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Abandoned In A Box, Adopted By China Couple: Pak Girl Now Social Media Star
Known for her striking looks and humble background, Fan shares daily glimpses of farm life and supports local villagers by promoting their produce online.
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Army Adopts Poonch Village At Centre Of Torture Allegations In Major Outreach
The Indian Army has decided to adopt Poonch's Topi Pir village and transform it into a model village as part of a major outreach initiative. This comes weeks after three civilians from the village were allegedly tortured and killed in Army custody.
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Two Nagaland Villages Adopt Anti-Bribery Resolution Ahead Of Elections
In a move that would promote free and fair polls, two villages in Nagaland-- Nihokhu village under Niuland District and Thizama village under Kohima District-- have passed a resolution not to indulge in bribery in exchange for votes.
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Maharashtra Village School Adopts Unique Initiatives To Motivate Students
The Maharashtra school, located on a hillock around 45 km from district headquarters, has been catering to students up to Class 5 and adopting unique initiatives to teach children social responsibility, ensure they care for the environment around the school and motivate them to study well.
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WhatsApp Launches Digital Payments Utsav in India; Adopts 500 Villages in Maharashtra, Karnataka
WhatsApp has announced the launch of Digital Payments Utsav to promote digital payments in the country. The pilot programme has adopted 500 villages across Karnataka and Maharashtra and the company says it has seen promising results on the ground.
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Press Freedom Organisations Condemn Police Case Against Scroll Journalist
Journalists and media watchdog organisations have rallied around an editor of the news website Scroll after the Uttar Pradesh Police filed a First Information Report or FIR against her. The FIR was filed for a story by Scroll's Executive Editor Supriya Sharma on a village adopted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi, his parliamentary consti...
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Delhi Journalist Charged By UP Cops Over Story On Village Adopted By PM
A senior Delhi-based journalist working for a news website has been charged by the police in Varanasi for a report she recently filed from the district in eastern Uttar Pradesh that is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency.
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IIT Hyderabad COVID-19 Relief Campaign: Face Masks For MNREGA Workers And More
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad) started a COVID-19 relief campaign to support villages adopted under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
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Top Cop Adopts 1-Year-Old Daughter Of UP Hostage-Taker Killed By Police
A senior police officer in Uttar Pradesh has said he will adopt a one-year-old girl, the daughter of the man who was shot dead by police last week after he held hostage 23 children and his wife hostage at his house at a village in West UP's Farrukhabad district. His wife, who was thrashed by villagers after the incident, died later at a hospital.
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AAP Lawmaker Sanjay Singh Adopts Village In West Delhi
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh has adopted a village in west Delhi and he aims to turn it into a ''Model Town'', sources said Saturday.
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Sanskrit Teaching Varsities Told To Adopt Villages
The information was provided by Union Human Resource Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' in a written reply to the Upper House on Thursday.
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University Of Berkeley To Adopt 100 Meghalaya Villages: Chief Minister
The US-based University of Berkeley will adopt 100 villages in Meghalaya to start a concept of smart villages and address the issue of urban migration due to environmental issues, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said today.
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Kamal Haasan Visits Adopted Village, Draws Up List Of "What People Want"
One hundred toilets, three classrooms, a skill development workshop and an increase in green cover, that's what actor-politician Kamal Haasan has planned for one of the eight villages he has adopted to showcase his model of development.
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'Kamal Is Kalam', Say Posters As Actor Launches Party Today In Madurai
At around 8 this morning, actor Kamal Haasan reached the home of former President APJ Abdul Kalam in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram, from where he will travel to Madurai about 170 km away, to launch his new political party by flying its flag. At the 6 pm launch in Madurai, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will join him.
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Year After Notes Ban, Bank Workers Who Put In Long Hours Have These Regrets
Exactly a year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's notes ban announcement, at the Union Bank of India in Jayapur - PM Modi's adopted village in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi - all seems well.
