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Chhattisgarh: Naxals kill 2 villagers in Sukma
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Sukma (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 2 (ANI): Two villagers were killed by Naxals in Kistaram area of Sukma district on Wednesday night.
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Naxal carrying Rs 5 lakh bounty held in Dantewada
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 1 (ANI): A Naxal carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh on her head for her alleged involvement in attacks on security forces and killing villagers, was arrested here on Tuesday, police said.
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Jharkhand: Villagers in Hazaribagh living in gas chamber for years
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Villages in the outskirts of Hazaribagh have been living in a gas chamber due to the extremely polluted environment caused by coal mining. The situation is alarming due to a huge amount of dust and toxic gases emitting from the mines. As per t
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Villager dies after fire breaks out in Amethi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr 29 : A villager allegedly died after a fire broke out at 75 acres agricultural land in Badherika village of Amethi on Sunday.
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Odisha: Fed up with govt. promises, villagers contribute money to build th
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], Apr 29 (ANI): When there is a will, there is a way! The residents of a village under Ambapadar in Odisha's Kalahandi, who have been waiting for the government to build a road in their village for years, have now taken on the stupendous task of constructing the
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Smriti Irani helps villagers in fighting fire in Amethi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 28 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday stopped her convoy to help the locals affected by the fire at Purab Dwara village.
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Rajasthan's Dhingana village cries for basic amenities, ready to boycott L
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhingana (Rajasthan) [India], Apr 26 (ANI): Surrounded by the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, villagers of Dhingana in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha polls as the villagers claim to have cheated and neglected by the government in the name of development.
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Tripura: Villagers agree to withdraw LS poll boycott after officials promi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhalai (Tripura) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Tribal villagers of Bhagirath Para, who had decided to boycott the Lok Sabha polls demanding basic amenities like clean drinking water supply, electricity, road connectivity, proper school facilities and fair price shop, withdrew their boycott after lo
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FIR filed against 2 for duping villager of Rs 75 lakhs promising IPL selec
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Hakam Singh, a resident of Khala village from Purola Vidhan Sabha, accused two brothers of allegedly duping him of Rs 75 lakhs under the pretext of getting his son selected in the Indian Premier League (IPL), said police on Tuesday.
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Villagers boycott voting in Firozabad over development
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Voters in the booth number 359 of Muniya Kheda village in Firozabad district have boycotted the polls on Tuesday, saying no developments have been done in the village in the past several years.
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Malda: With no govt help land erosion victims struggle to sustain life
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Par Anupnagar (West Bengal) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Scores of villagers from Par-Anupnagar, who lost their homes in 2017, due to a land erosion along the river Ganga, are irked over not receiving any sort of compensatory relief from the government
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Himachal village boycotts polls; demands road
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Residents of Laharu Teeka village of Naura Panchayat have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha elections unless roads are built in their village. Villagers have put up several banners around the village urging politicians not to come askin
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