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Giving in to society's disapproval for anything out of the ordinary, a woman in Odisha's Ganjam has confined herself to the four walls of her house simply for being born with 20 toes and 12 fingers. (Photo: ANI)

'They believe I am a witch': Odisha woman born with 20 toes, 12 fingers shunned away by villagers

According to surgical specialist Dr Mohanty, while having 1 or 2 extra fingers is not uncommon, having 20 toes and 12 fingers is very rare.

25 Nov 2019 12:09 PM

Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday clarified that his upcoming trip to the United States is unofficial and he will be travelling on personal expenses. (Photo: File)

‘Unofficial, on personal expenses’: Kumaraswamy clarifies his US trip

The statement comes amidst criticism the JD(S) leader is facing regarding expenditure of taxpayers' money for unofficial purposes.

28 Jun 2019 12:09 PM

The farmers raised slogans against the Kumaraswamy government and demanded an instant solution for their problems. (Photo: ANI)

Farmers in K’taka hold protest during Kumaraswamy's 'Janatha Darshan' program

Earlier in the day, farmers also protested in front of a bank in Mandya after it apparently announced the auctioning of pledged jewellery.

28 Jun 2019 8:54 AM

The Karnataka CM had earlier spent the night at Government Primary School in Chandraki village on June 21. (Photo: ANI)

Kumaraswamy stays at a govt school in Karegudda during his village visit programme

Kumaraswamy had said he wanted to conduct at least two to four village stay tours every month.

27 Jun 2019 9:10 AM

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday revived his 2006 rural outreach programme, in which he stayed at the homes of villagers. (Photo: File)

Kumaraswamy connects with rural Karnataka, begins village stay

Kicking off the programme, the Chief Minister said he wanted to start two to four programmes on village stay tour every month.

21 Jun 2019 2:16 PM

The Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations is monitoring the incident and investigating what may have caused the hole to appear. (Youtube/Новости телеканала Царьград)

Watch: Massive sinkhole mysteriously emerges overnight in Russian village

Sinkholes can form suddenly or gradually, and this isn't an uncommon phenomenon.

08 Aug 2018 6:51 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Belarus: Villagers prefer hard work to city smoke

People here still harvest crops according to the season and ancient folk traditions.

21 Nov 2017 7:36 PM

To enable the ST bus to reach the village, the personnel of the district police prepared a bridge on a drain (Photo: AFP)

Electricity, bus comes to Maharashtra village 70 years after independence

District guardian minister Raje Ambrishrao Atram decided to provide these basic facilities for which he made a provision of Rs 45 lakh fund.

29 Sep 2017 8:36 PM

The Facebook campus in Silicon Valley would be transformed into a "village" with housing and retail shops under a plan unveiled by the leading social network. (Photo: AFP)

Facebook wants to turn campus into a 'village'

The plan, a final version of which must be worked out with the city of Menlo Park, envisions 125,000 square feet of retail space.

08 Jul 2017 7:59 AM

Shiv Sena MLA Gautam Chabukswar. (Photo: Facebook/Gautam Chabukswar)

Shiv Sena MLA sends 'proxy' to address drought-hit farmers

Former corporator Yashodhar Phanse posed as Shiv Sena MLA Gautam Chabukswar and visited the constituency of Chabukswar.

13 May 2017 12:45 PM

The women wanted their toilets to be traced and action taken against those involved in the 'theft', the officer said, adding that an inquiry was underway. (Representational Image)

Chhattisgarh: Toilets built under Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan 'stolen' from woman's home

The 2 women wanted their toilets to be traced and action taken against those involved in the 'theft', house officer Ishaak Khalko said.

11 May 2017 2:24 PM

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