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Villagers carry pregnant woman on cot for 10 km due to lack of roads in An
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 10 (ANI): Villagers had to carry a 26-year-old pregnant woman on a cot for 10 km on Wednesday so that she could get healthcare facilities due to lack of proper roads in Kinneralova village of Teegalavalasa panchayat in Hukumpeta Mandal in Visakhap
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Beekeepers from remote villages of J-K's Rajouri seek govt help to market
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 7 (ANI): Villagers in the far-flung hilly areas of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, who took up beekeeping several years ago to supplement their income from farming, are now seeking government help to market their produce.
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UP: Dalit man seeks police protection, alleges threat against riding horse
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mahoba (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 4 (ANI): A Dalit man in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district has asked sought police protection ahead of his wedding, alleging that local villagers have threatened him against riding a horse during the ceremony.
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Villagers in UP's Kannauj face disconnection of electricity after refusing
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kannauj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 4 (ANI): The residents of a village in the Saurikh area of Uttar Pradesh's Kannuj have alleged that electricity connections of their houses were snapped after they refused to take COVID vaccine jabs.
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Maharashtra announces "Covid-free village" contest, winners to get Rs 50 l
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 3 (ANI): In an effort to encourage the villagers to follow Covid-19 protocols to limit the spread of the virus, the Maharashtra government has announced a contest with an award of Rs 50 lakh for the village which bags the first position, informed Hasan Mush
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J-K: Villagers of Rayor have no choice but to drink filthy pond water
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 2 (ANI): The people of Rayor, a remote village in Samba district, are drinking filthy pond water as they have no better option.
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Andhra sarpanch buys Rs 4 lakh ambulance with own money to aid villagers
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 1 (ANI): The sarpach of Ambapuram in rural Andhra Pradesh, in a noble gesture, purchased an ambulance worth Rs 4 lakh with his own mooney to help people in his village and surrounding areas during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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Cyclone Yaas: Villagers use rafts to commute in submerged villages of WB's
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Midnapore East (West Bengal) [India], May 29 (ANI): Normal life has been affected in many villages of East Midnapore district in West Bengal after floodwaters entered the houses in the wake of Cyclone Yaas.
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Maharashtra: Village in Solapur shows how to fight COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Solapur (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): A village in Maharashtra's Solapur has successfully managed to contain COVID-19 cases after a campaign was launched to raise awareness among the villagers.
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Digital divide is there but incorrect to say villages are left out, says C
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Rural India is now severely hit by the deadly second wave of COVID virus, majority of villages lack infrastructure, internet technology, are not at par compared to their urban counterparts with fewer smart phones and it is an uphill battle for less techy-s
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Collector inaugurates Covid-19 care centre voluntarily built by villagers
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): A Covid-19 Care Centre set up voluntarily by villagers of Gollala Mamidada was inaugurated by East Godavari district collector and the local MLA.
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Cyclone Yaas: Houses damaged, Aadhaar, voter cards missing after waterlogg
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
South Dinajpur (West Bengal) [India], May 27 (ANI): Owing to waterlogging in the aftermath of cyclone Yaas, residents of Gangarampur and Samay Basan villages in South Dinajpur district in West Bengal are facing difficulties with their houses damaged, their fields submerged and their Aadhaar
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