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3. Sampark: Reaching out through school student helpline in Odisha
4. Saakshar Bharat: Sustaining and enhancing efforts in adult education in Andhra Pradesh*
5. Pota Cabins: Residential schools for children in LWE-affected areas of Chhattisgarh
6. Migration Card and Migration Monitoring Software: Tracking and educating migrant children in Gujarat
7. Pratibha Parv: Strengthening quality of education in government schools of Madhya Pradesh
8. Avadi Sewage Treatment Plant: Sustainable off-grid sewage treatment in Chennai
9. SAFAR: System of Air quality Forecasting And Research in metropolitan cities like Delhi
10. Sustainable Plastic Waste Management Plan: Defending the fragile ecosystem of Himachal Pradesh
11. Lake Restoration: Two successful models of lake restoration in Rajasthan (Mansagar) and Karnataka (Kaikondrahalli)
12. Mazhapolima: Ensuring water security through participatory well recharge in Kerala
13. Forest Produce Tracking System: Facilitating resource management from source to sink in Karnataka
14. Environment Management Initiative: A unique low-cost model in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
15. Dhara Vikas: Creating water security through spring-shed development in Sikkim
16. Integrated Basin Development and Livelihood Promotion Programme: Fostering a spirit of entrepreneurship in Meghalaya
17. Panchayat Banks: Providing banking facilities at the village level in Jharkhand
18. Arun ePDS: ICTs and process re-engineering for an efficient Public Distribution System in Arunachal Pradesh
19. Dilli Annashree Yojna: Food security for the vulnerable in Delhi
20. e-Uparjan: Re-inventing the procurement system through digitisation in Madhya Pradesh
21. NRHM Initiatives: Improving access to healthcare through strategic incentives in Assam
22. Indira Bal Swasthya Yojana: Applying preventive healthcare measures to promote children’s health in Haryana
23. KIDROP: Preventing vision loss in premature infants of underserved areas in Karnataka
24. Arogyakeralam Palliative Care Project: Ensuring care and support for the chronically ill & infirm in Kerala
25. Decentralisation of ICDS Supplementary Nutrition Programme: Ensuring timely and quality nutrition to all beneficiaries in Odisha
26. Mo Masari Using a simple solution to protect pregnant women and children from malaria in Odisha
27. CATCH: Ensuring quality healthcare for all in Sikkim
28. Intelligent Transport System: Improving urban public transport in Mysore
29. Entitlement-Based District Planning: Innovating planning process for accuracy and efficiency in Bihar
30. 24 x 7 Metered Water: Improving water supply in rural areas of Punjab
31. Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna: Life insurance for rural landless labourers in Andhra Pradesh*
32. Himayat: Placement linked skill development in Jammu and Kashmir
33. Samarpan: Early identification and intervention to check disability in Madhya Pradesh
34. Forest Rights Act, 2006: Distributing land deeds to tribal people in Tripura
35. Daliya Jalao: Liberating and rehabilitating manual scavengers in Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh
