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Villagers living close to Nepal-China border pushed into poverty
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Residents of the remote Mugu district bordering China pointed out that Beijing's erratic trade policy is one of the key reasons for their poor quality of life.
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Belgium Uyghur Association commemorates Baren revolution in Brussels
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The participants in the candlelight vigil displayed posters describing the Baren revolution that started as a peaceful protest on April 5, 1990, by the villagers in Baren township near Kashgar against the continued Chinese policy of forced assimilation and population control etc.
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Pakistan: Mansehra villagers allege fraud in distribution of free flour
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The villagers have said that free flour was meant for deserving families. However, some groups were illegally taking the flour from the distribution points in the region.
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Farmers of Pema Gatshel district of Bhutan explore mushroom cultivation
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Villagers of Dechhenling Gewog in the Pema Gatshel district of Bhutan have started practicing oyster Mushroom cultivation and the business has proven to be a lucrative one, Bhutan Live reported.
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Assam: Villagers kill leopard that injured three persons
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Giving details, forest officials said the leopard was killed and buried by the locals of the Barpathar Tengani area after it attacked and injured three people in the area.
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Assam: Villagers appeal for precautionary measures as river erosion wreaks
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Inamul Hoque, a resident of the Baghmara Char area said that due to river erosion, a school building and many human settlements were completely destroyed in this area.
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Chirata, a successful agri venture for villagers in Bhutan's Samdrup Jongk
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
About 60 households in the gewog today cultivate chirata. They were encouraged to cultivate the plant following demand from the popular French luxury fashion house Chanel. The company uses it as one of the ingredients in a face oil known for its rejuvenating properties.
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BSF organises medical camp under civic action programme in South West Khas
Updated : 3 years ago IST
During the camp, a large number of villagers were examined by doctors of BSF and given medicines free of cost.
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Tamil Nadu: Villagers celebrate centuries-old fishing festival in Madurai
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A large number of people from five villages gathered at the Colappereri tank to mark the centuries-old traditional fishing festival.
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NIA court sentences Bodo militant to life imprisonment in case of 2014 for
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The National Investigation Agency Special Court in Guwahati has sentenced a Bodo militant Rabi Basumatary to life imprisonment in a 2014 case of indiscriminate firing on villagers in Assam, the agency said on Wednesday.
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Northernmost villages of India in Turtuk celebrate Nowruz, villagers paint
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Last night, the northernmost Indian villages in the Turtuk block started their Nowruz celebrations with all of the customary customs. This year, the community gathered at a mountain's edge for "Babyus-e-Harib," which marked the start of the cultural celebration.
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Uttarakhand: CM Pushkar Singh Dhami interacts with sanitation workers
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami interacted with sanitation workers who were cleaning the main road of the Bharadisain assembly complex and enquired about their well-being during his visit on Thursday morning.
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