basti


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basti

(ˈbʌstɪ) ,

bustee

or

busti

n
(Sociology) (in India) a slum inhabited by poor people
[Urdu: settlement]
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Munawar Abbas, of Basti Makorri, said that he had lost 40 acre while another 30 acre were about to be engulfed.
Assistant Commissioner Sadar Kashif Dogar visited the Basti Malook wheat procurement centre and found Mohammad Bilal and Mohammad Fayyaz getting gunny bags fraudulently and recovered more than a dozen national identity cards with applications from them.
As an avid basketball and golf player, Basti considers Curry one of the best golfers he has ever met."(Brazilian photojournalist) SebastiaPound o Salgadois one of my most favorite photographers, but what's interesting though is that my main inspiration is not a photographer.
It's still quite weird-looking, but I was told it would take another two years for [the muscles] to settle in fully,' said Basti, who has schwannoma-a benign nerve sheath tumor-near his seventh cranial nerve, which caused paralysis and slacking on the right side of his face.
The Brazilian, who currently leads the jockeys' table with 85 wins (as on Friday), will now sport the Al Basti Equiworld logo on his riding breeches.
Then the entire ground between the well and the basti was levelled to make a playground for the children.
Basti (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb.11 ( ANI ): A prisoner lodged in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district jail has prompted controversy by taking selfies while in custody and uploading them to the social media.
For me, it was always the sincerity and message of genuine concern for Basti Artadi's health that matter.
According to details the CDAs State Department In-charge Hamza Shafqat has issued the legal status notification of 1-11 Afghan Basti on April 10th despite the fact that Afghan Basti had declared security risk in past.
The Al Basti Equiworld Classroom will allow Greatwood to expand its teaching programmes which are specially designed to educate disadvantaged children and develop life skills in young adults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Dubai: Al Basti Equiworld will sponsor the first race meeting of the New Year when racing returns to Meydan Racecourse on Thursday.