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Perilous year for Philippine typhoon survivors

Filipino labourer Jobert Sagalis’s wife, Emily, gave birth in a ruined airport building after Super Typhoon Haiyan last year. Like many new parents in the razed communities, they began another struggle for survival with their baby. Duration: 01:49 Nov 4, 2014
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Candidates file nomination ahead of polls in Jharkhand even as Maoist calls for boycott

Latehar, Nov 04 (ANI): Candidates filed nominations for the first time in Jharkhand even as Maoists called for a boycott of the elections scheduled for later this month. The five-phased state assembly polls in Jharkhand will begin from November 25 and end on December 20. The results would be announced on December 23. A voter Sashi Kumar said that they look forward to better amenities. A candidate of RJD, Ramchandra Singh filed his nomination. Enrolment of over 5,000 workers was also witnessed in the Maoist infested Latehar district. However, a local Yogesh Prasad said that despite being a Maoist affected area, the locals took part in the nominations with great enthusiasm playing drums and performing folk dance. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team was deployed in the area to manage any unwanted situation. Nov 4, 2014
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Congress welcomes Cabinet's decision for fresh polls

New Delhi, Nov 04 (ANI): Congress leader Rajiv Shukla on Tuesday welcomed the Cabinet's decision to dissolve Delhi Assembly and go for fresh polls. Shukla said that Congress will put in all efforts to bring majority in the polls. On being asked about the face of BJP's CM candidate, Shukla said that if BJP is not ready with a candidate it can project it later. Nov 4, 2014
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People in Kashmir brave cross border fire to join voter awareness camp ahead of assembly polls

Kathua, Nov 04 (ANI): Despite continuous ceasefire violations from across the border and devastating floods in the recent past, residents of Jammu and Kashmir thronged the Voter Awareness Camp with great enthusiasm to express their faith in Indian democracy. The people of Hiranagar town in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, participated in the camp in great numbers to be aware of the electoral process of the coming assembly elections in the state. The camp was organised at a government school in the town. The participants of the camp said it is important to strengthen democracy in Kashmir. The assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held between November 21 and December 20. To ensure a larger participation in assembly election in border areas, the District Election Officer, Kathua, Shaheed Iqbal organised the camp under the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) at Marheen village to make people aware of the need to exercise their franchise. Nov 4, 2014
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Fight is between AAP and BJP: AAP on Delhi Polls

Ghaziabad, Nov 04 (ANI): AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday hailed the decision of Cabinet approving the dissolution of Delhi Assembly and going for fresh polls. Sisodia said that the fight is now between BJP and AAP because Congress does not stand anywhere. He added that it is for the people of Delhi to decide whether they will choose an honest leader like Arvind Kejriwal or a leader like BJP's Jagdish Mukhi. Nov 4, 2014
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Grenades hurled at CRPF camp in JandK

Sopore, Nov 04 (ANI): Suspected militants hurled grenades at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Sopore in Baramulla Distric of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Witnesses said people ran for cover after the explosive was hurled. However, one rifle grenade did not explode and the other missed the target. The rifle was later on defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad. Soon after the incident took place, forces, including police counter insurgency Special Operation Group and units of army, cordoned off the area and conducted searches to nab the culprits. Nov 4, 2014
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Party will fight polls collectively, sure of victory in Delhi: BJP

New Delhi, Nov 04 (ANI): BJP President in Delhi Satish Upadhyay said on Tuesday that BJP will be going for polls in New Delhi after a decision was made in the cabinet meeting approving to dissolve the current Assembly session. Upadhyay said that the party will contest polls under collective leadership and is sure of victory in the capital. He added that the right decision will be taken at the right time regarding the face of BJP in Delhi. Nov 4, 2014
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