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Villagers construct 3 km long road in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon
Updated : 5 years, 9 months 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 : 5 years, 9 months 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 : 5 years, 9 months 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 : 5 years, 10 months 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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MP: Villagers of Patapur walk miles in rocky terrain to fetch water
Updated : 5 years, 10 months 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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Food or water? Coronavirus adds to dilemma of parched Rajasthani villagers
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], May 23 (ANI): One of the most effective way to defeat COVID-19 virus, as suggested by health experts, is to maintain personal hygiene and washing hands frequently using soap. In a country like India, which was ranked 13 on Aqueduct's list of "extremely highly" wat
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44 village panchayats in Maharashtra join hands to auction tendu leaves, b
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Gondia (Maharashtra) [India], May 22 (ANI): Forty-four village panchayats joined hands to auction tendu leaves in Deori taluka of Gondia district, resulting in a higher margin for the tribals engaged in the task of plucking leaves.
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With nowhere to go, cancer patient dies in COVID-19 shelter in Odisha
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Gajapati (Odisha) [India], May 22 (ANI): A cancer patient, who had returned from Andhra Pradesh after attempting to meet his son, died at a COVID-19 quarantine shelter on Thursday in Allada village, Kasinagar district of Odisha. He was not allowed into his son's house because the villagers o
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ONGC gas pipeline leaks in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 17 (ANI): There was a leak in the gas pipeline of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) at Turpupalem village in Malikipuram Mandal here on Saturday. After villagers alerted officials the gas supply the situation was brought under control, pol
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Tribal hamlet dwellers in Andhra Pradesh begin constructing road on their
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 14 (ANI): Faced with an absence of road connectivity, villagers of Mandrebu a tribal hamlet in Anantagiri Mandal here have taken it upon themselves to begin constructing a road on their own.
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Liquor mafia attacks cop in MP's Tikamgarh, villagers came to rescue
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) was allegedly attacked by liquor mafias here on Monday. They also tried to kidnap him, however, he was rescued with the help of villagers.
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Chhattisgarh: Narayanpur tribals successfully deliver 35,000 brooms worth
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 6 (ANI): As forest produce has been a major source of income here in remote areas for several years, Chhattisgarh Small Forest Produce Association has assisted tribal villagers of Narayanpur in completing an order of 35,000 brooms placed by the National Agr
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