‘Extend rural job scheme to urban areas’
March 15th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Calling for effective measures to improve the efficiency of social sector programmes, the Economic Survey for 2011-12 has suggested extending the government's ambitious ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh launches women empowerment scheme in Kerala
February 24th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kuzhoor (Kerala), Feb 24 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Friday launched the "Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana" (MKSP) from Kerala's Thrissur district, and said the state's demand for fixing working ... Read more...
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Paying minimum wages in rural job scheme: Apex court
January 23rd, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday reminded the central government that the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was a socially beneficial legislation and the government ... Read more...
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Rahul flays ‘insensitive’ Mayawati, Mulayam
November 23rd, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 23 (IANS) Intensifying his campaign in Uttar Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said Chief Minister Mayawati and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav have become insensitive ... Read more...
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Three Rajasthan doctors suspended for pregnancy deaths
March 17th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 17 (IANS) Three doctors of state-run hospitals in Rajasthan's Jodhpur city have been suspended for the death of 16 pregnant women due to contaminated IV fluids, a state ... Read more...
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Jodhpur pregnancy death toll reaches 17
March 14th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, March 14 (IANS) One more woman who had delivered a child at the government-run Umaid Hospital here died of excessive bleeding Monday, taking the pregnancy related deaths in the ... Read more...
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Telangana issue surfaces again in Parliament
February 21st, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Belying expectations of a peaceful budget session, some ruling Congress MPs from Andhra Pradesh Monday created an uproar on the first day of the nearly two-month-long ... Read more...
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Stamp of khadi for philatelists at exhibition
February 12th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) A postage stamp printed on khadi -- Gandhi's preferred fabric and symbol of swadeshi during the freedom movement -- and personal "my stamps" are highlights of ... Read more...
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Hundreds protest in Bhopal against Binayak Sen’s conviction
January 1st, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 1 (IANS) Hundreds of people belonging to at least nine organisations held a rally here Saturday to protest against the life imprisonment verdict awarded to rights activist and doctor Binayak ... Read more...
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Gandhi family, Rahul photos fly off shelves at plenary
December 20th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Photographs of the Gandhi family, as also of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, are flying off the shelves at the party's 83rd plenary here. A huge ... Read more...
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People celebrate Mahatama Gandhi’s birthday in Gujarat, Maharashtra
October 2nd, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad/Nagpur, Oct.2 (ANI): People in Gujarat and Maharashtra celebrated the 141st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Saturday.On the occasion, many followers of the Father of the Nation took part in a ... Read more...
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Declining insurgency fosters development in rural areas of Nagaland
September 16th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter ChacheiSeithekema village (Nagaland), Sep.16 (ANI): With decline in insurgency, infrastructural development is taking place once again in Nagaland, especially in its rural areas.The change can be witnessed, particularly in ... Read more...
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New technology toilets introduced in Delhi : MCD
August 14th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Friday introduced bio-toilets and electronic toilets based on innovative technologies, which they said, will save water, energy and space and also ... Read more...
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Mangalore devotees search for peace, harmony at Mahatma Gandhi temple
August 13th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by ANI
By HarishMangalore, Aug 13 (ANI): Keen to spread the message of peace, non-violence and communal harmony espoused by Mahatama Gandhi, Father of Nation, Hindu devotees have built a temple in the great ... Read more...
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BJP chief ministers attack government on inflation
July 24th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The chief ministers of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled states Saturday criticised the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on price rise as they also raised ... Read more...
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Gursharan Kaur dedicates book on photojournalist Kulwant Roy’s works
April 25th, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 25 (ANI): Gursharan Kaur, wife of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, has released a book titled 'History in the Making', a collection of the works of photojournalist Kulwant ... Read more...
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International Peace festival held in Chandigarh
October 14th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
By Sunil SharmaChandigarh, Oct.14 (ANI): To spread the universal message of peace and love through music, over 500 students recently converged here to participate in the 4th International Peace Festival.Students from ... Read more...