36. Community Managed Water Supply Programme: Bringing drinking water to the doorsteps of people in rural Gujarat
37. Open Defecation Free Villages: Creating and sustaining Nirmal Grams through community participation in Jharkhand
38. Ghar Doghaanche Abhiyan: Joint ownership of housing by husband and wife in Maharashtra
39. Organic Rice Production by SRI: Empowering women in Maharashtra
40. Case Studies from Andhra Pradesh
41. Cash prize awards aren’t enough to incentivize young students to Innovate
42. Promoting Diversity of Food Basket: Welcome to the World of Nutri-Cereals
43. Unleashing Innovation: A Young Professional’s Experience
44. Will India ever get an International Gas Pipeline?
45. Island Development: A hidden potential for the Indian Economy
46. Improving Justice Delivery through E-Courts: Jammu & Kashmir leads the way
47. India needs to Develop Skill Development Indicators
48. National Employment Policy for India : A Perspective
49. RCT: Rigour, Creativity, Talking â€" unravelling the mysteries for taking the pathway out of poverty
50. Sustainable Urban Transport is the Way Forward
51. L&T Technology Services allots 11.70 lakh equity shares
52. Zeal Aqua to table results
53. Vivanza Biosciences to declare quarterly results
54. Venmax Drugs And Pharmaceuticals to convene board meeting
55. Vaswani Industries to conduct board meeting
56. Universal Arts fixes board meeting date
57. Tumus Electric Corporation ,schedules board meeting date
58. Trans Financial Resources to hold board meeting
59. TARAPUR TRANSFORMERS to table results
60. Taneja Aerospace & Aviation to declare quarterly results
61. TAAL Enterprises to convene board meeting
62. SUPRA PACIFIC MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY to conduct board meeting
63. Sunraj Diamond Exports fixes board meeting date
64. Sujana Universal Industries schedules board meeting date
65. Splendid Metal Products to hold board meeting
66. Essar signs 15-year gas sale deal with GAIL
67. Opposition urges police to file FIR against Kejriwal
68. Offering something for everybody, Ikea redefines shopping
69. Saudi Arabia won't cut oil supplies to Canada despite row
70. Nepal to imprison, fine people writing on currency notes
71. Ketogenic diet may up Type-2 diabetes risk: Study
72. FC Pune City sign Miguel Angel Portugal as head coach
73. Utopus Insights Welcomes Neil Desai as Chief Product Officer
74. Buoyed by new policy, Essar to invest Rs 70 bn to explore shale in Ranigunj
75. NGT allows Vedanta to access administrative unit of Sterlite plant in TN
76. Flood situation 'grave' in Kerala; 20 dead, 22 dams opened
77. Heavy rains in Kerala today claimed 20 lives, leaving a trail of destruction across the southern state.
78. 22% of total income of regional parties from unknown sources in FY'17: ADR
79. Total income of as many as 29 regional political parties during 2016-17 was Rs 347.74 crore, where income from "unknown sources" stood at Rs 77 crore, says a report.
80. Whirlpool Q1 net rises 23.41% to Rs 163.79 cr
81. Home appliances maker Whirlpool of India today reported a 23.41 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 163.79 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.
82. Revenue official held for teasing girl in Jammu
83. A revenue official was arrested for allegedly teasing a girl in Jammu district, police said today.
84. FC Pune City bring in Miguel Angel Portugal as head coach
85. Indian Super League club FC Pune City today signed Miguel Angel Portugal as the head coach for the 2018-19 season.
86. Forca Goa Foundation Sign MOU with Special Olympics Bharat
87. Forca Goa Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Special Olympics Bharat.
88. Ramco Systems bags 'multi-million' dollar deal from AP Cargo
89. : Software firm Ramco Systems today said it has bagged a "multi-million dollar" order from Manila-based air freight leader AP Cargo Logistic Network Corp to implement its logistics software.
90. Quizizz raises $3 mn in funding led by Nexus Venture Partners
91. Quizizz, an online learning platform, today said it has raised USD 3 million (over Rs 20 crore) in funding led by Nexus Venture Partners.
92. WISH Foundation to add 100 health and wellness centres in India by Oct
93. Wadhwani Initiative for Sustainable Healthcare (WISH Foundation), set up by IGate Co-founder Sunil Wadhwani, is planning to add 100 technology-enabled health and wellness centres in the country by October, its founder donor said.
94. Provision of bail added in triple talaq bill
95. The Union Cabinet today approved inclusion of a provision of granting bail to men found guilty of giving instant triple talaq to their wives, sources in the government said.
96. Pharma exports up 3 pc to USD 17.3 bn in 2017-18
97. India's pharmaceutical exports grew merely 3 per cent to USD 17.3 billion in 2017-18 due to increasing regulatory concerns and pricing pressures in the global markets, including the US.
98. Bill to set up DNA banks to store profiles introduced in LS
99. A bill that seeks to set up DNA data banks across India to store profiles and proposes jail term for those who leak the information stored in such facilities was introduced in the Lok Sabha today.
