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New night shelters for homeless soon: Manish Sisodia

New Delhi, Jan 04 (ANI): Delhi's Urban Development minister Manish Sisodia said that state's homeless spending nights in chilling winter would be soon shifted to shelter homes as its construction is nearing completion. Sisodia stated this while briefing a news conference after the Delhi Cabinet meeting in New Delhi. Meanwhile, Sisodia who is also education minister provided details of helpline for nursery admissions in schools across Delhi. Jan 4, 2014
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Lokpal Bill gets President Pranab Mukherjee's nod

New Delhi, Jan 2 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday signed the much talked-about Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013, to create a powerful anti-graft watchdog. The Bill, which was passed by Parliament in the just-concluded winter session, provides for creation of anti-graft ombudsman to investigate corruption charges against public functionaries including Prime Minister, Ministers and Members of Parliament. Among other provisions, the Bill makes it incumbent upon States to make within a year their own law for setting up Lokayuktas on the lines of the Lokpal Bill. The Bill was sent to the President on Tuesday. It will now be notified in the official gazette for it to become an Act. The Act shall be notified by the Law Ministry. Jan 2, 2014
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Putin denounces 'abomination' of Volgograd attacks

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called Russia's deadliest bombings in three years an "abomination" as he inspected the site of twin suicide strikes that killed 34 and raised alarm over security at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Duration: 00:30 Jan 1, 2014
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Russia on alert after second deadly suicide bombing

At least 14 people were killed Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up on a packed trolleybus in Volgograd, raising new concerns about security at the Sochi Olympics a day after an attack on the Russian city's train station. Duration: 01:10 Dec 30, 2013
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Female suicide bomber hits Russia train station

A female suicide bomber killed at least 16 people Sunday in a strike on the main train station of the southern Russian city of Volgograd that heightened security fears just six weeks before the Sochi winter Olympics. Dec 29, 2013
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Female Suicide Bomber Kills 16, Injures 25 in Russia [Video]

The explosion took place at 12.45 pm local time. The female suicide bomber triggered the device at the metal detector point in the station. The woman reportedly drew attention, and when a policeman approached her, she triggered the bomb. Dec 29, 2013
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