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Auto-rickshaws are a common sight in many many developing countries. For those who are from India, they know that a “rick” is a life-saver. There are many names for a rickshaw – three-wheeler, samosa, tempo, tuk-tuk, trishaw, autorick, or even bajaj (after the company which makes the most popular version in
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is the flagship rural employment program of Dr. Manmohan Singh’s Congress Government. It is also the greatest mechanism created in India to suck greatest amounts of money since British created their discriminatory laws. It involves a $33 billion investment every year! And
In the past 10 years, no other state has been talked against – yes, the state, not just the leader – as much as Gujarat. In many cases, the Central Government has gone out of the way to deny Gujarat its due. Yet, it has moved on and been one of the
Polio as a disease rendered many young lives in India very difficult to live forever, until 2011, when this disease was eradicated from India. > The last reported polio case – a young girl in West Bengal – was recorded on Jan. 13, 2011. In February 2012, the World Health Organization removed India
Indian diaspora is spread all over the world. And it constantly returns to trace its roots and heritage. One such visit was by the Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag. He broke down as he met villagers from Bihar, who are apparently related to him. > Mauritius PresidentRajkeswur Purryag turned emotional and broke
British Government is planning on sending its troops returning from Afghanistan to India for meditation to they can de-stress to ward off the PTSD. > Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is no longer a fancy psychological term only found in bulky books and journals on the subject. It’s a reality countries
We had discussed yesterday how a Muslim dominated village in Bihar has banned use of cell phones for unmarried women.Now comes the story [http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Bihar/Bihar-woman-battered-to-death-on-panchayat-order/Article1-967953.aspx#.UL01e05JxBY.facebook] of Taliban like execution in a Bihar village, again dominated by Muslims. > Bibi Shehzadi, 32,
The Muslim [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim] dominated Sundarbari panchayat [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panchayati_raj] under Kochadhaman [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=26.1319444444,87.8338888889&spn=0.1,0.1&q=26.1319444444,87.8338888889 (Kochadhaman%20%28Vidhan%20Sabha%20constituency%29)&t=h] block in
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