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Vinesh wants wrestlers from Balali to break records, achieve bigger success
4 months ago

Vinesh wants wrestlers from Balali to break records, achieve bigger success

The Hindu  

Overwhelmed by the grand reception she received on her arrival from the Paris Olympics, Vinesh Phogat said it would be a matter of great pride for her if she could train women wrestlers from her village Balali and they would become more successful than her. I don't know if I would pursue wrestling or not but the kind of courage …

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Chhattisgarh polls: First-time polling booth set up in naxal-affected Bastar village of Chandmeta
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh polls: First-time polling booth set up in naxal-affected Bastar village of Chandmeta

Hindustan Times  

The first phase of voting in Chhattisgarh is going to be held on November 7. A total of 126 polling booths have been built in 40 interior villages of the division where voting is to be held for the first time. Under the alternative system, polling booths were established in safe areas several kilometres away from the village. Now for …

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2 Years into Ceasefire: Development Catch Up in Villages Along LoC in Kashmir, Residents 'Seeing Peace'
1 year, 9 months ago

2 Years into Ceasefire: Development Catch Up in Villages Along LoC in Kashmir, Residents 'Seeing Peace'

News 18  

In corner of a room, Ghulam Qadir Chalkoo sits with his youngest daughter, who was just a year old when tragedy stuck their family in north Kashmir’s remote Silikote village a decade ago. It was a sunny day in 2003 when gunfire reverberated in Silikot village and ended the life of Chalkoo’s wife Saja Begum, who was outside her house, …

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Bengal: This Village Has Its Name Kept After 'Thermocol', Key Source of Income for Residents
1 year, 11 months ago

Bengal: This Village Has Its Name Kept After 'Thermocol', Key Source of Income for Residents

News 18  

With almost all villagers earning their income through the sale of a variety of products made of thermocol, a small village in West Bengal is catching attention for its peculiar name, kept after the product they make revenue from. “Shola” village in the Cooch Behar district has its name associated with the livelihood of the people of the village. But …

Village Items This Village Shola Thermocol
Planning a Trip To Kasol? Take Note of These Places
1 year, 11 months ago

Planning a Trip To Kasol? Take Note of These Places

News 18  

Mountains have their own thing! Malana Village, Kheer Ganga, Tosh Village, Tirthan Valley, Parvati River, Manikaran Sahib, Moon Dance Cafe, and Pulga Village are among them. It is said that Guru Nanak Dev visited Manikaran Sahib Gurudwara here, and this location holds special significance. Tosh village Tosh village is approximately 21 kilometres from Kasol, which is located on the banks …

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Flying National Flag Daily Since 2017, How This Hamlet Near TN's Chengalpet is Inspiring Patriotism
2 years, 4 months ago

Flying National Flag Daily Since 2017, How This Hamlet Near TN's Chengalpet is Inspiring Patriotism

News 18  

With more than 300 families, Siruthamur, a remote hamlet in the Chengalpet district of Tamil Nadu, sets an example of national unity. In this village, not even a single day passes without hoisting the national flag. Yes, the villagers hoist the Tricolour flag every single day and salute it before commencing their work for the past four years. However, it …

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Deep Dive: Amid Covid gloom, virus-proofed villages of India bring glimmer of hope
3 years, 7 months ago

Deep Dive: Amid Covid gloom, virus-proofed villages of India bring glimmer of hope

India Today  

The second wave of Covid-19 has spread its deadly shadow over the heartland of India. Kataiya village, about 15 kilometres from the district headquarters of Supaul, has not witnessed a single positive case in the last over a year of the pandemic. ASSAM: ‘Sanitisation facility in front of every household’ India Today found another such village that stayed Covid-free simply …

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Urban Noida makes a run for rural centres, thanks to Covid vaccination slots
3 years, 7 months ago

Urban Noida makes a run for rural centres, thanks to Covid vaccination slots

India Today  

Asit works for a multinational company in Noida and lives in a 3BHK apartment. When I started for the vaccination centre, it was a pain to reach the village as many times the online assistance led me to big ditches on the roads. Eligible recipients at the vaccination centre in Greater Noida's Surajpur Even for the India Today team, it …

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Why Sisters and Brothers of This UP Village Stay Away from 'Evil' Festival of Raksha Bandhan
4 years, 4 months ago

Why Sisters and Brothers of This UP Village Stay Away from 'Evil' Festival of Raksha Bandhan

News 18  

Raksha Bandhan is the festival that celebrates the love between brothers and sisters and protection of the latter by former from any evil. Even in nearby villages, the mere mention of the word Raksha Bandhan scares people and the sisters there refuse to tie rakhis on the day. Suryanarayan Mishra said, "In 1955, after eight years of Independence, a young …

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