Andhra ministers dare IAS officers to name corrupt
February 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS) A day after IAS officers pointed fingers at them, cabinet ministers in Andhra Pradesh Sunday hit back at top bureaucrats daring them to name the corrupt ... Read more...
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Six non-timber forest projects in Maoist-hit areas: Ramesh
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Indian government Friday announced six projects in non-timber forest produce (NTFP) such as gum and medicinal plants to cover around 60 Maoist-affected districts in ... Read more...
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Make MNREGA a success, say PM, Sonia
February 2nd, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Payment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) should be given within 15 days, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday as ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand to better farm livelihoods with UN loan
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 2 (IANS) India is receiving a loan of nearly $90 million from the United Nations to improve agricultural livelihoods in the small northwestern hill state of Uttarakhand, ... Read more...
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Malaysia to give $35 mn for Bangladesh water project
January 31st, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 31 (IANS) Malaysia will give Bangladesh $35 million for a state Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) project that will generate an additional 150 million litres of water in ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar’s home district gets development award
January 29th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 29 (IANS) Development works in Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's home district of Nalanda have won it a national award, an official said Sunday."Never before has a ... Read more...
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Panchayat system to be boosted in Maoist-affected districts: Ramesh
January 26th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) With a view to accelerate rural development in left-wing extremism affected districts of West Bengal, union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday said the government would ... Read more...
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Congress brought equal change in Bengal: Jairam
January 25th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) Urban Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday said the credit for bringing a "revolutionary change" in West Bengal goes to Congress as much as to ... Read more...
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Jairam for tribal-friendly development to fight Maoists
January 25th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday called for political mobilisation and a sensitive tribal-friendly development strategy in the Maoist-affected areas to fight the menace in ... Read more...
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World Bank to fund Himachal roads
January 23rd, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 23 (IANS) The World Bank has decided to fund 35 road and bridge construction projects in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Monday.He said a communication ... Read more...
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Netaji was scientist, environmentalist: Ramesh
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Monday said that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was also a "planner, scientist and environmentalist"."Netaji was a versatile genius whose many other ... Read more...
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World Bank extends $130 mn loan for North East development
January 20th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The World Bank Friday extended a $130 million loan to India that will be used to fund rural development programmes in the North East region ... Read more...
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Funds no problem for Maoist-hit areas: Jairam Ramesh
January 16th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 16 (IANS) There was no problem of funds for development and infrastructure projects for Maoist-hit areas, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said Monday."The central government is striving to ... Read more...
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Volunteers to ensure better delivery of welfare in Maoist areas
January 15th, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Volunteer community workers will henceforth ensure better delivery of flagship welfare schemes and public services in Maoist-controlled areas to those who need them most.Concerned ... Read more...
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Bengal to increase job days to 50 under MGNREGA
January 11th, 2012 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) West Bengal will increase to 50 the job days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) from 19 till date in this fiscal ... Read more...
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Central team to assess Cyclone Thane’s impact
January 6th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The government Thursday constituted an inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) to carry out an on-the-spot assessment of the situation in the wake of last month's Cyclone ... Read more...
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Media can battle evil of paid news on its own: PM (Second Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Expressing concern over the practice of paid news in the Indian media, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said there should be no "external control" ... Read more...
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Israel develops green pesticide
December 29th, 2011 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Dec 29 (IANS) Israeli scientists have developed an inexpensive environment friendly pesticide.Researchers, led by Shmuel Gan-Mor, at Israel's Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), said they have developed an emulsion based ... Read more...
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Mamata carries out minor reshuffle
December 26th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday announced a minor change in her ministry by assigning an additional portfolio of panchayat and rural development to ... Read more...
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China’s agriculture-related fiscal spending surges
December 26th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) China is stepping up fiscal spending on the development of agriculture as well as on the improvement of farmers' livelihoods, in an effort to bridge gaps ... Read more...
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Land acquisition bill is a departure from earlier one: Minister
December 20th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Acquired land lying unutilised for ten years is to go to the government's land bank, according to a key provision of the proposed Land Acquisition, ... Read more...
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Development answer to left-wing extremism: Sonia Gandhi (Roundup)
December 16th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday said left-wing extremism can be defeated by better implementation of rural development programmes and called for harnessing mineral resources ... Read more...
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Development is answer to left-wing extremism: Sonia (Second Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Friday that left-wing extremism can be defeated by better implementation of rural development programmes and called for harnessing mineral ... Read more...
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Himachal gets Rs.171.22 crore loan for rural projects
December 13th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 13 (IANS) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a Rs.171.22 crore loan to Himachal Pradesh for creation of rural infrastructure, an official statement ... Read more...
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All rural development schemes to be audited: Ramesh
December 13th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Following reports of major irregularities in some districts, all rural schemes of the government will be audited by the office of the Comptroller and Auditor ... Read more...
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Pawar slap: Anna admits reaction violent, justifies attack
December 6th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Dec 6 (IANS) Anna Hazare, while admitting Tuesday that he "committed violence" when he asked if union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's attacker slapped him only once, hit ... Read more...
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Ban mining in forest areas: Jairam Ramesh
December 3rd, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 3 (IANS) Union Minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh Saturday called for a ban on mining in forest areas."I am against mining in forest areas... tribals living in ... Read more...
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Rural job workers to get cash in Maoist-hit areas: Ramesh
December 3rd, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 3 (IANS) Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday said that rural job scheme workers will be paid in cash in Jharkhand's Maoist-hit areas."In Manohar block of West ... Read more...
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Kerala minister’s car kills two
November 21st, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Nov 21 (IANS) Two people were killed and one injured here when they were run over by Kerala Rural Development Minister K.C. Joseph's car, police said Monday.Angamali police station ... Read more...
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Congress counters Trinamool bravado in Bengal (Roundup)
November 20th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) The Congress' strained ties with the Trinamool Congress came into sharp focus Sunday with two union ministers and an MP criticising the Mamata Banerjee-led West ... Read more...
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We don’t need advice from others: Jairam Ramesh
November 20th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) Countering Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee's stern message to the Congress to decide whether it wanted to continue the alliance with her party, senior Congress ... Read more...
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Wanted: Women to drive development in Maoist areas
November 20th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) In an effort to bridge the development deficit in areas seen as Maoist hotbeds, the government is encouraging young women to take up the challenge ... Read more...
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Mayawati accuses Congress of targeting her government
November 19th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Saturday accused the central government of targeting her government on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).Objecting to Rural ... Read more...
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Development must to fight Maoists: Jairam Ramesh
November 19th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
West Midnapore (West Bengal), Nov 19 (IANS) Citing non-development as the main reason why Maoists are flourishing, union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday said the government needed to focus ... Read more...
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KBC winner will be rural job scheme brand ambassador
November 14th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Sushil Kumar, who won Rs.5 crore on the Amitabh Bachchan-hosted Kaun Banega Crorepati game show, will be the next brand ambassador of United Progressive ... Read more...
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