100. Jaitley attends RS for first time after kidney transplant
101. Union Minister Arun Jaitley today attended the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha for the first time after undergoing a kidney transplant in May.
102. Marcos Tebar returns to Delhi Dynamos
103. Delhi Dynamos today completed the signing of Spanish midfielder Marcos Tebar on a one-year contract.
104. Bihar Guv, CM, Dy CM congratulate Harivansh on being elected
105. Bihar Governor Satya Pal Mallik and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today expressed delight over the election of Harivansh, who represents the state in Rajya Sabha, as the Deputy Chairman of the Upper House.
106. Need to promote medicinal plants grown by tribal people: Jual Oram
107. Union minister Jual Oram today said that not much attention has been paid to the harnessing of "forest wealth" and there is a need to promote medicinal plants grown by tribal people to help them "achieve the true remuneration".
108. 346 pilgrims leave for Amarnath shrine
109. A fresh batch of 346 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here today for the holy cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, a police official said.
110. Sundram Fasteners standalone Q1 net profit at Rs 106.18 Cr
111. Sundram Fasteners Ltd, a TVS Group company, has recorded a 17.7 per cent rise in its April-June quarter net profits to Rs 106.18 crore.
112. Joshi, Powar among 20 applicants for Indian women's coach job; NZ batswoman too in hunt
113. Former India spinners Sunil Joshi and Ramesh Powar will be among 20 candidates to be interviewed for the role of the women's cricket coach in Mumbai tomorrow.
114. Indonesia minister says quake deaths pass 300
115. Indonesia's top security minister, Wiranto, says the death toll from last Sunday's earthquake on the island of Lombok has climbed to 319.
116. Russia says US sanctions over nerve agent attack 'unacceptable
117. The Kremlin today slammed as "unacceptable" US sanctions over Moscow's alleged involvement in a nerve agent attack in Britain, but said Russia still hopes for constructive relations with Washington.
118. Cockpit CO2 levels affect pilot flight performance: Study
119. Higher carbon dioxide (CO2) levels on the flight deck may negatively affect an airline pilot's performance, a study suggests.
120. Kanye West's 'Carpool Karaoke' cancellation cost us USD 45,000, says James Corden
121. James Corden has revealed Kanye West pulling out of a planned Carpool Karaoke appearance on three separate occasions cost his show USD 45000.
122. Russia reels, cries foul after U.S. sanctions spiral escalates
123. Board of ICRA approves buyback of shares
124. Board of Ravalgaon Sugar Farm approves sale of assets at Ravalgaon
125. East India Securities to foray into commodities market
126. Board of SQS India BFSI appoints director and CFO
127. Ramco Systems partners with AP Carqo Loqistic Network Corp., Philippines
128. Google Pixel 3 XL leaked photos hint at notch display, wired USB-C buds
129. Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm mall freedom sale: Discounts, cashback and more
130. Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm mall freedom sale: Know discounts, cashback & more
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132. MARKET WRAP: Sensex ends at fresh closing high of 38,024; Bankex up 1.3%
133. Ind vs Eng 2nd Test Day 1: Toss delayed due to light drizzle at Lord's
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144. Any damage caused to currency notes and coins by tearing, burning, writing and drawing lines on them will be a crime in Nepal as per a new law coming into force from August 17.
145. Ruia brothers-led Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production (EOGEPL) on Thursday announced that it has signed a 15-year Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with state-run gas utility GAIL.
146. Ikea's first India store, which opened its doors on Thursday, offers a world of options for Indian customers looking to furnish their homes with products of good quality and yet affordable.
147. Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday that its oil supply to Canada will not be affected despite an escalating diplomatic rift between the two countries.
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149. Mitsui Chemicals: Diagnostics Business for Photovoltaic Power Generation to Expand into India
150. 177 rescued from stormy sea in Thailand
151. Koreas to hold high-level talks next week
152. Syrian First Lady being treated for breast cancer
153. New quake jolts Indonesia's Lombok
154. Consuming a ketogenic diet -- high in fat but low in protein and carbohydrates -- may increase the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes while helping in weight loss, a new study has claimed, raising questions whether the diet is healthy.
