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27 Jul 2014 | Pioneer

SOS Homes for Tibetan children has around 1,000 kids who are either orphans or their parents are in Tibet, says Ritu Pandey It’s a short walk from the Mall Road to Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy. But in contrast to the incessant chatter that surrounds me on Mussoorie’s most prominent landmark, silence rings aloud on the Academy Road...

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Use of plaster of Paris banned

02 Aug 2014 | Pioneer

Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board has banned the use of plaster of Paris in the making of idols and laid down the green guidelines to ensure eco-friendly celebration of upcoming festivals. The Board chairman N Baijendra Kumar has directed the collectors of all the districts to discourage the use of plaster of Paris in the idol making as it is not eco-friendly...

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I can tell you that our response to any such act (Pakistan's beheading of Indian soldiers) will be more than adequate. It will be intense and immediate.

Chief of Army Staff | Gen DS Suhag

I don't think we played good cricket. England pacer Moeen Ali bowled well, but we also allowed him to bowl well.

Indian cricket captain | MS Dhoni

Most of the military aid US gave to Pakistan never went to counter-insurgency. It went into buying equipment to fight India.

Former US envoy to Afghanistan | Ronald Neumann

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