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6 days, 10 hours ago

30 arrested in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru for illegal gambling; ₹8 lakh cash, 25 phones seized in op

Police busted a gang for organising gambling in Andhra's Eluru on Wednesday, along with the arrest of 30 people, including organizers, officials said. The Eluru Rural Police conducted the raid in the SMR area of Tangellamudi. Acting on credible information, Eluru Rural Police conducted the raid in the SMR area of Tangellamudi, under the jurisdiction of Eluru Rural Police Station, …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Red alert in three districts in Kerala after heavy rain lashes state

India Today

The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, and Idukki districts after heavy rainfall, triggered by a low pressure area above the Bay of Bengal, lashed parts of Kerala on Thursday. The red alert signifies extremely heavy rainfall of over 20 cm within 24 hours. An orange alert is in place for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

President Murmu visits birthplace in Odisha

New Indian Express

BARIPADA: For the first time since assuming the country’s top Constitutional post, President Droupadi Murmu visited her birthplace Uparbeda village under Kusumi block in Mayurbhanj district on Friday. After reaching the village, the President went to Uparbeda government upper primary school, her alma mater, where she spent her early years as a student. Recalling her childhood memories, Murmu said the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

William and Harry's beloved childhood treehouse in Highgrove gets a much-needed makeover

Daily Mail

It is a treehouse fit for royalty, built for Princes William and Harry to play in when they were children. The roof of their much-loved den in the grounds of Highgrove, King Charles ’ private home in Gloucestershire, has just received a badly-needed make-over It has been re-thatched by Ben Collyns, 36, appropriately an alumnus of The King’s Foundation Building …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fridge Compressor Explodes At Popular Restaurant In Hyderabad, 6 Nearby Huts Damaged

ABP News

A refrigerator exploded at a restaurant in Hyderabad's upscale Jubilee Hills area on Sunday. Six nearby huts were damaged after some of the stones and cement bricks of the wall flew in the air and fell on huts about 20 metres away in Durga Bhavani Nagar Basti, news agency IANS reported. Affected People Demand Compensation Deputy Commissioner of Police Vijay …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Cottage left teetering on the brink of 400ft drop after Jurassic Coast cliff fall

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A house has been left teetering on the brink of …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

On the brink! Beautiful thatched cottage in Devon sits precariously close to cliff edge after huge rockfall

Daily Mail

A beautiful thatched cottage in Devon has been left on the brink of disaster after a series of major rockfalls means it is now teetering on the cliff edge. TODAY: The white, conical roofed property is now just 40ft from the sheer drop at the eroding Sidmouth cliffs in Devon, along the Jurassic coast TODAY: A beautiful thatched cottage in …

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2 months ago

How Lincolnshire became a ‘dumping ground’ under Miliband’s net zero boom

The Telegraph

The ancient Lincolnshire village of Alford is known for little besides its mediaeval roots, thatched cottages and isolation. The plans, revealed by National Grid, will see the village become a key net zero connection point – bringing power generated by wind turbines in Scotland and in the waters offshore to England’s power-hungry cities in the South. For National Grid and …

2 months, 4 weeks ago

This National Trust discount code could save you 35% on your next staycation

The Independent

Get a daily round-up of the best shopping deals, chosen by our IndyBest experts Sign up to our Daily Deals email Sign up to our Daily Deals email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. To help you save some cash on your upcoming staycation, or if you’re wondering about setting …

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3 months ago

Angelina Jolie shares incredible photo of her meeting with Sudanese refugees in Chad as she calls on UN to take action

Daily Mail

Angelina Jolie shared a powerful photo of herself meeting with Sudanese refugees - as she called on the United Nations to take action on the country's humanitarian crisis. Angelina Jolie shared a powerful photo of herself meeting Sudanese refugees - as she called on the United Nations to take action on the country's humanitarian crisis 'Volunteers in Chad and Sudan …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

54-year-old temple jumbo injured in fire accident dies, laid to rest in Kundrakudi

New Indian Express

SIVAGANGA: A 54-year-old female elephant of the Arulmigu Shanmuganatha Peruman Temple in Kundrakudi, which sustained burn injuries after a absestos-cum-thatched roof caught fire and fell on it, succumbed to injuries early on Friday. Veterinarians under the supervision of District Forest Officer S Prabha treated the elephant, but it succumbed to injuries around 1.45 am on Friday. Kundrakudi police said that …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Elderly woman murdered near Tirupattur town

The Hindu

A 90-year-old woman was murdered in her thatched house at Athiyur village near Tirupattur town on Wednesday. After her husband and farmer S. Kamaraj died a few years ago, Dhanabakiyam has been living alone in the house while her youngest daughter, V. Senthamarai and her family stays opposite to her house. Every day, Dhanabakiyam used to visit her daughter and …

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4 months ago

Women in Chad defy discrimination and violence to assert their rights to own and control land

Associated Press

BINMAR, Chad — When Milla Nemoudji, a 28-year-old from a village in southern Chad, divorced her husband following years of physical abuse, she found herself without means for survival. “There’s no one to come to your aid, although everyone knows that you are suffering,” Nemoudji told The Associated Press, criticizing the traditional system of land rights and urging local leaders …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Saplings of 13 species of trees planted inside Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre

The Hindu

The Forest Department has planted about 400 seedlings of various tree species inside the sprawling Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at M.R. Seedlings of 13 species of trees, including jamun, neem, vaagai, magizham, and poovarasan have been planted on an area measuring one hectare inside the 20-hectare Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre which adjoins the Tiruchi-Chennai national highway. High-density planting …

