Congress to raise Chhattisgarh killings in assembly session
July 5th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 5 (IANS) Undeterred by union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's cold response to its initial findings in the alleged staged Korasuguda gunfight, the Congress's Chhattisgarh ... Read more...
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The year of social activism in India (2011 in Retrospect)
December 18th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) With Anna Hazare stealing much of the media limelight, social activists this year mounted a determined offensive over issues ranging from corruption and black ... Read more...
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Rahul meets Muslim law board chief
December 11th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 11 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi called on All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) chief Maulana Rabe Nadwi here Sunday, further indicating the party's intent ... Read more...
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Ready to torch Walmart and go to jail: Uma Bharti
November 25th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 25 (IANS) Slamming the cabinet approval for 51 percent FDI in multi-brand retail, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti Friday said she would herself torch the ... Read more...
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Dust storm kills 21 people in Uttar Pradesh
May 23rd, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 23 (IANS) A dust storm lashed parts of Uttar Pradesh Sunday evening, leaving 21 people dead, an official said. At least 63 people have been killed in rain, ... Read more...
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Swami Agnivesh’s assailant shot at by Maoists
April 28th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 28 (IANS) Three Maoists Thursday shot at and seriously injured a Salwa Judum militia leader, who was also accused of leading an assault on social activist Swami Agnivesh ... Read more...
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Fog harvesting draws inspiration from Namib beetle
April 22nd, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 22 (IANS) In the arid Namib desert on the west coast of Africa, the Namib beetle survives by collecting water droplets on its bumpy back, then lets the ... Read more...
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Binayak Sen’s conviction is proper use of a very bad law, says Arundhati Roy
February 12th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 12(ANI): Activists of several civil rights groups and left wing organisations converged in New Delhi on Saturday to stage a rally to demand the release of human rights activist ... Read more...
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Does The ‘Indian Poverty’ Theme Will Only Take ‘Peepli Live’ To The Oscars?
December 13th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Mother India was India’s first nomination for Academy Awards for ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ in 1958. The film starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt and Rajendra Kumar, was also based on rural India ... Read more...
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Sonia in Rae Bareli: Dalits and Muslims on agenda
November 29th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Rae Bareli, Nov 29 (IANS) The first day of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's three-day visit to her parliamentary constituency Monday seemed to be virtually devoted to Dalits and Muslims.While it is ... Read more...
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Extend regular police system to Uttarakhand hills: Court
September 18th, 2010 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Upholding a death sentence, the Supreme Court has said that villagers in the hilly districts of Uttarakhand should have the "protection and services of the regular police" ... Read more...
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Poor villagers in Meghalaya becoming self reliant by forming cooperative
July 14th, 2010 - 10:51 pm ICT by ANI
Shillong, July 14 (ANI): Residents of Umklai village in Meghalaya have joined hands to float a cooperative society to become self reliant by making various products of daily use from sponge gourds ... Read more...
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Economic blockade hits normal life in Manipur
May 8th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal (Manipur), May 8 (ANI): Normal life in Manipur was brought to a complete standstill by an economic blockade spearheaded by the All Naga Students' Association.Simultaneously, the All Tribal Students' Union is ... Read more...
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Maharashtra village honours cop with ‘Gen. Dyer Award’! (With Images)
March 7th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Over 5,000 villagers from around Maharashtra's Vasai town Sunday gathered to witness a solemn ceremony -- presentation of the 'General Reginald Dyer Award' to ... Read more...
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Jharkhand villagers accept rural court for justice
March 4th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar OjhaLalgarhi (Jharkhand), March 4 (ANI): Residents of Lalgarhi village in Jharkhand have evolved a justice system that prevents them to approach courts for day-to-day issues. Everyone here abides by ... Read more...
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Violence against women increasing in Manipur
January 31st, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Jan 31 (ANI): In a shocking incident of violence against women in Manipur, unknown miscreants brutally murdered two members of a family and abandoned their bodies in a paddy field.The ... Read more...
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Maoists threaten poor villagers against organising weekly markets
January 16th, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by ANI
Palamau, (Jharkhand), Jan 16 (ANI): Maoists in Jharkhand's Palamau district have threatened villagers not to hold weekly markets so as to prevent any kind of supply to security forces.The villages under the ... Read more...
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Villagers in Orissa compelled to migrate due to Maoists’ atrocities
January 5th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by ANI
Sundergarh, Jan.5 (ANI): A number of villagers are compelled to migrate to different places for safety following threats from Maoists in Orissa's Sundergarh district.About 3,000 villagers of the five villages, namely, ... Read more...
