Tagged : villagers
Guided by 'zakat', a village funds its road and bridge
Guided by 'zakat' - charity as envisaged by the Quran - villagers of Muslim-dominated Shirajpur in Uttar Pradesh have repaired roads, dug wells, established schools and are now building a bridge........
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 9:14 | Read More
Guided by 'zakat' - charity as envisaged by the Quran - villagers of Muslim-dominated Shirajpur in Uttar Pradesh have repaired roads, dug wells, established schools and are now building a bridge........
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 9:14 | Read More
Himachal villagers takes up paragliding as an occupation
Villagers of a small village in Himachal Pradesh are taking up paragliding a profession as it is proving to be a lucrative source of income. The village of Burua, which is seven kilometres away from Manali, has produced over 200 paragliding pilots. Ros.......
Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 11:24 | Read More
Villagers of a small village in Himachal Pradesh are taking up paragliding a profession as it is proving to be a lucrative source of income. The village of Burua, which is seven kilometres away from Manali, has produced over 200 paragliding pilots. Ros.......
Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 11:24 | Read More
Punjab villagers demand construction of bridge over Sutlej River
Residents of Muthianwala village in the India-Pakistan border area in Punjab are waiting for the construction of a bridge over the Sutlej River, which separates their Tarn Taran district from neighbouring Ferozepur district. Currently, the villagers have.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 19:53 | Read More
Residents of Muthianwala village in the India-Pakistan border area in Punjab are waiting for the construction of a bridge over the Sutlej River, which separates their Tarn Taran district from neighbouring Ferozepur district. Currently, the villagers have.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 19:53 | Read More
Youth fires at villagers, lynched
A youth was lynched in Berhampur district of Orissa after he and two others fired at villagers holding a meeting, police said Thursday........
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 13:51 | Read More
A youth was lynched in Berhampur district of Orissa after he and two others fired at villagers holding a meeting, police said Thursday........
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 13:51 | Read More
Suspected Maoist supporters beaten up in Jharkhand
Threatened by Maoists, villagers of Jharkhand's Dalma district beat up fellow villagers whom they suspected of supporting the rebels. Three suspects identified as Mahesar Singh, Mann Govind Singh and Phulmaali Singh were accused of giving details of vil.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 13:18 | Read More
Threatened by Maoists, villagers of Jharkhand's Dalma district beat up fellow villagers whom they suspected of supporting the rebels. Three suspects identified as Mahesar Singh, Mann Govind Singh and Phulmaali Singh were accused of giving details of vil.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 13:18 | Read More
Jharkhand villagers tie Rakhi as commitment to forest protection
Jharkhand Forests Department has launched a campaign to tie Rakhi to trees in order to save forests in Gumla District. The department took an innovative step of getting nearby villagers to bind strips of cloth around the trees in a ceremony similar to.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 20:29 | Read More
Jharkhand Forests Department has launched a campaign to tie Rakhi to trees in order to save forests in Gumla District. The department took an innovative step of getting nearby villagers to bind strips of cloth around the trees in a ceremony similar to.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 20:29 | Read More
Health train takes epilepsy treatment to villages (Feature)
When the health train chugged to a halt at Sasaram station in Bihar, there was a doctor on board to treat a condition that villagers had given up hope of ever finding a cure for - epilepsy, a neurological disorder that affects 10 million people in India. .......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 8:59 | Read More
When the health train chugged to a halt at Sasaram station in Bihar, there was a doctor on board to treat a condition that villagers had given up hope of ever finding a cure for - epilepsy, a neurological disorder that affects 10 million people in India. .......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 8:59 | Read More
Villagers turn radio jockeys in Gurgaon
Sporting multi-function wireless head phones, their heads bobbing in tune to the beats in front of studio mikes and confident fingers tapping the keys on the console-- they are not the stylish urban radio jockeys but ordinary villagers playing on a commun.......
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 9:47 | Read More
Sporting multi-function wireless head phones, their heads bobbing in tune to the beats in front of studio mikes and confident fingers tapping the keys on the console-- they are not the stylish urban radio jockeys but ordinary villagers playing on a commun.......
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 9:47 | Read More
Wildlife officials nab leopard in Haryana village
Yamunanagar, March 14 - ANI: Wildlife officials in Haryana on Saturday manage to capture a wayward leopard after it strayed into a village here. The news of a leopard having entering the village drew hundreds of villagers at the spot as everyone was curi.......
Published : Sunday 14 Mar 2010 20:03 | Read More
Yamunanagar, March 14 - ANI: Wildlife officials in Haryana on Saturday manage to capture a wayward leopard after it strayed into a village here. The news of a leopard having entering the village drew hundreds of villagers at the spot as everyone was curi.......
Published : Sunday 14 Mar 2010 20:03 | Read More
Manipur villagers nab militant involved in abduction
Imphal, Mar 14 - ANI: People in Manipur are upset with continuous extortion, monetary demands and threats by militants. In a daring act of defiance, villagers of Lilong Leihaokhong apprehended a cadre of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militant group w.......
Published : Sunday 14 Mar 2010 15:41 | Read More
Imphal, Mar 14 - ANI: People in Manipur are upset with continuous extortion, monetary demands and threats by militants. In a daring act of defiance, villagers of Lilong Leihaokhong apprehended a cadre of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militant group w.......
Published : Sunday 14 Mar 2010 15:41 | Read More
Villagers flee homes as anti-Maoist operation intensifies in West Bengal
West Midnapore, Mar 12- ANI: Villagers in West Bengals West Midnapore district fled their homes in fear as the authorities in the area prepared to launch an anti-Maoist operation. About 35 villages falling under the jurisdiction of Belpahari police stat.......
Published : Friday 12 Mar 2010 20:45 | Read More
West Midnapore, Mar 12- ANI: Villagers in West Bengals West Midnapore district fled their homes in fear as the authorities in the area prepared to launch an anti-Maoist operation. About 35 villages falling under the jurisdiction of Belpahari police stat.......
Published : Friday 12 Mar 2010 20:45 | Read More
Villagers in Assam take care of an injured elephant
Shattergaon (Assam), Mar 12- ANI: Villagers of Shattergaon are taking care of a female elephant, which got hurt by a train near Deepor Beel (a freshwater lake) in Guwahati. A goods train had hit the elephant on February 28, when it was trying to cross a.......
Published : Friday 12 Mar 2010 19:55 | Read More
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Shattergaon (Assam), Mar 12- ANI: Villagers of Shattergaon are taking care of a female elephant, which got hurt by a train near Deepor Beel (a freshwater lake) in Guwahati. A goods train had hit the elephant on February 28, when it was trying to cross a.......
Published : Friday 12 Mar 2010 19:55 | Read More