15 dead, hundreds flee Nigeria homes after attacks

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 02:16

Villagers and police say that more than 15 people have died in attacks by militants in northeast Nigerian villages and hundreds have fled their homes for safety.

30 killed in sectarian attack in Nigerian village

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 20:56

Survivors and a legislator say 30 villagers were killed, in an attack on a mainly Christian village in ongoing ethnic and religious strife in central Nigeria.

Broadband now connects 91 per cent of China`s villages

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 18:55

Broadband now connects 91 per cent of villages in China as part of the government`s efforts to provide Internet facility to the vast nation`s remote areas.

Flood alert sounded in 8 villages in Tamil Nadu’s Erode

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 11:23

A flood alert has been sounded in eight villages near Gunderiapallam dam in the district by PWD and revenue Departments as the dam has nearly touched its full level of 42 feet following heavy rains over the past two days.

Fear grips Jammu villages after night of Pakistan shelling

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 13:37

More than 40,000 people living in villages close to the International Border in the Jammu region are tense with fear after a night of shelling by Pakistan Rangers at 25 locations. They said Saturday they haven`t seen such fierce firing in 10 years.

Over 200 villages inundated by flood waters in West Bengal

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 12:44

Over 200 villages in West Bengal`s West Medinipur district have been inundated by flood waters, following heavy rainfall in the region.

Vijay Goel embarks on yatra around Delhi villages

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 10:27

Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party president Vijay Goel embarked on his `Gaon-gaon Sampark` yatra around the villages of Delhi with a focus on understanding the problems being faced by the residents of the rural areas.

BSF adopts 11 villages in Uttarakhand

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 18:04

BSF has adopted 11 villages in Uttarakhand and has deployed a contingent of its personnel to provide succour for the locals of the rain ravaged state.

Gunmen kill 11 near Syrian Christian villages

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 16:59

Gunmen shot dead 11 people, mostly Christians, in central Syria on Saturday, state media and activists said. A witness described what appeared to be a sectarian attack indiscriminately targeting members of the minority.