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Floods Wreak Havoc in Assam
An estimated 20,000 have been displaced by flash floods triggered by heavy showers in Assam.
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A Bid To Eradicate Child Labour In Karnataka
Bangalore, July 2:Around 50 percent of child labourers in Karnataka are working as domestic helps in defiance of law, say activists.
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Rebuilding Lives Of Cyclone Aila Victims
Pathar Pratima (West Bengal), July 1:Many of the one million people affected by Cyclone Aila live in small islands amid a maze of rivers and canals in the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest.
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Forest fires ravage Himachal flora, fauna
Shimla, June 30: Forest fires raging across the parched hills of Himachal Pradesh have scorched huge tracts of wooded areas and grasslands this summer. The state is struggling hard to contain the orange glow that is wiping out flora and fauna in the Himalayas.
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3,900 Incidents Of Domestic Violence
New Delhi, June 29:Three years after the pathbreaking Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act was introduced, the Indian capital has recorded a whopping 3,901 cases - possibly the highest in the country. However, relief under this law has not been swift, say lawyers and women.
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Ganguly Defends School Project Amid Protest
Kolkata, June 28:Even as a section of residents sat on a hunger strike against his move to construct a school at the upscale satellite township of Salt Lake, former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Thursday asserted that the project was in tune with the laws and regulations of the land.
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51 child labourers rescued
New Delhi, June 27:Delhi Legal Services Authority to help rescued child labourers.
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The People Behind The Red Cross Emblems
Geneva, June 24:Almost getting killed on the first day on the job might be enough for most people to reconsider their line of work, but for some the incident just gets filed away as a story to tell in passing later in life.
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Save The Girl Child
Agartala, June 23:In a move to improve the status of the girl child, the Tripura government that recently announced a special economic package for poor families with two daughters has now roped in a TV star as goodwill ambassador to propagate the message of gender equality.
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New Global Programme To Save Tigers
Washington, June 22:In a bid to save wild tigers from extinction, the Smithsonian Institution and the World Bank Group plan to link relevant institutions in India
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