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5 months ago

Review: How far for a true taste of Baja? To the center of this modern Mexican tasting menu

LA Times

The plates that roll out of the kitchen at Valle, a nearly three-year-old modern Mexican restaurant inside the Mission Pacific Beach Resort in Oceanside, are relentlessly beautiful. Woven palm leaves create a thatched roof that covers the restaurant’s partially open-air dining room, with views of the valley and the mountains beyond that are almost comically picturesque. Among the dishes from …

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6 months, 1 week ago

No building norm violated, says YSRC leader

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: Countering Telugu Desam charges over construction of YSRC party offices in various districts of the state, YSRC leader T.J.R. Sudhakar Babu clarified that their party had applied for permissions from the government as per the Government Order issued by previous Chandrababu regime. “We obtained all necessary permissions from the government before taking up construction of district party offices in …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Following in Du Fu's footsteps

China Daily

Michael Wood's passion for all things Chinese was first sparked by his discovery of ancient poetry when he was a teenager. The film, Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet, has now inspired a book, In the Footsteps of Du Fu, recounting Wood's travels while making it. "We know so little in general in our culture about China — it's not the …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Following in Du Fu's footsteps

China Daily

Michael Wood's passion for all things Chinese was first sparked by his discovery of ancient poetry when he was a teenager. The film, Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet, has now inspired a book, In the Footsteps of Du Fu, recounting Wood's travels while making it. "We know so little in general in our culture about China — it's not the …

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7 months ago

Cyclone Remal blows away thatched roofs, cuts power in Bangladesh and India

Al Jazeera

A cyclone has flooded coastal villages, blown away thatched roofs and left hundreds of thousands of people without power in southern Bangladesh and eastern India, with at least nine deaths reported. Dozens of villages in Bangladesh were flooded after flood protection embankments either washed away or were damaged by Cyclone Remal. In India’s West Bengal state, roofs on thatched houses …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Scrap dealer father wanted Shahrukh to become a cop

Hindustan Times

Living with his family in a thatched house in Sector 7 of Jankipuram Extension here, Saifuddin Khan, a scrap dealer, wanted to see his son as a police officer when he grew up. Saifudin’s dreams came crashing down on him when his son Shahrukh, who was only a kindergartner at SR Public School in the city, died after he fell …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

12 prettiest UK towns and villages to visit this summer

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Castle Combe, Cotswolds open image in gallery The quintessentially English village sits in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty …

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11 months ago

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi alleges corruption in PM Awas Yojana scheme

Live Mint

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, on January 29, alleged that eligible beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme were unable to claim benefits citing administrative indifference and suspected corruption as the reasons. He said, “It is tragic that the deserving poor villagers of Nagapattinam district are not able to get the benefit of PM Awas Yojana due to administrative apathy …

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1 year ago

In Bengaluru, ghosts of Christmases past

Hindustan Times

In less than a week, it will be Christmas, the season when the erstwhile Bangalore Cantonment comes into its own. The first wave of refugees came in 1560, fleeing the Goan Inquisition imposed by the Portuguese, who persecuted ‘New Christians’ suspected to be secretly practising their old religions. Set up by the French Catholic missionary Jean-Antoine Dubois, whose adoption of …

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1 year ago

Michaung cyclone causes large-scale damage, claims two lives

Deccan Chronicle

Kakinada: Cyclone Michaung has caused large-scale damage in the five Godavari districts of Kakinada, BR Ambedkar Konaseema, Eluru, East and West Godavari and claimed two lives. Tornadoes or high-intensity whirlwinds wreaked havoc in Veeravasaram, Palakollu in West Godavari, Razole and other areas in Konaseema district, Gandepalli and Annavaram in Kakinada district. Roofs of houses were blown away and more than …

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30 arrested in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru for illegal gambling; ₹8 lakh cash, 25 phones seized in op

Red alert in three districts in Kerala after heavy rain lashes state

President Murmu visits birthplace in Odisha

William and Harry's beloved childhood treehouse in Highgrove gets a much-needed makeover

Fridge Compressor Explodes At Popular Restaurant In Hyderabad, 6 Nearby Huts Damaged

Cottage left teetering on the brink of 400ft drop after Jurassic Coast cliff fall

On the brink! Beautiful thatched cottage in Devon sits precariously close to cliff edge after huge rockfall

How Lincolnshire became a ‘dumping ground’ under Miliband’s net zero boom

This National Trust discount code could save you 35% on your next staycation

Angelina Jolie shares incredible photo of her meeting with Sudanese refugees in Chad as she calls on UN to take action

54-year-old temple jumbo injured in fire accident dies, laid to rest in Kundrakudi

Elderly woman murdered near Tirupattur town

Women in Chad defy discrimination and violence to assert their rights to own and control land

Saplings of 13 species of trees planted inside Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre

Review: How far for a true taste of Baja? To the center of this modern Mexican tasting menu

No building norm violated, says YSRC leader

Following in Du Fu's footsteps

Following in Du Fu's footsteps

Cyclone Remal blows away thatched roofs, cuts power in Bangladesh and India

Scrap dealer father wanted Shahrukh to become a cop

12 prettiest UK towns and villages to visit this summer

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi alleges corruption in PM Awas Yojana scheme

In Bengaluru, ghosts of Christmases past

Michaung cyclone causes large-scale damage, claims two lives