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41,000 households to be benefited from 61 jal jeevan projects in remote Sh
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 9 (ANI): Next year on, as many as 41,000 households of remote Shopian will get 24-hour water supply, thanks to 61 projects under Prime Minister's Jal Jeevan Mission, being implemented by the Jal Shakti or Public Health Engineering (PHE) Departmen
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J-K: Centre's Saubhagya scheme brings electricity to villagers of far-flun
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 9 (ANI): Villagers in far-flung hilly border areas of Nowshera sub-division in Rajouri are experiencing a positive difference in their lives after receiving electricity under the government's Saubhagya scheme.
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Kathua villagers live in fear amid heavy Pak shelling
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 7 (ANI): Heavy shelling in the Harinagar sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district continues to create panic among the people of the border villages.
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Nepali villagers confirm China seizing its territory since May
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 4 (ANI): Nepali villagers have confirmed reports of China seizing 150 hectares of their territory, despite China's denial and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli-led government's silence on the issue.
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Bihar Polls: Balgudar villagers in Lakhisarai district boycott elections
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lakhisarai (Bihar) [India], October 28 (ANI): Voters of Balgudar village in Lakhisarai district boycotted elections in protest against the construction of a museum on a playground.
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87-year-old doctor braves COVID-19 pandemic to treat villagers in Maharash
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandrapur (Maharashtra) [India], October 23 (ANI): While the COVID-19 phase led to hardships for many, healthcare facilities in villages were severely affected, but even during this crisis, an 87-year old doctor from Chandrapur continued braving the pandemic to reach his patients on a bicyc
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Lemru Elephant Reserve will not infringe on rights of villages, forest dwe
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 20 (ANI): Denying reports about the displacement of the villagers and reduction in their forest rights due to Lemru Elephant Reserve, Chhattisgarh Forest Minister Mohammad Akbar on Monday said the project will not infringe on the rights of villages and
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Surguja villagers oppose Chhattisgarh govt's plan to expand area of propos
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Surguja (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 16 (ANI): The residents of villages which are falling under the area prescribed for the formation of Lemru Elephant Reserve are opposing the project as they are in the fear that they may get displaced and they will have no lands to carry out agricultur
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J-K: At Indian Army's Machhal Mela around 1,500 villagers participate
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Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 14 (ANI): The Indian Army on Tuesday organised a mega event 'Machhal Mela' in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir to give a platform to youth to showcase their talent in sports and other fields, while following COVID-19 protocols.
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One held in connection with sacrilege incidents of Sri Guru Granth Sahib i
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Chandigarh [India], October 12 (ANI): Punjab police have arrested a person who was caught on the spot by villagers committing sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji in village Tarkhan Majra, Fatehgarh Sahib district.
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Gunmen kill 12 villagers in north Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kaduna [Nigeria], October 11 (ANI/Xinhua): A group of unidentified gunmen have attacked two villages in the Giwa area of Kaduna state in northern Nigeria, killing 12 people and injuring scores others, a police source told Xinhua on Sunday.
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CRPF ASI attacks villagers with knife over land issue in Krishna District,
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 5 (ANI): An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Monday allegedly attacked three villagers with a knife, in a scuffle injuring them.
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