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Heroes Of Kishtwar: How Local Volunteers Responded To Cloudburst Tragedy
When massive boulders, giant conifer trees from mountains came crashing down with mounds of slush, it flattened the yatra base camp at Chisoti in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar and reduces most of the village into rubble.
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Meet The 'Duckies': Locals In UK Town Volunteer As Duck-Crossing Wardens
Nicknamed the 'duckies', these volunteers help around 20 ducks make their daily walk to their nighttime resting spot.
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Think You Know Auroville? These 13 Experiences Might Change Your Mind
Best Places to Visit in Auroville: From forest volunteering and meditation to local food trails and craft studios, Auroville offers grounded experiences that nudge you inward while keeping your senses wide awake.
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"Still Shaking My Head In Disbelief": Popular YouTuber Recounts Harrowing Hike Experience In Norway
An Indian content creator recently recounted a harrowing hiking experience in Norway with his wife and shared how local volunteers came to their rescue.
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Sanjay Roy Found Guilty Of Raping And Murdering Kolkata's RG Kar Doctor
A local court in Kolkata has found Sanjay Roy, a 33-year-old former civic police volunteer, guilty in the gruesome rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar hospital.
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Court Pronounces Order In Kolkata's RG Kar Rape And Murder Case: 10 Points
A local court verdict on the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital is scheduled today. Civic volunteer Sanjay Roy is the key accused in the case that shook the nation and sparked protests.
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14 Skeletons Found In Ruined 5,000-Year-Old Neolithic Tomb In Scotland
In a 5,000-year-old tomb, archaeologists have uncovered the skeletal remains of 14 individuals, including men, women, and children.
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"Local Hero" Indian-Origin Sikh Volunteer Wins Australian Of The Year Award
A 41-year-old Indian-origin Sikh volunteer was honoured along with three others with the prestigious 2023 New South Wales Australian of the Year Award for supporting the community during floods, bushfires, drought and the pandemic.
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AAP Names Local Leader For Bypoll To Punjab's Sangrur Lok Sabha Seat
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday named Gurmail Singh, an AAP volunteer, as the party's candidate for the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat bypoll, which will be held on June 23.
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Indian-Singaporean Jailed For Assaulting Volunteer Who Asked Him To Wear Mask
An Indian-origin Singaporean has been sentenced to seven weeks in jail for assaulting a volunteer at a local food centre here after being asked to wear his mask properly as part of the safety measures to check the spread of the coronavirus.
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Forest Fire In Nagaland's Dzukou Range Under Control, Say Officials: Report
The forest fire raging in Dzukou range in Nagaland has been brought under control with the help of the Indian Air Force helicopters, police, forest department and local volunteers, officials said today.
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Reliance Partnering With Centre For Mega-Scale COVID-19 Testing: Nita Ambani
Reliance Foundation is partnering with the government and local bodies for conducting mega-scale COVID-19 testing across the country and will volunteer for nationwide distribution of its vaccine when it is found, its Founder and Chairperson Nita Ambani said on Wednesday.
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300 Students Participate In Cleanliness Drive Organized By IIT Mandi
About 300 student volunteers and 100 local volunteers participated in the Cleanliness drive which was organized on August 24.
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14 Volunteer Doctors Dead, 21 Injured In Bolivia Bus Crash
A bus carrying volunteer doctors from La Paz towards the north of Bolivia crashed leaving 14 dead and 21 injured, the La Paz local government said on Monday
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Couple Ate Squirrel Believed To Have Health Benefits. They Died Of Plague
For days, the dusty roads of a small town in Mongolia's westernmost province were largely deserted. "After the quarantine was announced, not many people - even locals - were in the streets for fear of catching the disease," Sebastian Pique, an American Peace Corps volunteer who has lived in the remote mountainous region for two years, told the Agen...
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Heroes Of Kishtwar: How Local Volunteers Responded To Cloudburst Tragedy
When massive boulders, giant conifer trees from mountains came crashing down with mounds of slush, it flattened the yatra base camp at Chisoti in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar and reduces most of the village into rubble.
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Meet The 'Duckies': Locals In UK Town Volunteer As Duck-Crossing Wardens
Nicknamed the 'duckies', these volunteers help around 20 ducks make their daily walk to their nighttime resting spot.
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Think You Know Auroville? These 13 Experiences Might Change Your Mind
Best Places to Visit in Auroville: From forest volunteering and meditation to local food trails and craft studios, Auroville offers grounded experiences that nudge you inward while keeping your senses wide awake.
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"Still Shaking My Head In Disbelief": Popular YouTuber Recounts Harrowing Hike Experience In Norway
An Indian content creator recently recounted a harrowing hiking experience in Norway with his wife and shared how local volunteers came to their rescue.
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Sanjay Roy Found Guilty Of Raping And Murdering Kolkata's RG Kar Doctor
A local court in Kolkata has found Sanjay Roy, a 33-year-old former civic police volunteer, guilty in the gruesome rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar hospital.
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Court Pronounces Order In Kolkata's RG Kar Rape And Murder Case: 10 Points
A local court verdict on the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital is scheduled today. Civic volunteer Sanjay Roy is the key accused in the case that shook the nation and sparked protests.
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14 Skeletons Found In Ruined 5,000-Year-Old Neolithic Tomb In Scotland
In a 5,000-year-old tomb, archaeologists have uncovered the skeletal remains of 14 individuals, including men, women, and children.
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"Local Hero" Indian-Origin Sikh Volunteer Wins Australian Of The Year Award
A 41-year-old Indian-origin Sikh volunteer was honoured along with three others with the prestigious 2023 New South Wales Australian of the Year Award for supporting the community during floods, bushfires, drought and the pandemic.
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AAP Names Local Leader For Bypoll To Punjab's Sangrur Lok Sabha Seat
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday named Gurmail Singh, an AAP volunteer, as the party's candidate for the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat bypoll, which will be held on June 23.
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Indian-Singaporean Jailed For Assaulting Volunteer Who Asked Him To Wear Mask
An Indian-origin Singaporean has been sentenced to seven weeks in jail for assaulting a volunteer at a local food centre here after being asked to wear his mask properly as part of the safety measures to check the spread of the coronavirus.
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Forest Fire In Nagaland's Dzukou Range Under Control, Say Officials: Report
The forest fire raging in Dzukou range in Nagaland has been brought under control with the help of the Indian Air Force helicopters, police, forest department and local volunteers, officials said today.
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Reliance Partnering With Centre For Mega-Scale COVID-19 Testing: Nita Ambani
Reliance Foundation is partnering with the government and local bodies for conducting mega-scale COVID-19 testing across the country and will volunteer for nationwide distribution of its vaccine when it is found, its Founder and Chairperson Nita Ambani said on Wednesday.
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300 Students Participate In Cleanliness Drive Organized By IIT Mandi
About 300 student volunteers and 100 local volunteers participated in the Cleanliness drive which was organized on August 24.
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14 Volunteer Doctors Dead, 21 Injured In Bolivia Bus Crash
A bus carrying volunteer doctors from La Paz towards the north of Bolivia crashed leaving 14 dead and 21 injured, the La Paz local government said on Monday
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Couple Ate Squirrel Believed To Have Health Benefits. They Died Of Plague
For days, the dusty roads of a small town in Mongolia's westernmost province were largely deserted. "After the quarantine was announced, not many people - even locals - were in the streets for fear of catching the disease," Sebastian Pique, an American Peace Corps volunteer who has lived in the remote mountainous region for two years, told the Agen...