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Salman finds new love
December 24th, 2009 - 3:49 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
It's strange but true. Salman Khan's love for humanity has turned towards horses. This love has compelled him to buy two for his farm horse. The love story began during the ... Read more...
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Residents of Sundarbans felicitates Indophile and French author Dominique Lapierre
December 8th, 2009 - 10:16 pm ICT by ANI
Sundarbans (West Bengal), Dec 8(ANI): French author, Indophile and philanthropist Dominique Lapierre has kept up his humanitarian tryst with India and in recognition to his mission, the residents of Bhangur in Sundarbans ... Read more...
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Chandigarh to host SAARC folklore festival
November 5th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 5 (IANS) Over 200 writers and artists from South Asian countries will showcase their folklore traditions at a festival here that will kick off Friday.
The Foundation of SAARC Writers and ... Read more...
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Centre condemns Maoist attack on CISF in Chhattisgarh
October 26th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.26 (ANI): The Centre has strongly condemned what it called an unprovoked and heinous attack by the CPI (Maoist) on the public sector Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel in ... Read more...
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4 years of RTI: grassroots users share success stories
October 11th, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Grassroots beneficiaries and activists from across India Sunday gathered here at national convention on Right to Information (RTI) on the eve of the 4th anniversary of the ... Read more...
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Banking transforms lives in rural areas in northeast
September 16th, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI
By Pinaki Das / Vaschipem KamodangAgartala (Tripura)/ Jorhat (Assam), Sep.16 (ANI): Banking services are playing a major role in transforming the lives of people in rural areas of the northeast India.To ... Read more...
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Civil organisations appeal for peace after militants kill 12 in NC Hills
July 8th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Michidui village (North Cachar Hills) (Assam), July 8 (ANI): Attacks on poor villagers in North Cachar Hills district in Assam have not stopped despite appeals.Militant activities have taken a heavy toll ... Read more...
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Maoists’ new diktat - kids should attend school, not work
June 10th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 10 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas in Bihar have issued a new and unique diktat - they have ordered poor villagers in Vaishali district to send their children to school.
In a novel ... Read more...
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Orphaned girl weds under unique Jharkhand scheme
May 24th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Jharkhand, May 24 (ANI): An orphan, Rinkita, could never have thought that she would enjoy marital bliss. But in stepped the government of Jharkhand and organised her wedding through a unique scheme."Rinkita's ... Read more...
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Polls around, but no ‘muri-gur’ treat for Purulia tribals
April 29th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Purulia (West Bengal), April 29 (IANS) Panmoni Mandi, Satimani Murmu and Shambhu Hansda are among the 4,000-odd voters in the 76 villages and hamlets of Ayodhya Hills who will be missing ... Read more...
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Congress is a pro-poor party: Rahul
April 8th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Apr 8 (ANI): Rahul Gandhi, scion of India's most powerful political dynasty and touted as a future Prime Minister, on Wednesday said that his Congress party is pro-poor.Addressing an election ... Read more...
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Tiger found dead in Jim Corbett National Park
March 19th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Ramnagar (Uttarakhand), Mar 19 (ANI): The body of a tigress suspected to have died in a fight with another tiger was found in Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.
The officials found ... Read more...
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NREGA brings a new dawn for tribals in rural Tripura
December 23rd, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by ANI
By Pinaki Das
Agartala, Dec.23 (ANI): The implementation of various schemes under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has given a reason to smile to the people in Tripura, especially the ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh children afraid of police, says Rahul; villager says no (Lead)
December 22nd, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 22 (IANS) People of Uttar Pradesh and children in particular are afraid of the police, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said in his constituency Monday, citing the example ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh Children afraid of police: Rahul Gandhi
December 22nd, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 22 (IANS) People of Uttar Pradesh and children in particular are afraid of the police, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said in his constituency Monday.Rahul Gandhi was in ... Read more...
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Rural employment scheme changes rural Tripura
December 12th, 2008 - 8:34 pm ICT by ANI
By Pinaki Das
Panisagar (Tripura), Dec.12 (ANI): The implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in North Tripura District this year has come as a boon for residents.
The NREGA is ... Read more...
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Justice to go mobile in Karnataka
November 20th, 2008 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) Karnataka is all set to take justice and legal literacy to the doorsteps of its people across the state, particularly to the poor as they cannot pay for ... Read more...
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