155. Thousands bid tearful adieu to Major Rane in Thane (Lead)
156. Maratha quotas: Peaceful start to Maharashtra shutdown
157. Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta on Thursday urged the police to file an FIR against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and three other AAP ministers for "forcible occupation" of the Lt. Governor's (LG) Office in June.
158. FC Pune City on Thursday signed Miguel Angel Portugal as the head coach of the club for the 2018-19 Indian Super League (ISL) season.
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271. Haryana bans new pyrolysis plants
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286. ET View: Victory today for NDA, step forward for opposition in tomorrow's battle
287. Arun Jaitley attends Rajya Sabha for first time after renal transplant
288. Prime Minister has anti-dalit mindset, congress will fight for inclusive India: Rahul Gandhi
289. Need to ensure fruits of development reach poor: M Venkaiah Naidu
290. Nawaz Sharif to be produced in Pakistan court on Monday for remaining 2 graft cases
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298. BJP politicising NRC list issue: Oommen Chandy
299. Hours after getting the better of the ruling NDA for a Rajya Sabha member’s position on the Public Accounts Committee, the Opposition lost the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman’s race by a big margin of 20 votes.
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321. Separately, the IHC will take up the hearing of the appeals of Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law against their conviction in the Avenfield properties corruption case on Monday.
322. WASHINGTON (AP) â€" New sanctions against Russia will be imposed later this month for illegally using a chemical weapon in an attempted assassination of a former spy and his daughter in Britain earlier this year, the United States said.
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324. The cases were related to alleged violation of securities law including market manipulation and price rigging.
325. Hours after getting the better of the ruling NDA for a Rajya Sabha member’s position on the Public Accounts Committee, the Opposition lost the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman’s race by a big margin of 20 votes.
326. In India, the world's second-biggest smartphone market, Apple Inc's normally deft management of government relations is being put to a fresh high-stakes test. For almost two years, Apple has battled India's telecom regulator over a demand that it allow the use of the government's anti-spam app. Non-compliance, the watchdog threatened last month, could result in phones being "derecognised" from the country's networks, meaning they would no longer function. It is just one of several headaches the Cupertino, California-based company is nursing in India - a market it calls a top priority but where it has just 1 percent share. Apple has not gotten the tax breaks it has sought for suppliers to expand local manufacturing - key if it is to avoid steep import duties that have made its iPhones, already pricey for many Indian consumers, even more expensive. Local content prerequisites have also stopped the U.S. tech giant from opening its own stores. The lack of direct sales channels has helped make it vulnerable to discounting and prompted it to recently embark on a major overhaul of its retail strategy. At the heart of its latest tussle with the government is India's pervasive problem with spam and nuisance calls - one the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is trying to counter with an app that it wants all phone makers to install. The app has been available on the Android store since 2016, but Apple in March told Reuters that TRAI's app "as envisioned violates the privacy policy of the App Store." The new version of its iPhone operating system, expected in autumn, will allow many of the app's functions but not fully automatic spam filtering as that functionality could open the door to Apple users being tracked by third parties, Apple said in a letter to regulators. TRAI, however, last month notified Indian telecom firms it could give them six months notice to "derecognise" devices from their networks if the devices do not support anti-spam apps that are approved by the government. In the letter, dated June 18 and responding to a draft of the proposed notification, Apple asked for the clause about derecognition to be dropped. "We look forward to working with TRAI to address the issue of unsolicited commercial communications, while simultaneously ensuring that we fully honour our commitment to protect the privacy and security of our users," Apple's head of public policy in India, Kulin Sanghvi, wrote in the letter which was seen by Reuters. The Indian Cellular Association has also come out in opposition to the regulator's move. Asked by Reuters to respond to Apple's request to drop the derecognition threat, TRAI Chairman R.S. Sharma said the notification could not be quashed or challenged by writing a letter. "The most appropriate way to challenge this is in court," he said. TAXES AND DISCOUNTSApple has also failed to find favour