Not linked to any militant outfits: Meghalaya CM

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 00:35

Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma Tuesday denied hobnobbing with the breakaway faction of the A`chik National Volunteers Council-B.

Meghalaya rebel group now has women`s armed wing

Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 14:08

The breakaway faction of the A`chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC-B), a rebel outfit in Meghalaya, has raised a women`s militant wing to fight crime against women.

IAC volunteers create ruckus at Scindia`s presser

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 11:56

A major scuffle took place between members of IAC and Congress workers at a press meet of Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday.

ASVs to conduct survey works in Bihar

Last Updated: Friday, June 29, 2012, 16:08

Bihar government has decided to set up a dedicated work force, called the Accredited Statistical Volunteers (ASVs), to carry out various survey works in Bihar, according to state Planning and Development Minister NN Yadav today.

Para-legal volunteers in rural Haryana

Last Updated: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 16:23

Para-legal volunteers are being appointed in rural areas in Haryana along with setting up of Legal Aid Clinics to create awareness.

US to pull Peace Corps volunteers from Kazakhstan

Last Updated: Friday, November 18, 2011, 18:49

The United States is preparing to withdraw its Peace Corps volunteers from Kazakhstan, ending its 18-year presence in the Central Asian state, the U.S. embassy said Friday.

Moscow`s Mars volunteers to `land` after 520 days

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 17:23

Six volunteers on Friday will emerge blinking into the outside world after spending almost one-and-a-half-years in isolation at a Russian research centre to test the effects on humans of a flight to Mars.

Youth volunteers protest outside Gandhi Smriti

Last Updated: Sunday, October 2, 2011, 20:51

Several youths on Sunday protested outside Gandhi Smriti ahead of PM Manmohan Singh`s visit.

Volunteering to help others may add years to your life

Last Updated: Thursday, September 8, 2011, 08:58

People who volunteer because they want to help others rather than themselves live longer than people who don’t volunteer at all.

Volunteers, backbone of the movement: Kejriwal

Last Updated: Sunday, August 28, 2011, 13:43

Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday had a special word of praise for the over 300 volunteers who worked round the clock for 13 days to the keep the movement against corruption going.

Ramlila ground infested with corrupts

Last Updated: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 20:26

Ramlila Maidan may have become the symbol of protest against corruption, but some of those camping at the venue of Anna Hazare`s fast for the past ten days claim they are fighting graft of a different kind.