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Chaos at Gopinath Munde's funeral venue; cremation this afternoon

Parli, June 4 (ANI): Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde, who died after a road accident in Delhi yesterday, will be cremated with full state honours at his native village in Maharashtra's Beed district this afternoon. His body was brought to Latur, 485 kilometers from Mumbai, this morning from where it was taken to Nathra, a 2500-strong village in Beed's Parli taluka. Jun 4, 2014
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BJP leaders express grief over Munde's death

New Delhi, June 04 (ANI): BJP leaders on Wednesday expressed grief over Cabinet Minister Gopinath Munde's unfortunate and sudden death on June 03. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi stated that Munde was a hard working minister who worked for the poor and backward people and his loss can never be compensated. Radha Mohan Singh said that Munde's death struck as sudden grief to all. Meanwhile, Yogi Adityanath said that the increasing population in the country is a cause of mishandled traffic which leads to accidents and added that Munde's death was unfortunate. Jun 4, 2014
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Situation in UP a matter of concern: Kiren Rijiju

New Delhi, June 04 (ANI): Voicing concern over the growing incidents of crime against women in Uttar Pradesh, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiran Rijiju on Wednesday said the situation in the state is a matter of concern. The Centre's reaction comes after several horrific sexual assault cases have been reported in the last few days from the state. Jun 4, 2014
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Raped, murdered girls reveal horrific risks for India's poor

The gang-rape and murder of two teenage girls in rural India has highlighted the dangers faced every day by millions of women who are forced to relieve themselves in the open at night due to a lack of toilets and basic sanitation. Duration: 02:13 Jun 4, 2014
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16th LS pays homage to Munde, House adjourned till Thursday

New Delhi, June 04 (ANI): The first session of the 16th Lok Sabha convened on a sad note on Wednesday, with a tribute to senior BJP leader and union rural development minister Gopinath Munde, who was killed in a car accident yesterday. The session got underway with protem speaker Kamal Nath paying tribute to Munde and asking for the house to observe two minutes of silence. Nath praised Munde's work and recounted his long and illustrious political career in Maharashtra, which culminated in his appointment as the minister for rural affairs. After paying tribute to Munde the house was adjourned till Thursday. Jun 4, 2014
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Kamal Nath takes oath as pro-tem Speaker of Lok Sabha

New Delhi, June 04 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath took oath as the pro-tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Wednesday. He will preside over the Lok Sabha proceedings till the election of a new speaker on June 06. This piquant situation has arisen out of the untimely death of Union minister Gopinath Munde on Tuesday. Jun 4, 2014
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Oman Foreign Minister congratulates Modi on forming new government

New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Oman's Foreign Minister, Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, met India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, conveying the wishes of the Sultan and congratulating him on forming the new government. Abdullah reassured Modi of the importance of bilateral ties between the two countries. Modi thanked Oman’s Sultan for his humble gesture and hoped for further enhancement of the relations. He also thanked the Sultan through Abdullah for taking care of the Indians living in Oman. Jun 4, 2014
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Shahrukh Khan celebrates his cricket teams grand win in Kolkata

Kolkata, June 4 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in grand celebration revelled in the victory of his team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in seventh season of Indian Premiere League (IPL 7) amid packed stands of famed Eden Gardens stadium. While about 60,000 people managed to enter the stadium thousands of cricket fans jostled outside the venue to catch a glimpse of the star studded event. Jun 4, 2014
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Congress and its allies hold first meeting to discuss course of action

New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), which ruled the country for a decade, held its first meeting after becoming the main opposition of the country to discuss its political role in the upcoming parliamentary session. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party vice- president Rahul Gandhi and other important leaders were present in the meeting. They discussed the agenda of the party in the upcoming parliamentary session, which was to earlier commence on June 04, but has been adjourned on the first day due to the death of Bharatiya Janata Party's Rural Development Minister, Gopinath Munde. Jun 4, 2014
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Police rescue over 500 children in suspected child trafficking case in Kerala

Kozhikode, June 4 (ANI): Police rescued over 500 children in a suspected child trafficking case in Kerala.The children were brought by train from Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal, said police. The matter came to light when a five member team of senior officers from Jharkhand confirmed that the orphanages did not have proper documents of each child and the statement provided by the care takers was not satisfactory. The officer added that it could be a case of child trafficking. Jun 4, 2014
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