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  Purakothi village in Bihar becomes first 'smokeless' village of state

  India | January 04, 2016 19:19 IST

  Patna: Women in a village in Bihar are celebrating -- as all its 240 households have been provided with cooking gas connections and they no longer have to use firewood, cow dung cake or charcoal

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  Vyachakurahalli: India's first smokeless village

  India | December 08, 2015 23:16 IST

  New Delhi: At a time when the whole world is waking up to the challenge of climate change and coming up with new ways to mitigate its risks and combat pollution, a small village in

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  Selena Gomez smokes for new movie

  Hollywood | January 29, 2015 8:50 IST

  Los Angeles: Actress Selena Gomez was clicked smoking on the set of her upcoming film "The Fundamentals of Caregiving in Atlanta".Gomez did a few screen tests last week, but Tuesday was her first day of

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  Smoke from religious sites 'melting Himalayan glaciers'

  World | October 31, 2013 8:50 IST

  London: Holy smoke arising from Hindu funeral pyres, Muslim cemeteries and Buddhist temples are responsible for almost a quarter of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming on the Indian subcontinent and the melting of

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  Lone exit was blocked as 233 people choked to death inside Brazilian nightclub

  World | January 28, 2013 15:16 IST

  Santa Maria (Brazil), Jan 28: A fast-moving fire roared through a crowded, windowless nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, filling the air in seconds with flames and a thick, toxic smoke that killed more than

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  Screams, smoke, as passengers burnt inside train coach

  India | July 30, 2012 16:01 IST

  Chennai, Jul 30:  It was a harrowing experience for Chennai-bound Tamil Nadu Express passengers as they saw people burning inside the ill-fated coach.Chitra, a passenger from Delhi, heard screams for help as her bogie was