with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration when it comes to tariffs. Championing policies that force overseas tech firms to manufacture locally, the government has imposed import duties. A base model iPhoneX is now priced at nearly $1,400 in India - some 40 percent more than in the United States. Apple, which currently assembles only two low-end iPhones in India, has said tariff-free imports are critical for smartphone component suppliers and essential to make local manufacturing practical. But its pleas have gone unheeded and its competitors are not making the same arguments. Samsung Electronics builds all its Indian phones locally and last month opened the world's biggest mobile manufacturing plant on the outskirts of New Delhi - which is slated to become an export hub. A key supplier for China's Xiaomi, another major Apple rival, this week said it would spend $200 million to build a plant in southern India. The steep tariffs are exacerbating sales woes for Apple in India, where it has to rely on a network of distributors to supply devices. Competition among retailers has led to rampant discounting, at both physical stores and online, and Apple's policy to keep prices uniform within a single market has collapsed in India. It has also often meant a desultory buying experience for the consumer. Aiming to fix that, Apple appointed company veteran, Michel Coulomb, as its new India sales chief late last year and he has cut its national distributors from five to two. At a June meeting with around 20 of Apple's key distribution channel partners, Coulomb outlined a new programme aimed at eliminating discounting and improving the shopping experience, a source familiar with the matter said. Other sources also said Apple aims to make financing plans that it offers in partnership with banks more attractive. But Apple is still some time away from opening its flagship stores in the country due to the requirement that direct sales outlets have 30 percent local content, a separate source added. The sources declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak to media. Apple declined to comment on its sales and distribution strategy. Until Apple successfully tackles its regulatory and sales hurdles, its higher-end iPhones are likely to remain too expensive for many Indian consumers while for its older models, rivals have matched many of Apple's features at far lower prices. "The traditional appeal of the iconic Apple logo is gradually being challenged by the wow factor of a feature-rich, premium Android smartphone with the fastest processor or the best camera," said Tarun Pathak, an associate director at tech research firm Counterpoint.
327. You may soon be able to take flight at night from Srinagar airport as the state government has approved the operation in night till 10 pm. Currently, the last flight in Srinagar airport lands at 5:15 PM, while the last outbound flight is at 5:45 PM. All the requited infrastructure has been placed at the airport and a test flight has been conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF). The airport is run by the IAF but the civil operations are managed by Airport Authority of India. Srinagar airport, which was given international status in 2005 and is the main airport in Kashmir Valley, handles 38 domestic flights a day. The only international flights operating from the airport are during the Haj pilgrimage.The proposal for night flights in Srinagar was mooted by the Omar Abdullah-led government in 2011 but was kept in abeyance as the strategically located airport is also used by the Indian Air Force.The Centre recently decided to finalise the operations and asked the IAF to clear the decks for night flights after state Governor NN Vohra took up the matter with the ministries of defence and civil aviation, officials said.The increase in flying hours is likely to boost the tourism sector in the state. However, airport authorities may not allow night flights during winters as part of safety measures against snow and fog.(Inputs from PTI)
328. Till the time we are out of the election cycle, what has worked for last couple of years will continue to work, Gautam Duggad, Head of Research, Institutional
329. HDFC Asset Management Company, which runs HDFC Mutual Funds, has just had an extremely successful stock listing. On the first day after listing, the stock closed up 65 per cent. While the promoter, HDFC, must be wondering whether it had underpriced the issue and thus left money on the table, the price appreciation does indicate an impressive demand for the stock.While I hold no strong view on whether this particular stock is a good investment or not from here onwards, I’ve observed over the last few days that a lot of casual equity investors do not appreciate the unique business model that mutual fund companies have. Coincidentally, just the day HDFC AMC listed, I came across an (unrelated) tweet by the American financial commentator Morgan Housel which brought home the quality of asset management companies’ businesses. Wrote Housel, “Investment management fees might be one of your household’s top budget line items, but you don’t realise it because you pay in autodeducted basis points instead of an invoice.”To