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They Kept Getting Promises, But No Road. So These Villagers Built One
They kept hearing promises and reassurances and saw no action being taken. But the residents of a small, tribal hamlet deep inside Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district decided they couldn't wait any longer.
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Video: Five-Storey Building Crumbles Down In Seconds In Shimla
Following the building collapse, the adjacent road suffered damage, causing disruptions in traffic movement.
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On Engineers' Day, Anand Mahindra Salutes 'Mountain Man of India' Dashrath Manjhi
Engineers Day 2023: Dashrath Manjhi, who lived in Nagar village in Gaya district, worked for 22 years to build a road through a mountain.
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Himachal Villagers Pool Funds For Road After Years Of Government Inaction
After waiting for years for authorities to heed their requests to build a road, residents of three villages here donated their lands and arranged funds for the construction of a 500-metre road.
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PM Modi Launches Rural Roads Scheme In Himachal Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III in Himachal Pradesh to upgrade 3,125 km of rural roads, saying the government wants to build roads in every village of the state.
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Video: Frustrated By Government Inaction, Man Builds Road Himself
A 45-year-old man from Kaganda village in Kenya has become a local hero after single-handedly building a road through a bushy, hilly area
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Police, Villagers Build Road In Chhattisgarh's Naxal-Affected Areas
The Kanker collector assured that the water and electricity facilities will soon reach every house of both villages.
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Myanmar Erects Security Structures, Helipads, Roads On Torched Rohingya Properties: Amnesty
Myanmar is building security installations on top of burnt Rohingya villages, Amnesty International said Monday, casting doubt on the country's plans to repatriate hundreds of thousands of refugees.
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Nitish Kumar's Nickname Is 'Munna': 10 Facts About Bihar Chief Minister On His Birthday
Born on March 1, 1951 at Kalyan Bigha village in Nalanda, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is known simplicity and honesty. During his tenure as the chief minister of Bihar, the JD-U stalwart has been credited with re-laying roads that had virtually ceased to exist, building of bridges, completing long-delayed infrastructure projects, appointing t...
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Landslides In Mizoram Snap Road Links, 7 Buildings Collapse
At least seven buildings, including a church, collapsed in Aizawl and nearby villages due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Mizoram since Thursday, officials said today.
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To Help Run A School, Villagers Spent 3 Years Digging Up A 6 Km-Road
For decades after independence, villagers in Chopaniya, in a remote part of eastern Uttar Pradesh's impoverished Sonbhadra district, did not have a hospital or elementary facilities a government is expected to provide, much less a school.
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In Bengal's Sundarbans, a Road Built With Voluntary Labour
Deep in West Bengal's Sundarbans, villagers have taken destiny into their own hands. Brick by brick, literally, they are building roads connecting their remote villages to the rest of the world -- with a little help from an NGO, World Vision India. The NGO is supplying the bricks. But the labour is voluntary, a labour of love.
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Clash Over Development Plans Leaves Eight Dead in Guatemala
Eight indigenous people have died in a village west of the capital in Guatemala, after a clash that saw residents turn guns on their neighbors over plans to build a road and a cement plant.
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UP minister allegedly says will build roads like 'cheeks of actresses', sacked
Uttar Pradesh Khadi and Village Industry Minister Raja Ram Pandey, who triggered a controversy by allegedly promising to get roads in Pratapgarh district constructed "like cheeks of actresses Hema Malini and Madhuri Dixit", was sacked on Saturday.
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Andhra Pradesh minister used exam centre to host son's wedding
Dharmana Prasad Rao, minister for roads and buildings minister in Andhra Pradesh, is facing testing times over an exam centre. It is alleged that he misused his authority and took over a government degree college in Srikakulam for his son's wedding reception. The change in venue forced local candidates to travel long distances to sit for an exam fo...
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They Kept Getting Promises, But No Road. So These Villagers Built One
They kept hearing promises and reassurances and saw no action being taken. But the residents of a small, tribal hamlet deep inside Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district decided they couldn't wait any longer.
-
Video: Five-Storey Building Crumbles Down In Seconds In Shimla
Following the building collapse, the adjacent road suffered damage, causing disruptions in traffic movement.
-
On Engineers' Day, Anand Mahindra Salutes 'Mountain Man of India' Dashrath Manjhi
Engineers Day 2023: Dashrath Manjhi, who lived in Nagar village in Gaya district, worked for 22 years to build a road through a mountain.
-
Himachal Villagers Pool Funds For Road After Years Of Government Inaction
After waiting for years for authorities to heed their requests to build a road, residents of three villages here donated their lands and arranged funds for the construction of a 500-metre road.
-
PM Modi Launches Rural Roads Scheme In Himachal Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III in Himachal Pradesh to upgrade 3,125 km of rural roads, saying the government wants to build roads in every village of the state.
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Video: Frustrated By Government Inaction, Man Builds Road Himself
A 45-year-old man from Kaganda village in Kenya has become a local hero after single-handedly building a road through a bushy, hilly area
-
Police, Villagers Build Road In Chhattisgarh's Naxal-Affected Areas
The Kanker collector assured that the water and electricity facilities will soon reach every house of both villages.
-
Myanmar Erects Security Structures, Helipads, Roads On Torched Rohingya Properties: Amnesty
Myanmar is building security installations on top of burnt Rohingya villages, Amnesty International said Monday, casting doubt on the country's plans to repatriate hundreds of thousands of refugees.
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Nitish Kumar's Nickname Is 'Munna': 10 Facts About Bihar Chief Minister On His Birthday
Born on March 1, 1951 at Kalyan Bigha village in Nalanda, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is known simplicity and honesty. During his tenure as the chief minister of Bihar, the JD-U stalwart has been credited with re-laying roads that had virtually ceased to exist, building of bridges, completing long-delayed infrastructure projects, appointing t...
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Landslides In Mizoram Snap Road Links, 7 Buildings Collapse
At least seven buildings, including a church, collapsed in Aizawl and nearby villages due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Mizoram since Thursday, officials said today.
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To Help Run A School, Villagers Spent 3 Years Digging Up A 6 Km-Road
For decades after independence, villagers in Chopaniya, in a remote part of eastern Uttar Pradesh's impoverished Sonbhadra district, did not have a hospital or elementary facilities a government is expected to provide, much less a school.
-
In Bengal's Sundarbans, a Road Built With Voluntary Labour
Deep in West Bengal's Sundarbans, villagers have taken destiny into their own hands. Brick by brick, literally, they are building roads connecting their remote villages to the rest of the world -- with a little help from an NGO, World Vision India. The NGO is supplying the bricks. But the labour is voluntary, a labour of love.
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Clash Over Development Plans Leaves Eight Dead in Guatemala
Eight indigenous people have died in a village west of the capital in Guatemala, after a clash that saw residents turn guns on their neighbors over plans to build a road and a cement plant.
-
UP minister allegedly says will build roads like 'cheeks of actresses', sacked
Uttar Pradesh Khadi and Village Industry Minister Raja Ram Pandey, who triggered a controversy by allegedly promising to get roads in Pratapgarh district constructed "like cheeks of actresses Hema Malini and Madhuri Dixit", was sacked on Saturday.
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Andhra Pradesh minister used exam centre to host son's wedding
Dharmana Prasad Rao, minister for roads and buildings minister in Andhra Pradesh, is facing testing times over an exam centre. It is alleged that he misused his authority and took over a government degree college in Srikakulam for his son's wedding reception. The change in venue forced local candidates to travel long distances to sit for an exam fo...
