village compound here on Monday, a place mostly habited by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and foreigners.
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Noida building collapse: Two injured and many, including children, feared
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Two people were grievously injured while many, including children, are feared trapped after a portion of a two-storeyed building that was being demolished suddenly collapsed in Nithari village in Sector-31, Noida on Monday.
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Rajasthan: Nine children given expired medicine, inquiry ordered
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Banswara (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Families of nine children from a village here have alleged that their children had been given expired medicine in the local health centre on Saturday.
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3 criminals killed in police encounter in Bihar
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Begusarai (Bihar) [India], Jan 12 (ANI): Three criminals were killed by the Bihar Police in an encounter here on Saturday evening. Those killed have been identified as Sumanta Kumar Singh, Dharma Yadav, and Balram Sahani, police said. The encounter took place at Mehda village in the district
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