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Badalta Manzar (April 11, 2014): An independent news report on Jammu and Kashmir

For the benefit of patients and to improve the health sector in Srinagar, city hospitals including Jawahar lal Nehru memorial hospital (JLNM) gets high tech labs. The state government of Jammu and Kashmir totally fails to preserve the historical and Heritage Bridge known as “Zero Bridge” in Srinagar, which is disappointing for people. The recent snowfall has damaged most of the apple orchards in south Kashmir Shopian district, some 60kms from the Srinagar city. Apr 11, 2014
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Abu Azmi says girls having sex with or without consent should be punished, Politicos react

New Delhi, April 11 (ANI): Following SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, party leader Abu Azmi said that women having sex with or without consent before marriage should also be punished, which was deeply criticized by the leaders of different political parties. Congress leader Shobha Oza said that such statements are indictive of the midset of the male towards women. BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that using such sensitive issues for political gains is totally unacceptable. Further, BJP leader Najma Heptulla also condemned the statement. Meanwhile, BSP leader Sudhindra Bhadoria said that people like Mulayam Singh and Azmi should be kept behind the bars. Apr 11, 2014
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Rahul Gandhi takes on Narendra Modi over his marital status

Doda, April 11 (ANI): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday assailed BJP’s PM candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for not revealing his marital status till filing his nomination from Vadodara. Rahul said that Modi should not be talking about respecting women of the country if he cannot give respect to his own wife. Apr 11, 2014
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Women activists condemn Mulayams remark on rape law

New Delhi/ Lucknow/ Patna, April 11 (ANI): Women activists on Friday condemned SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s remark on rape law wherein he said that it was unfair to award death penalty to rapists for their 'mistakes'. AIWC President Shobha Oza said that it is unfortunate and that rape is a heinous crime and that there should be no leniency towards rapists. AIMWPLB Chairperson Shaista Amber said that the statement is shocking and that Election Commission should take action against such act. Further, Women's Rights Campaigner Kavita Krishnan said that Yadav is trivializing rape and that there should be a model code of conduct on such statements. Apr 11, 2014
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IPL spot fixing case: SC turns down BCCIs request for transcripts of taped recording

New Delhi, April 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday turned down BCCI’s request for the transcripts of taped recording of MS Dhoni, N Srinivasan and Sundar Raman before the justice Mukul Mudgal panel that investigated the IPL betting and spot-fixing case. The court also said that the hearing on the matter will take place on April 16. Earlier, BCCI said it needed the transcript to prepare themselves for the matter before the hearing of the main case on April 16. Apr 11, 2014
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Kejriwal accuses Congress & BJP of playing dirty politics

Amritsar, April 11 (ANI): AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal, during a road show in Amritsar on Friday, accused the ruling Congress party and the BJP of playing dirty politics and sticking to the seat of power while trying to topple his AAP government in Delhi. He also said that AAP had no other option than leaving the government as both Congress and BJP were behind them, not allowing any proper functioning of their government and passage of important bills. Kejriwal further added that to save the nation both the prime ministerial candidates BJP’s Narendra Modi and Congress’ Rahul Gandhi have to be driven out of the country. Kejriwal was holding a road show in Amritsar to support his candidate, Dr. Daljit Singh, who is contesting from the city. Apr 11, 2014
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Floribeth Mora Diaz: John Paul II's second miracle

John Paul II, the Polish pope who died in 2005, will be canonised on April 27th. A miracle came after Floribeth Mora Diaz, a woman from Costa Rica, was cured from a brain aneurysm on May 1, 2011, the same day the late pope was beatified. Duration: 02:33 Apr 11, 2014
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Girls having sex before marriage should be punished, restates Abu Azmi

Mumbai, April 11 (ANI): After Mulayam Singh Yadav sparked controversy on Thursday by questioning the amended anti-rape law and the death sentence for rapists, Maharashtra Samajwadi Party chief Abu Azmi came up with another outrageous comment saying irrespective of consent any woman having sex with a man should be hanged. Restating his stand Azmi on Friday said that no one will like it if an unmarried couple is living together and having sex before marriage and they should be punished. Apr 11, 2014
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Extra-terrestrial Tweet-up links Tokyo with space

An unusual 'Tweet-up' -- a meeting of people who know each other on Twitter -- involving an ambassador, an astronaut and a prime minister has taken place on a video-link between Japan and the International Space Station. Duration: 01:27 Apr 11, 2014
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LS polls: Voting commences in Mizoram for single seat

Mizoram, April 11 (ANI): Voting for a single Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram constituency began on Friday, for which additional eight companies of central para-military forces have been deployed. The Mizoram Lok Sabha seat is witnessing a three-cornered contest between the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and the United Democratic Front which is an alliance of eight opposition parties. An electorate of 7,02,189, of whom 3,55,954 are women are eligible to cast votes in 1,126 polling stations. In 385 polling stations, mainly in urban areas, the VVPAT system, under which a paper trail would show the voters their choice of candidates, has been installed. Apr 11, 2014
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Will bring back black money in foreign banks within 100 days of Modis govt: Ramdev

Bhubaneswar, April 11 (ANI): Endorsing Narendra Modi in Bhubaneswar, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev extended a promise to bring back Indian currency stashed in foreign banks within 100 days of Modi’s government. Continuing its tirade against Congress, Ramdev blamed the union government for the lack of development in the state despite of resources and money. Ramdev has been touring India to garner votes for BJP after the party accepted his proposal to bring back black money stashed in foreign banks. Apr 11, 2014
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Mumbai shoe godown catches fire, no casualties reported

Mumbai, April 11 (ANI): A shoe warehouse in Mumbai caught fire on Friday while the firefighters struggled to douse the raging inferno. The fire fighters at the site reported that the incident took place at around 2.00 am (IST) and it took around eight Fire tenders to douse the blaze. The ranging inferno also resulted in huge loss of property but no causalities were reported. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Apr 11, 2014
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Deported Pakistani labourers arrive in Oman

Karachi, April 11 (ANI): Smuggled to Oman by human traffickers and ending up in deportation, a batch of nearly 400 worn-out Pakistani job seekers, arrived in Karachi by a cargo vessel. The job seekers, most of them illiterate labourers and hailing from upcountry, had been smuggled to the Gulf state through Taftan crossing at the Pakistan-Iran border illegally. Then they were taken to a jetty from where they were abandoned on the coast of Oman. A deported labourer hailing from Karachi, Fazal Subhan, said he was deported following one month in prison after being held during a crackdown against illegal residents in Oman. Apr 11, 2014
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Delhi gang rape victims parents condemn Mulayam for defending rapists

New Delhi, April 11 (ANI): The parents of Delhi gang rape victim condemned Samajwadi Party Supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav's comment that three rape convicts sentenced to death in Mumbai "made a mistake" and did not deserve to be hanged. The victim’s mother said that rape is not a mistake by any chance and that it is just a crime. Further, her father said that Yadav is from SP and is also a prime ministerial candidate from the party and such remarks from political leaders would encourage the criminals and demotivate women of the society. They also appealed the people not to vote for such politicians who have such negative ideas about women security. Apr 11, 2014
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