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Chhattisgarh: Water tank serving as mobile tower for villagers
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India] June 1 (ANI): In the Naxal-affected Bastar district, along with the soldiers, the common rural population is also facing the problems of mobile network.
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Chhattisgarh: Villager beaten to death over suspicion of black magic
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 1 (ANI): The villagers beat a person to death under the pretext of him being a black magician.
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Centre launches national campaign 'Darwaza-Band' against open de
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): The Centre today launched an aggressive new campaign titled 'Darwaza Band' to promote toilet use and freedom from open defecation across the country's villages.
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Chhattisgarh: Three Maoists arrested in encounter with security forces
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Three Maoists were arrested after security forces attacked a Naxal hideout and commenced firing in Hiroli village here in Kirandul district.
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NBW issued against Medha Patkar over absence in cross defamation cases
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Monday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar for failing to appear in cross defamation cases filed by her and Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Chairman V.K. Saxena.
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Jharkhand: Naxals kill villager for being 'police informer'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bokaro (Jharkhand) [India], May 28 (ANI): A villager was allegedly killed by Naxals on the suspicion of being a police informer in Jharkhand's Bokaro district yesterday.
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Villagers given soaps, shampoos to 'smell good' before meeting C
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India] May 27 (ANI): In a bizarre move, the District Administration in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar asked the residents to have a bath before attending a meeting with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath so they 'smell good'.
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J-K: Terrorists attack army's patrolling party, search operation unde
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 26 (ANI): A group of terrorists attacked at Indian Army's patrolling party at Jammu and Kashmir's Saimooh village in Pulwama's Tral area on Friday.
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Marketing convergence between Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Min
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI-NewsVoir): Adding a new strength to Khadi India's fashion power-house, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. and Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Ministry of MSME, Government of India today announced a strategic collaboration to strengthen the syner
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'Powerless' Mayawati facing identity crisis: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), May 23 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Minister Siddharth Nath Singh on Tuesday took a jibe at Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati over her visit to Saharanpur village in Uttar Pradesh and said that the former chief minister is out of power and is facing identity crisis.
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Gujarat: Severe water crisis leaves Valsad locals painfully parched
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Local residents of Keldha village under Valsad district of Gujarat are in major distress as the acute water crisis in the area is taking a toll on their daily lives.
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Rajasthan: Suspected ISI agent nabbed from Jaisalmer
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], May 20 (ANI): A suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent was arrested in a joint operation of the Army and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) from Jaisalmer's Kunjaladi village on Saturday.
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