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500 Evacuated After Massive Fire At South Korea Slum Town
One of the last remaining slums, the village is a symbol of inequality in Asia's fourth-largest economy just next to the flashy, affluent district of Gangnam.
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Goa Man Beaten To Death For Not Allowing Gatecrashers At Birthday Party
A man was beaten to death on his 22nd birthday in a slum near Margaon town in South Goa allegedly by some persons he was acquainted with after he objected to their attempt to gatecrash the celebration, police said.
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Odisha Slum Boy Cracks JEE Advanced
A student from a slum in this southern Odisha town has cleared Joint Entrance Examination (Advance) this year and has secured the 367th rank in the Economical Weaker Section (EWS) category making the 18-year-old eligible for a seat in one of the IITs in the country.
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At Least 50 Huts Burnt In 2 Fire Incidents In Bengal On Diwali Day
Around 50 shanties in New Town area near Kolkata and Purba Bardhaman district were burnt in two incidents of fire on the day of Kali puja and Diwali on Saturday, officials said.
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Mehul Choksi, "Pappu Of Diamond Trade", Owns 22 Companies
Mehul Choksi - the main accused in Rs 11,300 crore bank fraud along with his nephew Nirav Modi -- was known as "Pappu" among diamond traders. It was a nickname he had from his growing years in Palanpur, a small town in Gujarat. The man, who started as a trader in Mumbai, went on to own 22 companies and became a regular in Bollywood circuit - unusu...
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In 'Historic' Step, Odisha To Give Property Rights To Slum Dwellers
Odisha will give land rights to slum dwellers in small towns and property rights to those living in city settlements in a "historic" step officials said would benefit tens of thousands in the state
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9 Killed In Fire In A Slum in Manila
An inferno in one of Manila's huge shanty towns has killed nine people, authorities said today, the third blaze to have struck the city's slums in as many weeks.
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In Kenyan Slum, Pope Slams Rich Elite Over 'Dreadful Injustice' to Poor
Pope Francis lashed out at wealthy minorities who hoard resources at the expense of the poor as he visited a crowded slum today in the Kenyan capital.
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Thane: Woman, Infant Killed, 10 Others Injured as Tree Falls on Slum Huts
A woman and her four-month-old child were crushed to death and ten others injured when a tree fell on their huts in Bhiwandi town of Thane district, fire officials said.
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Cyclone-hit slum dwellers in Odisha's Berhampur celebrate Diwali with solar lights
About 35,000 dwelling units in 163 slum pockets have been damaged by the cyclone in the town, official sources said.
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Bangladesh's "teenage" brothels hold dark steroid secret
Their faces painted heavy with make-up, teenage girls in short, tight blouses and long petticoats loiter in squalid alleys, laughing and gesturing to potential clients who roam Tangail town's infamous red light area in the early evening. There is no shortage of men looking for "company" in Kandapara slum, a labyrinth of tiny lanes - lined cheek-by-...
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500 Evacuated After Massive Fire At South Korea Slum Town
One of the last remaining slums, the village is a symbol of inequality in Asia's fourth-largest economy just next to the flashy, affluent district of Gangnam.
-
Goa Man Beaten To Death For Not Allowing Gatecrashers At Birthday Party
A man was beaten to death on his 22nd birthday in a slum near Margaon town in South Goa allegedly by some persons he was acquainted with after he objected to their attempt to gatecrash the celebration, police said.
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Odisha Slum Boy Cracks JEE Advanced
A student from a slum in this southern Odisha town has cleared Joint Entrance Examination (Advance) this year and has secured the 367th rank in the Economical Weaker Section (EWS) category making the 18-year-old eligible for a seat in one of the IITs in the country.
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At Least 50 Huts Burnt In 2 Fire Incidents In Bengal On Diwali Day
Around 50 shanties in New Town area near Kolkata and Purba Bardhaman district were burnt in two incidents of fire on the day of Kali puja and Diwali on Saturday, officials said.
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Mehul Choksi, "Pappu Of Diamond Trade", Owns 22 Companies
Mehul Choksi - the main accused in Rs 11,300 crore bank fraud along with his nephew Nirav Modi -- was known as "Pappu" among diamond traders. It was a nickname he had from his growing years in Palanpur, a small town in Gujarat. The man, who started as a trader in Mumbai, went on to own 22 companies and became a regular in Bollywood circuit - unusu...
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In 'Historic' Step, Odisha To Give Property Rights To Slum Dwellers
Odisha will give land rights to slum dwellers in small towns and property rights to those living in city settlements in a "historic" step officials said would benefit tens of thousands in the state
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9 Killed In Fire In A Slum in Manila
An inferno in one of Manila's huge shanty towns has killed nine people, authorities said today, the third blaze to have struck the city's slums in as many weeks.
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In Kenyan Slum, Pope Slams Rich Elite Over 'Dreadful Injustice' to Poor
Pope Francis lashed out at wealthy minorities who hoard resources at the expense of the poor as he visited a crowded slum today in the Kenyan capital.
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Thane: Woman, Infant Killed, 10 Others Injured as Tree Falls on Slum Huts
A woman and her four-month-old child were crushed to death and ten others injured when a tree fell on their huts in Bhiwandi town of Thane district, fire officials said.
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Cyclone-hit slum dwellers in Odisha's Berhampur celebrate Diwali with solar lights
About 35,000 dwelling units in 163 slum pockets have been damaged by the cyclone in the town, official sources said.
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Bangladesh's "teenage" brothels hold dark steroid secret
Their faces painted heavy with make-up, teenage girls in short, tight blouses and long petticoats loiter in squalid alleys, laughing and gesturing to potential clients who roam Tangail town's infamous red light area in the early evening. There is no shortage of men looking for "company" in Kandapara slum, a labyrinth of tiny lanes - lined cheek-by-...
