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In the quaint village of Mavadi Kadepathar, about 60 km from Pune, celebrations erupt whenever there is news about Tamil superstar Rajinikanth. In fact, the village is often called the ‘Rajinikanth’s village’. For someone as iconic as Rajinikanth, it is only natural that he would have admirers in every nook and corner of the world….
At least 38 people were killed in the village of Dutse Dan Ajiya in northwestern Nigeria’s Zamfara State after armed men opened fire, local authorities reported.The attack occurred overnight from Thursday into Friday in the remote village, which officials said has “few access routes”, AFP reported.“Right now, normalcy has been restored in the area,” said…
Long before recognition, awards or headlines, a young doctor chose to travel to a village that most maps barely acknowledged. In the mid 1980s, reaching Bairagarh in Maharashtra’s Melghat region meant travelling only as far as the road allowed and then walking nearly 40 kilometres through rugged forest terrain. Healthcare facilities were almost nonexistent here,…
“Mother, I won’t go to school; I feel a tiger follows me.” When Kiran Gedam’s 4-year old son told her this, a chill ran down her spine. Kiran lives in a village on the outskirts of the Tadoba Tiger Sanctuary. It is surrounded by dense forest on all sides, and there is a constant fear…
A routine foundation dig for a new house turned extraordinary in a quiet village in Karnataka, when a buried pot containing gold ornaments emerged from the soil. The discovery, made during construction work, immediately sparked excitement and speculation, largely because the location, Lakkundi, is known for its rich archaeological and cultural past. Reports add that…
INDORE: Alarmed by eight instances of elopement in the past six months, Panchewa village panchayat in MP’s Ratlam district on Saturday issued a decree, calling for total social and economic boycott of the families whose children opt for love marriages.The ‘Khap-style’ decree sparked tension in the village, prompting Jat community members, along with Rashtriya Jat…
Kranti Gaud (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: As you enter Ghuwara village in Madhya Pradesh and ask for Kranti Gaud, people will happily point the way, saying, “World Cup jita hai jisne.” They will guide you straight to the doorstep of the all-rounder who has become the pride of the village. Even before the World…
LUCKNOW: In a gruesome crime, a 30-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh‘s Kushinagar clubbed his mother and wife to death on the rooftop of their house, smashed their heads with bricks and chewed the flesh from their skulls as the entire village, gathered by the howling of the victims, watched in horror.The crime that unfolded on…
Just beyond the busy curves of Mussoorie, where the chatter of tourists slowly dissolves into birdsong and mountain wind, is a village that seems to breathe at its own pace. Sainji does not announce its arrival by signboards or souvenir shops. It states its name in colour: rows of golden corn cobs hang outside homes,…
JAMMU: A drone from Pakistan dropped a consignment of arms and ammunition in a border village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Friday, police said on Saturday.“Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of BSF and special operations group of police launched a search operation in Paloora village of Rajpura area on Friday night….