test Housel’s theory, I cornered a friend who has been investing in mutual funds for more than two decades and whose investments have grown to around Rs 85 lakh. “How much do you pay for fund management services,” I askedRs “Nothing,” he said. When I told him that he actually paid around Rs 20,000 a month, he was shocked. Housel’s conjecture was absolutely true. At Rs 20,000 a month, fund management is literally the largest single regular expense that my friend’s household makes!I won’t go into the question of whether Rs 20,000 a month is too much for managing Rs 80 lakh. That’s a topic for another day. However, consider the facts: A middle-class household is paying about 15 per cent of its total monthly expenses for fund management, and does not realise it’s doing so, and the amount is rising, and it will continue to pay this basically forever. All this means that running an AMC can be a great business, and quite probably, buying the stock of good AMCs at a reasonable valuation could make you much more money than investing in those AMCs’ mutual funds!But seriously, that makes it sound like mutual funds are not a good way of investing. Nothing could be further from the truth â€" mutual funds are by far the best and the most suitable way of investing that is available to the Indian investor. Despite the cost (and I firmly believe that cost is on the way down), a lot more Indians are going to find it worthwhile to be investing a lot more money into mutual funds in the years to come. There might be a lot of noise around mutual funds, but at the end of the day, only around 2-3 per cent of households have any substantial investments in mutual funds. I know that much higher figures of up to 10 per cent are quoted but based on my experience, I’m unable to believe that. Of households who make discretionary financial savings, maybe it’s 10 per cent.Thus, the other part of this story is the growth potential. Growth will come to all parts of this equation. This 2-3 per cent will keep growing, as will the actual amounts invested by the existing investors, and as will the value of the money invested.However, I wouldn’t expect too many AMCs to come to the equity markets to raise money. In fact, that’s the other part of why this is such a great business â€" there simply isn’t any particular need for too much capital.The two listed AMCs that we have both went public not because they needed capital but as a way of promoters’ raising some money and for liquifying employee stock options.In combination with everything else, this short supply in AMC equity will itself be good news for investors.(Author is CEO, Value Research)
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397. Police using water canon to disperse the members of Tripura Khet Mazoor Union during a demonstration in support of their various long pending demands in Agartala on Thursday.UNI PHOTO-44U
398. Former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar addressing the members of Tripura Khet Mazoor Union during a demonstration in support of their various long pending demands in Agartala on Thursday.UNI PHOTO-44U
399. Former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar addressing the members of Tripura Khet Mazoor Union during a demonstration in support of their various long pending demands in Agartala on Thursday.UNI PHOTO-43U
400. Members of Tripura Khet Mazoor Union raising slogans during a demonstration in support of their various long pending demands in Agartala on Thursday.UNI PHOTO-42U
401. Tribal students participating at a rally organised on the occasion of “International Day of the World‘s Indigenous Peoples’-2018” , in the outskirts of Agartala on Thursday . UNI PHOTO-41U
402. Tribal students participating at a rally organised on the occasion of “International Day of the World‘s Indigenous Peoples’-2018” , in the outskirts of Agartala on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-40U
403. Tribal students participating at a rally organised on the occasion of “International Day of the World‘s Indigenous Peoples’-2018” , in the outskirts of Agartala on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-39U
404. Tribal students in traditational attire participating a function on the occeasion of “International Day of the World‘s Indigenous Peoples’-2018” , in the outskirts of Agartala on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-38U
405. Tribal students in traditational attire participating a function on the occeasion of “International Day of the World‘s Indigenous Peoples’-2018” , in the outskirts of Agartala on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-37U
406. Tribal students in traditational attire participating a function on the occeasion of “International Day of the World‘s Indigenous Peoples’-2018” , in the outskirts of Agartala on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-36U
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409. Lucknow, Aug 9 (UNI) After the national capital, Kanwariyas have now resorted to violence in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district, attacking police personnel on duty and vandalising their official vehicles here on Thursday.
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