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Villagers protest gas leak from Singur factory
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Angry villagers organized a violent protest forcing closure of a chemical factory near Singur in West Bengal after smoke with heavy carbon content escaped from the unit afflicting the local people, reports said on Tuesday.
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Villagers to pay more for drinking water
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Even as rural Orissa is struggling to cope with scorching heat and acute drinking water crisis, rising power cost has made life miserable for those, who had even drinking water sources available at their doorstep.
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Barabanki court sniffs plot behind Big B’s college plan
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The local court of Barabanki has found ‘a criminal conspiracy’ in cine star Amitabh Bachchan’s desire to set up a girls’ inter-college in a non-descript Daulatpur village but later back-tracking from his promise.
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Rajasthan village gets nod to shed ‘derogatory’ name
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All is ‘well’ that ends ‘well’. For the residents of a hamlet in Rajasthan, the news that their village would be renamed after ‘wells’ has come as a long-awaited relief after it suffered the ignominy of being called ‘Chamaron ka Vas’ (village of cobblers) for 23 years.
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Dalim Gohain of Assam transforms life of his village
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Dalim Gohain's efforts to improve the lives of his fellow villagers have significantly contributed to the development of Bokdung Bharalua village of Assam,around nine kilometres from Chabua Town.
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SUCI alleges lack of relief for 'Aila' victims at Sunderbans
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The Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) today lambasted the West Bengal government and the ruling parties for not providing relief to the actual victims of last year's cyclonic storm 'Aila' in and around Sunderban delta.
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Now, villagers will have legal aid at their doorstep
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For long, villagers have been at the wrong ends of justice being unaware of the functioning of courts and also sent on a merry-go-round while trying to procure a document -- be it a ration card, birth or castecertificate -- from panchayat or block offices.
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Drinking water projects inaugurated in three villages
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Drinking water projects were installed in three coastal villages in Chatrapur block of Ganjam district by the Orissa Sands Complex (OSCOM), a unit of the Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL).
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Assam's Garbhanga Reserve Forest villages march towards development
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With peace gradually returning to insurgent hit Assam the focus is shifting towards development and growth.
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Police adopt village in Krishnagiri
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The Department of Police, Tamil Nadu, adopted Melpoongurithi village in Bargur Panchayat Union located on the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border on Tuesday.
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Kin of tribals arrested as Maoists approach SHRC
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Cuddling her 11-month-old son, Imilia Oram, a young tribal woman from far off Sundargarh district, had her eyes filled with hopes when she stepped into Toshali Bhawan that houses the State Human Rights Commission here on Monday.
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West Bengal villagers take shelter in camps during anti-Maoist operation
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Hundreds of villagers in West Bengal's West Midnapore District took shelter in camps to protect themselves during the anti-Maoist operation.
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Impact Assessment of Nirmal Gram Puraskar
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The Department of Drinking Water Supply under the Ministry of Rural Development has organised the 'Assessment study of Impact and Sustainability of Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP)' awarded Gram Panchayats during 2005-2008
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Villagers hold protest demo against Mayor
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The villagers of Kanisi on the outskirts of city on Tuesday demonstrated in front of the offices of the Superintendent of Police (SP) and the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) southern division against Berhampur Mayor Siba Shankar Dash.
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The blanks in India’s new poverty line
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For most of her 80 years, through the partition of Bengal and its transition into emerging India, Feti Singh Sardar has had an unchanging constant: Hunger.
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This Gir village to run on the sun
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After living all their lives without electricity, maldhari community of Jambhutala has found light in solar energy.
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When Sector 17 was a village
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Just about 55 years ago, India’s first planned city was just a bunch of 50 villages, with swathes of agriculture land.
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Army adopts Dolpukhuri as model village
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The Gajraj Corps Operating Signal Regiment under the aegis of the Gajraj Corps has dedicated a community hall, an empowerment centre, a children’s park and the renovated village school to the villagers of Dolpukhuri Gaon in Nagaon district.
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Village electrified after 62 years of Independence
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The long felt need of the residents of Khatikuchi village has been fulfilled as the village was electrified after 62 years of Independence.
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Erosion-hit people agitate at Kalgachia
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More than 500 people from Hatsara, Takakata and Moinbori villages under Jania and Baghbar LACs in Barpeta district – where devastating erosion caused by Beki, Manas and Brahmaputra have continued unabated for long
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Couple who changed lives of Bokaro villagers
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Lindsay Barnes and Shankar Ghosh make an ideal couple. They were again honoured with the Best Living Couple Award by several social groups of Bokaro.
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Rainwater harvesting at SOS Children’s Village
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To contribute to the water conservation efforts of the world community, the SOS Children’s Village, Guwahati and Coca-Cola India today announced a rainwater harvesting project at the village.
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DPC gives nod for works of Rs. 29.20 cr under BRGF
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District Planning Committee, which met here on Sunday, approved the revised estimates for 2010-11 for 3,568 works at a cost of Rs. 29.20 crores under the Backward Region Growth Fund.
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Rs 2 lakh relief for firing-hit villagers in Meghalaya
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Meghalaya government has released Rs 2 lakh as interim relief to the villagers affected by four incidents of firing between BSF and BDR at Muktapur in the state, Revenue Minister R C Laloo said today.
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Information panel submits report to State
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For the fourth consecutive year, the A.P.Information Commission (APIC) has submitted its annual report to the State government that shows an increase in number of appeals and complaints received from the rural areas in 2009
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