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Activists reclaim Footpath for pedestrians, oppose roadside tree felling

6 Oct 2018 8:57 AM by Bhupendra Singh Chundawat

Udaipur : After losing space to encroachments, illegal shop extensions, vendors and hawkers, pedestrians in Udaipur are losing their walkways as footpaths are being turned into parking slots. Recently, several trees on the Ashok Nagar main road were fell down by the authorities in the drive of road widening. The road edges, in one of the … Read more

Venezuela begins releasing 39 jailed opposition activists

2 Jun 2018 7:38 AM by Bhupendra Singh Chundawat

Opposition critics and rights groups say Maduro’s government is still holding hundreds of political prisoners who were jailed for leading anti-government street demonstrations, primarily in 2014 and 2017. About 170 people died during the protests. A group of 39 opposition activists will be released from prison including Daniel Ceballos, former mayor of the restive western … Read more