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Death toll from tropical cyclone Seroja rises to 177 in Indonesia
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from tropical cyclone Seroja in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province rose to 177, with 45 other people still missing and several villages remaining isolated as land routes were cut off due to rock slides, a local official said on
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Wanted Naxal killed in exchange of fire with DRG in Chhattisgarh's Dantewa
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 11 (ANI): A Naxal, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head was killed in an exchange of firing between Maoists and Dantewada District Reserve Guard (DRG), in a forest area between Gaadam and Jungampal villages on Sunday.
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Andhra conducts polling in Odisha's kotia violating Supreme Court order
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Koraput (Odisha) [India], April 9 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Government on Thursday conducted elections in two villages under Kotia Gram Panchayat in Koraput district of Odisha despite the areas being declared as containment zones as few villagers were reported corona positive.
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60 villages in Maharashtra's Nashik without electricity for last 10 days
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): People from sixty villages in Trimbakeshwar Tehsil of Nashik district have been facing difficulties as there has been no electricity for the last 8-10 days in this region.
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ITBP distributes COVID-19 protection kits to underprivileged families in J
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 4 (ANI): Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel distributed COVID-19 protection kits containing masks, sanitiser and soap to families below the poverty line (BPL) in far-flung and impoverished villages of Udhampur on Saturday.
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Teacher runs mobile school on scooty for rural children in MP's Sagar
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 29 (ANI): A government school teacher has set up a mini-school and library on his scooter which he takes around the villages of Sagar district to teach students whose schools have long remained shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Thousands flee to Thailand after Myanmar Army's air strikes on villages: R
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 28 (ANI): Nearly 3,000 villagers from Myanmar's southeastern Karen state escaped to Thailand on Sunday after the army conducted air attacks on an area held by an ethnic group, Sky News reported citing the local media reports.
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Kerala tribals struggle for basic amenities, hope Assembly polls will brin
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], March 28 (ANI): Residents of remote tribal villages of Avanipara in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district struggle every day due to the lack of basic amenities.
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Astral Foundation helps Hiwali get its first water pipeline after independ
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 23 (ANI/PRNewswire): Astral Foundation is a CSR arm of the Astral group functioning for sustainable development. This World Water Day, Astral Foundation has taken up a unique initiative of making water accessible to remote villages facing an acute water sho
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China aggressively building new villages in disputed borderlands in Himala
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): With the aim to expand its territory in South China Sea, Beijing is aggressively building many new villages in disputed borderlands in the Himalayas, according to a report published in The Japan Times.
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With only 8 days to go for polls Purulia's tribal villagers unaware of ele
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Purulia (West Bengal), March 19 (ANI): With only eight days to go for the first phase of assembly election in West Bengal, residents of tribal villages in Bandwan assembly constituency in Purulia district namely Kunchia, Guludi, Dhurbraj Kara, Burikhun, Salodia, and 10 to 15 others are st
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Villages in Purulia continue to reel under water shortage, complaints go u
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Purulia (West Bengal) [India], March 18 (ANI): Water scarcity is a regular problem in villages of Purulia district of West Bengal namely Chayanpur, Lalbazar, Mohoda, Jolduar Golamara, and Bagra.
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