Sirsi (Karnataka), Nov. 17 : The 25 years of Appiko or, hug the tree Green Movement on the Sahyadri Mountain ranges in the western ghats of Karnataka has created a tremendous impact here.

This movement started in Gubbi Gadde, a small village near Sirsi in the (north) Uttara Kannada district, has forced the forest department to change the forest policy on felling of trees.

Besides affecting the forest policy, it also spread to other parts and saved forests.

London, Nov 17 : One in four kids is bullied at school because of their religious belief, according to a new study.

The study, conducted on more than 1,000 pupils by the anti-bullying charity BeatBullying, has shown that 23 per cent of the pupils were bullied as a result of their faith.

Also, 9 per cent of those with a faith were bullied as a result of wearing religious symbols to school.

"These two girls knew we were fasting, they got me in the toilets and tried to force crisps down my throat; they were all laughing their heads off," the Independent quoted one
13-year-old Muslim girl, as saying.

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Bangkok - Thailand's fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra is in Dubai, from where he will address his supporters on December 10, a colleague of his said Monday.

The host of the Truth Today talk show, Jaturporn Promphan, who is also a member of parliament in what is considered Thaksin's proxy political party, said the former premier will phone into the show on that date to explain what political direction he will next take.

Islamabad, Nov 17 : At least seven people, including a child and five women, died of chilling cold in the earthquake-hit Karezat tehsil of Balochistan province in Pakistan.

Quoting a TV report, the Daily Times reported that temperature in the area had fallen to minus 10 degree Celsius, but people have not yet been given tents to protect them against the intensifying clod.

Lahore, Nov 17 : The Pakistan’s unit of the Taliban, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has reportedly said that it will not negotiate with the Pakistan government in future because the latter was “inciting” common people (by forming lashkars) against them.

TTP spokesman Maulvi Umar said that the Taliban tried to resolve their issues with the government through dialogue but lashkar leaders were planning to eliminate them at the government’s behest.