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Pakistani artists, activists to participate in peace festival
October 14th, 2009 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Oct 13 (IANS) Amritsar is all set to host the 10-day 'Peace Festival 2009' from Wednesday that will see the participation of around 90 artists and activists from neighbouring Pakistan.
This ... Read more...
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Congress leaders in Jammu call for boycott of Chinese goods
October 2nd, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 2 (IANS) Congress leaders in Jammu and Kashmir Friday called for a boycott of Chinese goods in protest Beijing's "mischief" in treating Jammu and Kashmir as a "disputed territory".
At ... Read more...
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Shri Azad to inaugurate conference of Leprologist on Gandhi Jayanti
October 2nd, 2009 - 12:49 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, Oct 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This 27th Biennial Conference of Indian Association of Leprologist (IAL) is being organized in Delhi by the department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy of PGIMER., Dr. ... Read more...
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Star-cast of ‘Mohandas’ visits Rajghat
August 28th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug. 28 (ANI): The star cast of the upcoming Bollywood film 'Mohandas' visited Rajghat, the memorial of Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi here on Friday.The movie is the directorial debut ... Read more...
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Political parties set up Ganesh Puja pandals in Rajkot
August 27th, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by ANI
By Suresh SoniMumbai, Aug.27 (ANI): In a bid to cash on one of the biggest gatherings of devotees during the ongoing Ganesha festival, political parties have set up pandals or makeshift ... Read more...
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Sibal meets UNESCO chief, discusses Mahatama Gandhi Institute
July 10th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, July 10 (ANI): Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal met UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura and impressed upon him India's keenness for establishing the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Peace Education and Sustainable ... Read more...
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Supreme Court censures on-campus student stir
May 27th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday disapproved of protests by students on college campuses scornfully wondering if the protesters think they were "Mahatama Gandhi" practising his act of resistance ... Read more...
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Congress-NCP bond intact as of now
April 10th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Vidarbha, Apr. 10 (ANI): UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and NCP President Sharad Pawar on Friday shared the stage in Vidarbha indicating that despite opposing each other in almost all states, the ... Read more...
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Court stays auction of Gandhi’s belongings in US
March 3rd, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) In an effort to stop Mahatama Gandhi's personal belongings from going under the hammer at a New York auction, the Delhi High Court put an interim stay ... Read more...
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Martin Luther King III calls for non-violent revolution
February 17th, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Condemning the Mumbai terror attacks as a "negative form of conflict", Martin Luther King III Tuesday called for a non-violent revolution and underlined that the world needs ... Read more...
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Mahatma Gandhi had water-harvesting facility at home
September 19th, 2008 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Long before the environmentalists and the government advocated water harvesting to fight water scarcity, Mahatama Gandhi had installed a facility to harvest water at his ancestral house ... Read more...
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Chinese soldiers disguised as monks incited riots: Dalai Lama
March 29th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Saturday blamed the violence in his homeland, which has claimed several lives, on Chinese soldiers who he said had been disguised ... Read more...
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China disguising soldiers as monks to incite riots: Dalai Lama
March 29th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, Saturday alleged that Chinese soldiers disguised as monks were instigating riots in his homeland. The Dalai Lama joined religious leaders of ... Read more...
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Mahatma Gandhi’s bust unveiled next to poet Virgil in Rome
March 15th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by admin
Rome, March 15 (IANS) Mahatama Gandhi, the apostle of non-violence, has become an icon in Italy and found a prized place next to epic poet Virgil, overlooking the picturesque Bay of Naples. ... Read more...
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American Gandhi in India to spread Gandhian values
January 16th, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by admin
By Ashwini Kaushal
Chandigarh, Jan 16 (ANI): It's rare that one gets to hear of someone who takes after Mahatama Gandhi not just in attire and mannerism but also in philosophy.
70-year-old ... Read more...
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