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Abandoned In A Box, Adopted By China Couple: Pak Girl Now Social Media Star
Known for her striking looks and humble background, Fan shares daily glimpses of farm life and supports local villagers by promoting their produce online.
-
Army Adopts Poonch Village At Centre Of Torture Allegations In Major Outreach
The Indian Army has decided to adopt Poonch's Topi Pir village and transform it into a model village as part of a major outreach initiative. This comes weeks after three civilians from the village were allegedly tortured and killed in Army custody.
-
Two Nagaland Villages Adopt Anti-Bribery Resolution Ahead Of Elections
In a move that would promote free and fair polls, two villages in Nagaland-- Nihokhu village under Niuland District and Thizama village under Kohima District-- have passed a resolution not to indulge in bribery in exchange for votes.
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Maharashtra Village School Adopts Unique Initiatives To Motivate Students
The Maharashtra school, located on a hillock around 45 km from district headquarters, has been catering to students up to Class 5 and adopting unique initiatives to teach children social responsibility, ensure they care for the environment around the school and motivate them to study well.
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WhatsApp Launches Digital Payments Utsav in India; Adopts 500 Villages in Maharashtra, Karnataka
WhatsApp has announced the launch of Digital Payments Utsav to promote digital payments in the country. The pilot programme has adopted 500 villages across Karnataka and Maharashtra and the company says it has seen promising results on the ground.
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Press Freedom Organisations Condemn Police Case Against Scroll Journalist
Journalists and media watchdog organisations have rallied around an editor of the news website Scroll after the Uttar Pradesh Police filed a First Information Report or FIR against her. The FIR was filed for a story by Scroll's Executive Editor Supriya Sharma on a village adopted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi, his parliamentary consti...
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Delhi Journalist Charged By UP Cops Over Story On Village Adopted By PM
A senior Delhi-based journalist working for a news website has been charged by the police in Varanasi for a report she recently filed from the district in eastern Uttar Pradesh that is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency.
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IIT Hyderabad COVID-19 Relief Campaign: Face Masks For MNREGA Workers And More
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad) started a COVID-19 relief campaign to support villages adopted under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
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Top Cop Adopts 1-Year-Old Daughter Of UP Hostage-Taker Killed By Police
A senior police officer in Uttar Pradesh has said he will adopt a one-year-old girl, the daughter of the man who was shot dead by police last week after he held hostage 23 children and his wife hostage at his house at a village in West UP's Farrukhabad district. His wife, who was thrashed by villagers after the incident, died later at a hospital.
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AAP Lawmaker Sanjay Singh Adopts Village In West Delhi
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh has adopted a village in west Delhi and he aims to turn it into a ''Model Town'', sources said Saturday.
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Sanskrit Teaching Varsities Told To Adopt Villages
The information was provided by Union Human Resource Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' in a written reply to the Upper House on Thursday.
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University Of Berkeley To Adopt 100 Meghalaya Villages: Chief Minister
The US-based University of Berkeley will adopt 100 villages in Meghalaya to start a concept of smart villages and address the issue of urban migration due to environmental issues, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said today.
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Kamal Haasan Visits Adopted Village, Draws Up List Of "What People Want"
One hundred toilets, three classrooms, a skill development workshop and an increase in green cover, that's what actor-politician Kamal Haasan has planned for one of the eight villages he has adopted to showcase his model of development.
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'Kamal Is Kalam', Say Posters As Actor Launches Party Today In Madurai
At around 8 this morning, actor Kamal Haasan reached the home of former President APJ Abdul Kalam in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram, from where he will travel to Madurai about 170 km away, to launch his new political party by flying its flag. At the 6 pm launch in Madurai, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will join him.
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Year After Notes Ban, Bank Workers Who Put In Long Hours Have These Regrets
Exactly a year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's notes ban announcement, at the Union Bank of India in Jayapur - PM Modi's adopted village in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi - all seems well.
