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Survivor recounts horror of 2004 tsunami

Andy Chaggar was on holiday with his partner Nova Mills when the Indian Ocean tsunami smashed into their beachside bungalow 10 years ago. He never saw Nova again. He since set up a charity to help people affected by natural disasters.

Dec 26, 2014

Families grieve tsunami victims, ten years on

Ten years after the tsunami which killed more than 200,000 people in Southeast Asia, families across the world are still coming to terms with their loss.

Dec 26, 2014

Education apparatus should be for overall personality development not for robot production, says PM

Varanasi, Dec 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid foundation stone of an inter-university centre for teachers' education in Varanasi. The foundation stone laying ceremony was being held at Swatantrata Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University. Modi even paid tribute to Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya at the ceremony. Speaking at the ceremony, Modi said that the education apparatus can't be one that produces robots and that there must be overall personality development of the students. He added that good education is connected with good teachers.

Dec 25, 2014

Rajnath Singh visits violence-hit Assam as death toll rises to 76

Assam/ New Delhi, Dec 25 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday visited the violence-hit Assam to take stock of the situation where tribal separatists have killed at least 76 people, including women and children, according to latest figures. The first round of attack began on Tuesday where militants fighting for a separate homeland for indigenous Bodo tribesmen targeted plantation workers. Singh is scheduled to hold meetings with senior officials of the state. He will also visit hospitals to meet the injured. Eyewitnesses said a dozen of masked men came and segregated them. The victims of the guerrilla attacks were mostly tea-plantation workers from other parts of India. Meanwhile, police in Assam fired on Wednesday on demonstrators protesting against the killings of dozens of people by tribal guerrillas, killing five of them. Curfew has been imposed in Kokrajhar since Wednesday evening.

Dec 25, 2014

PM Modi wields broom in Varanasi to mark 'Good Governance Day'

Varanasi, Dec 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes part in Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan during the visit to his parliamentary constituency as part of Good Governance Day celebrations across nation. During his one day visit to Varanasi, Modi wielded broom at the Assi Ghat and outside near Jagannath temple in the holy city. Modi today also lauded people for helping rid the Assi Ghat of mounds of soil and garbage to restore the historical site to its old glory. He also nominated noted people and institutions for the Clean India Mission. During the visit, Modi is expected to lay the foundation stone for an inter-university centre for teachers' education to be named after Madan Mohan Malviya. Modi is also expected to launch Varanasi Mahotsav.

Dec 25, 2014

Should be balance between development and good governance for welfare of nation: Sushma Swaraj

Bhopal, Dec 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said that there should be a balance between development and good governance for the welfare of nation. Swaraj said that the government has done a lot in seven moths of its governance to ensure development. She also mentioned about Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna and said that the same gave a new turn to lives of many people. Swaraj also talked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' and said that this will not only better Indian economy but will also provide employment to people.

Dec 25, 2014

Party President to decide on Govt formation in J and K, says Arun Jaitley

Jammu, Dec 25 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while addressing a press conference after a meeting of the newly-elected MLAs, said that the legislators have authorized BJP President Amit Shah to decide the future course of action on government formation. He added that popularity vote of J and K is with the BJP. The MLAs in the meeting discussed the issue of government formation in a hung House. Jaitley said that there was a consensus within the MLAs that Government should be formed and that Shah should take the final decision on government formation.

Dec 25, 2014

Acid attack victim's colleague arrested in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 25 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a colleague of the woman doctor, who was recently attacked with acid by two bike-borne assailants in Rajouri Garden. The police have also arrested three men, two of them juveniles, for perpetrating the crime. On Tuesday, two men on a motorcycle were captured on CCTV camera throwing acid on a woman doctor while she was driving a scooty. The woman, who reportedly sustained burn injuries on the right side of her face, is currently undergoing treatment in AIIMS. According to reports, the victim works at ESI hospital in Rajouri Garden and lives with her brother in Hari Nagar.

Dec 25, 2014

Assam attack: NIA probe has been ordered into the incident, says Rajnath Singh

Guwahati, Dec 25 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the attack on innocents in Assam was unfortunate and NIA probe has been ordered to investigate the incident. Singh said that it was definitely an attack planned by militants. He added that the government is not in favor of holding dialogues with such terrorist organizations who kill innocent people violently.

Dec 25, 2014

Tsunami-hit fishermen in Tamil Nadu continue to struggle with their life

Chennai, Dec 25 (ANI): Life has changed little for thousands of people of the fishing community in Tamil Nadu rattled by a powerful earthquake measuring 9.1 in 2004. While the government has pumped in billions of dollars of money, life is not the same for them. Ten years on, they continue to struggle with their life. Ammaponnu lost everybody in her family, except her daughter when the deadly waves swept away their houses and trawlers. With government's compensation money over, she stares at a bleak future. The tsunami killed around 226,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries. A fisherman, Dilli (by one name) has all praise for the government and other agencies for helping them rebuild their life.

Dec 25, 2014

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