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Ivorian internet users launch 'soap bucket challenge'

The "Ice Bucket Challenge" took social media by storm - now internet users in Ivory Coast have launched their version with a bucket of soapy water to help pass health messages in their fight against the Ebola outbreak. Duration: 01:14 Sep 12, 2014
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Udipi Sambar

Udipi Sambar Ingredients Brinjal - 250 gm Bottle Gourd - 200 gm Carrot - 200 gm Drumstick - 2 Shallots - 200 gm Tomato - 250 gm Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Salt to taste Cooked Toor Dal - 100 gm Tamarind puree - 1/2 cup Jaggery - 2 tsp Water For Masala paste Chana dal - 2 tsp Urad dal - 2 tsp Fenugreek - 1/4 tsp Coriander seeds - 3 tsp Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Red chilli - 6 A pinch of Asafoetida powder Grated fresh Coconut - 2 tbsp For Tempering Coconut oil - 2 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Red chilli - 2 A pinch of Asafoetida powder A few Curry leaves Method: 1. In a pot of hot water, add Brinjal, Bottlegourd, Shallot, Carrot and Tomato. Add Turmeric powder and Salt and cook it for a few minutes, once the vegetables half cooked add the Drumstick. 2. Meanwhile dry roast the ingredients for the masala - add Channa dal, Urad dal, Fenugreek, Coriander seeds, Cumin seeds & Red chillies. After 2 minutes, add Asofoetida powder and grated Coconut. Turn off the stove, cool the mixture and then grind it with water into a paste. 3. Vegetables are cooked completely now add cooked Toor dal and Tamarind puree. Finally, add the paste, mix it well and add some water if it is too thick. 4. Add some salt as per taste and let it simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes. You can add Sep 12, 2014
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Schools in Jammu reopen after flood water recedes in JandK

Jammu, Sep 12 (ANI): Educational institutions in the Jammu division, except those serving as relief camps for flood-affected people, reopens on Friday as the level of flood water receded in flood ravaged Jammu and Kashmir. The Divisional Commissioner sent a circular asking the Jammu division to open all educational institutions. Earlier on Thursday, India Air force officials conducted aerial survey of devastated Jammu region to assess the damage. Indian Air Force official, Prashant Patange, said more than 70 aircrafts were flying over the flood-hit areas to provide relief and pull out stranded people. Meanwhile, the 300-km-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for traffic due to landslides at various places in Ramban district of the state. The movement of traffic on the highway was suspended due to landslides at Nashri and Khoni Nullah in Ramban district. Sep 12, 2014
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Meet Spinosaurus, the first-known water dinosaur

Spinosaurus aegyptiacus was adapted for both land and water, and an exhibit featuring a life-sized model, based on new fossils unearthed in eastern Morocco, opens at the National Geographic Museum in Washington on Friday. Duration: 01:02 Sep 12, 2014
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Rail Minister gives order to help J&K flood victims, ministry to send 50 lakh water bottles daily

New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): ADG Public Relations, Indian Railways, Anil Saxena on Thursday said that Railway Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has given orders to the ministry to help Jammu & Kashmir flood victims in all possible way. Saxena also said that Katra-Udhampur rail connectivity, which had been affected by the floods in Jammu and Kashmir, is back to normal. He said that the ministry have established transit pint and nodal at New Delhi railway station. He also said that the railways department is sending 50 lakh bottles of water daily to the flood ravaged state. Sep 11, 2014
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Medical camps organized in flood ravaged Kashmir

Rajouri, Sep 11 (ANI): Medical camps were organized to assist flood-affected people as flood water began to recede, giving rescue teams a chance to evacuate thousands of villagers stranded by the heaviest rainfall in 50 years in the heavily militarized and disputed region of Kashmir. The Indian army established medical camps in flood-affected villages to treat injured and sick people and also distributed medicines. Tempers rose on Wednesday with some angry that relief efforts were only reaching them six days after the floods began. Others complained about living conditions in temporary camps. Sep 11, 2014
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Relief operations gather steam as flood water recedes in Kashmir

Srinagar, Sep 11 (ANI): Relief operations gathered steam as flood waters have started receding in Kashmir, giving rescue teams a chance to reach tens of thousands of villagers stranded by the heaviest rainfall in half a century. Indian Air Force has been carrying out extensive winching operation and now is also engaged in air dropping of food items. Meanwhile, a PDP leader said the magnitude of destruction and devastation is unprecedented. The Indian army has evacuated 76,000 people from their homes, mosques and government buildings. The death toll from the flooding in Jammu and Kashmir, reached 220 by Wednesday. Sep 11, 2014