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Elephant calf separated from herd, rescued in West Bengal
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Naxalbari (West Bengal) [India], June 17 (ANI): An elephant calf that was separated from its herd and was roaming in Uttam Chand Chatt (UCC) forest under Kurseong forest division was rescued by forest officials along with the help of local villagers.
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Villager Revenue Officer caught accepting bribe in Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 16 (ANI): Rajavaram Village Revenue Officer (VRO) on Tuesday caught in Visakhapatnam by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while he was allegedly accepting Rs 14,000 bribe from a farmer, police said.
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Villagers pelt stones at medical staff, police ambulance escorting COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], June 16 (ANI): Stones were pelted by villagers at an ambulance and a vehicle of health department at Tanda village here, which was fetching 15 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 to a hospital for treatment.
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Villagers from Kerala's first tribal panchayat express worry over being cu
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Idduki (Kerala) [India], June 14 (ANI): People living in Edamalakkudy village, which is the first tribal Panchayat in Kerala, are worried at the outset of the monsoon season, as the roads that got destroyed in last year's floods are yet to be repaired completely.
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Water scarcity forces Pakhnachua villagers to consume contaminated water
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 13 (ANI): With summer at its peak and amid the COVID-19 crisis, villagers of Pakhnachua, Dantewada, faced with an acute water crisis are forced to drink contaminated water from the underground water source.
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84-yr-old woman promotes kitchen garden culture in Coimbatore, distributes
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 13 (ANI): Eighty-four-year-old Nanjammal grows vegetables in her kitchen garden at Thoppampatti village here in Coimbatore and distributes vegetable saplings among villagers free of cost, in a bid to boost the culture of kitchen gardens.
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Villagers construct 3 km long road in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 11 (ANI): Residents of Khursekla village in Manpur of Rajnandgaon district constructed a 3 km long road on their own by giving 'shramdaan' (voluntary labour).
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Villagers forced to use contaminated water from nullah in J-K's Kathua
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 2 (ANI): Facing acute water crisis, villagers of Draman panchayat in the Bashohli block of Kathua district complained of being forced to use contaminated water for all purposes.
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BJP leader's son shot dead in UP's Baghpat, villagers kill two assailants
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 2 (ANI): A minor was shot dead by a group of close to 25 people in Basoli village of Baghpat on June 1 following an argument on the issue of grinding grains.
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Maharashtra: Water woes continue to haunt residents of Melghat, adjoining
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amravati (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI): Villagers in Melghat and adjoining areas in Amravati district of Maharashtra are facing hardships due to acute water shortage in the region. They are forced to walk for miles on a daily basis, on rocky terrain threatening their safety, to meet
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Pakistani villager claims to be owner of 'spy' pigeon captured by locals i
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Sialkot [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): A Pakistani villager named Habibullah, resident of Bagga-Shakargarh village, has claimed that he is the owner of 'spy' pigeon captured by locals in India a few days back.
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MP: Villagers of Patapur walk miles in rocky terrain to fetch water
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): Villagers of Patapur in Chhatarpur District of Madhya Pradesh are forced to walk long distances along rocky terrain in intense heat to fetch water.
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