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Miss Turkey stripped of her crown over coup tweet

The winner of Miss Turkey 2017 has been stripped of her crown after one of her past tweets came to light. Itir Esen, 18, had shared a post referencing last year’s coup attempt, comparing her menstrual cycle to the spilt blood of “martyrs”, BBC reported on Friday. The competition’s organisers said the tweet was “unacceptable” …

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September 23, 2017

Rural electrification programme on track: Government

With over 13,000 of the total 18,452 villages electrified, the rural electrification programme is on track for completion within the targeted time-frame, the government said on 9 May. Over 22 lakh rural BPL (Below Poverty Line) households were electrified in 2016-17, and over 40 crore LED bulbs were distributed in the same period, officials told …

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May 10, 2017