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Coolers, wet jute bags help zoo animals cope with intense heat

Patna/ Vadodara, June 13 (ANI): In wake of intense heat, zoo authorities across India made special arrangements for the animals and birds and installed coolers to help them cope with scorching heat. In an effort to provide cool shelters to birds, jute bags have been placed on cages on which water is sprayed periodically, so that the enclosures remain cool. A visitor to Sanjay Gandhi Zoological Park in Patna city of Bihar, Mohammed Mustaq, said special steps have been taken by the zoo authorities to provide them with summer comfort. Animals are also being provided with a suitable diet, medicines and glucose to prevent dehydration. Jun 13, 2014
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One must follow Gandhi's principles, development should become a movement: PM

New Delhi, June 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first Lok Sabha speech on Wednesday praised Mahatma Gandhi for his spirit of fighting in the freedom struggle. Modi said that just like Gandhiji had turned the freedom struggle into a movement, we should also perceive development as a movement. He also said that we should start planning for the celebration of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Jun 11, 2014
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One must follow Gandhis principles, development should become a movement: PM

New Delhi, June 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first Lok Sabha speech on Wednesday praised Mahatma Gandhi for his spirit of fighting in the freedom struggle. Modi said that just like Gandhiji had turned the freedom struggle into a movement, we should also perceive development as a movement. He also said that we should start planning for the celebration of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Jun 11, 2014
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Rahul meets women wing of Congress, pitches for empowerment

New Delhi, June 11 (ANI): Congress Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday met members of women wing, All India Mahila Congress (AIMC), and discussed issues of women empowerment and their representation in the elections. The meeting is the first one after the mammoth general election. AIMC's President, Shobha Ojha, said Gandhi urged the members to work towards increase in women participation in decision making. Jun 11, 2014
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Ghulam Nabi Azad appointed leader of Congress in RS

New Delhi, June 08 (ANI): Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi on Sunday confirmed that party President Sonia Gandhi had appointed Ghulam Nabi Azad as leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha. Dwivedi said that Anand Sharma is appointed as deputy leader of the party. Congress has 67 members in the 245-member House, thereby meeting the requirement of having ten per cent of the total strength of the House to get the post of leader of the opposition. Jun 8, 2014
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan urges PM to grant more funds and autonomy to MP

New Delhi, June 06 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grant more funds and autonomy to the state to formulate their own schemes. Singh met Modi at his residence in New Delhi and offered him a shawl as a mark of respect. Both the leaders discussed amendments in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA) for asset creation and more focus on irrigation projects. Reportedly, the Rural Development Ministry had planned to identify up to 1,000 blocks across the country where there are no banks or internet connectivity, so that wages under the rural job guarantee scheme can be disbursed in cash. Jun 6, 2014
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Amarinder Singh appointed Congress' deputy leader in LS

New Delhi, June 05 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday appointed Punjab former CM Captain Amarinder Singh as the party's deputy leader in the 16th Lok Sabha. Gandhi also appointed the Congress' whips in the Lok Sabha. Former union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, will be the party's main floor manager. He will be assisted by another former union minister KC Venugopal and Rohtak MP Deepender Hooda. Scindia was one of the two Congress leaders who could save their seats in Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile, Singh had defeated BJP's Arun Jaitley from Amritsar constituency in the 2014 polls. Jun 5, 2014
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Grenades recovered while cleaning of pond in Ludhiana's village

Ludhiana, June 05 (ANI): Panic gripped Sidhwan Khurd village near Jagraon city on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur highway in Punjab with the recovery of 14 hand grenades and 33 cartridges of AK-47 rifles from a pond during cleaning operations. A police team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jagraon city, Naveen Kumar, reached the spot, sealed the area and took the ammunition into its custody. He confirmed that 14 hand grenades and 33 cartridges of AK-47 rifle were found in the village pond. The ammunitions were recovered while some workers hired under the MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) Scheme were cleaning the pond. Jun 5, 2014
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