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Villagers fear threat to life amid continuous ceasefire violation along Kashmir border

RS Pura, Aug 24 (ANI): Villagers along the Indo-Pak international border in Kashmir live under the shadow of death amid continuous ceasefire violations by Pakistan army. Pakistan army violated ceasefire on the Indian border in the intervening night of August 23rd and August 24th in Jammu district of the province. Villagers in the bordering areas say they are scared to step out of their homes due to constant threat to their lives and even their crops lie unattended. Aug 24, 2014
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Arun Jaitley labels GST as priority

Kolkata, Aug 24 (ANI): Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley labeled the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as a priority area for him during his visit to Kolkata. Speaking to the media after his meeting with the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and state Finance Minister, Amit Mitra, Jaitley said that Central and State governments need to discuss many issues out of which GST is priority. The proposed GST will subsume indirect taxes like excise duty and service tax at the central level and VAT on the states' front, besides local levies. Aug 24, 2014
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Vinod Rai says UPA pressured him to drop names from CAG reports, politicos react

New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): Political leaders on Sunday slammed former Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai for his claim that senior functionaries from the UPA government pressurized him to drop few names from the auditor's reports on Coalgate and Commonwealth Games scams. Politicos said that these days it is becoming a fashion that senior bureaucrats after retirement reveal sensational news. Aug 24, 2014
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Our volume & intensity of firing more effective: BSF on ceasefire violation

New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): The Director General of Border Security Force DK Pathak on Sunday said that the intensity and volume of firing is much more effective from India’s side as a response to Pakistan’s ceasefire violation. Pathak said that BSF follows the principles of ‘no first fire’ and ‘no targeting civilian area’. He also added that according to media reports in Pakistan, there are 5 casualties and 16 injuries on the other side. Aug 24, 2014
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Fire engulfs Jaipur's City Palace

Jaipur, Aug 24 (ANI): A major fire broke out at the Mubarak Mahal of Jaipur's City Palace on early Sunday morning, destroying valuable property. As many as 12 fire tenders were pushed into service to douse off the flames that started in the administrative block. No loss of life has been reported in the incident. Aug 24, 2014
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Flood fury wrecks havoc in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh/ Manipur, Aug 24 (ANI): Flood fury has wrecked havoc in Uttar Pradesh and has rendered several homeless. The houses located on the banks on river Ganga are submerged due to the rise in its water level in Kanpur city. In Faizabad district also, floods have disrupted normal life of people and left many without any shelter. A Village Revenue Officer, Ramnihal Prajapati, said the government is helping people by providing them with essential commodities for their livelihood. Meanwhile, in Imphal city of Manipur flood situation caused due to incessant rains is grim. Aug 24, 2014
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PM Modi assures help to Sri Lankan leaders on Tamil community issue

New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): Leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil National Alliance (TNA), R Sampanthan said that the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, assured them all help to ensure justice and self-respect for the Tamil minority in the island nation. Reportedly, Modi told the TNA delegation to address the aspirations of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka. Modi also assured full support to provide relief rehabilitation and reconstruction to the northern and eastern areas of Sri Lanka, where millions were displaced by war. Aug 24, 2014
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Four day International Film Festival in Kashmir enthrals audience

Srinagar, Aug 24 (ANI): In a bid to revive theatre and film culture in the valley, a four-day International Film Festival of Kashmir (IFFK) 2014 was organised in Jammu and Kashmir in SKICC auditorium. The film festival, which began on Friday in Srinagar city, is being organised by Experimental Moving Images and Theatre Association (XMITA) in collaboration with the state’s tourism department. This is the fourth edition of IFFK, which is marking association’s 10th anniversary with longest-ever line up of movies from across the globe. During the fest, around 44 movies in 10 international languages will be screened at different venues. Silent and animated films also drew large viewers at the fest. Aug 24, 2014
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Take a deep breath: pot comes to yoga class

Combining cannabis and yoga: it's the newest trend in Colorado, the first US state to legalize the recreational use of the drug, and the leader in a growing nationwide push for the legalization of marijuana. Duration: 01:52 Aug 24, 2014
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Good work done by SP govt is not reported: Akhilesh

Lucknow, Aug 23 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that the good work done by SP Government is not reported. Talking to mediapersons in Lucknow, he said that the incidents in UP are being exaggerated & politicized, CBI probes are called regularly. He added that where the Govt is at fault media should run it but not exaggerate it because it’s UP. Aug 23, 2014
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