Birthday party culture comes to UP government schools
June 13th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 13 (IANS) To bridge the rural-urban divide among students, the Uttar Pradesh government has asked its primary schools, run by the basic education department, to celebrate birthdays of ... Read more...
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Jairam criticises Kalam’s PURA, launches his own version
February 24th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Thalikulam (Kerala), Feb 24 (IANS) Slamming former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's concept of PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) as a failure, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Friday launched ... Read more...
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Need to change attitude towards girl child: Tirath
January 24th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Expressing concern over the declining sex ratio in the country, Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Krishna Tirath Tuesday called for political commitment of the ... Read more...
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Need effective, not powerful leaders: Chavan
December 3rd, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Saturday said "effective leaders" were needed more than "powerful leaders" today as people are "well-informed and demand good governance"."I think ... Read more...
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Indian newspapers love politics and business
March 27th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Guess what hogs the news? In a country plagued by rural problems and social ills, it's politics and business that find the maximum coverage ... Read more...
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Stamping out cancer like corruption biggest challenge: Kalam
February 4th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Feb 4 (ANI): Former president Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has said that corruption is a cancer engulfing India's political-bureaucratic-judicial system, and requires urgent treatment.He said stamping out corruption is one of ... Read more...
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Over 3 children sexually abused in Pakistan daily: NGO report
November 27th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 27 (ANI): Approximately 3.3 children are sexually abused per day in Pakistan, which is a 9.4 per cent increase as compared to the 2008 data, according to a report.According to ... Read more...
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Shekhar Kapur rings the alarm bell for water conservation
September 29th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) Internationally renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has appealed to the people of India and rest of the world to conserve water which, he said, is a ... Read more...
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Economy showing promise of double digit growth: Patil
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday said the Indian economy is showing promise of a double-digit growth and called for concerted efforts on the part of all stakeholders to ... Read more...
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Telecom services can bridge rich-poor divide: Rahul
September 2nd, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Amethi, Sep 2 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday launched 3G-services in his parliamentary constituency, noting that telecommunication services play an important role in development as they can bridge the ... Read more...
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‘Peepli Live’ a satire on urban-rural divide (IANS Preview)
August 9th, 2010 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Already doing the rounds of different international film festivals "Peepli Live", which releases Friday, explores the gap between rural and urban India. The movie has already ... Read more...
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India-UK announce 45 million pound partnership to support affordable healthcare
July 30th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): India and the United Kingdom have announced a 45 million pound partnership to support the development of innovative healthcare products at affordable costs.The partnership has been inked ... Read more...
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Delayed payment was my fault: Aamir
July 14th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti BaksiMumbai, July 14 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who got sucked into a controversy for not paying a musical group in a Madhya Pradesh village for using its folk ... Read more...
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Tolerance foundation of development: Kalam
July 6th, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said Monday "tolerance is the foundation stone of sustainable development" that will bring prosperity to all sections in the country. ... Read more...
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SBI to open 1,000 new branches in 2010
March 12th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 12 (IANS) The State Bank of India (SBI) has plans to open 1,000 more branches across the country this year, SBI chairman O.P. Bhatt said Friday.
The bank had ... Read more...
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‘It’s time for eye-grabbing rural reporting’
January 25th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Dismissing notions that readers are not interested in development issues or rural reportage, editors and activists Monday stressed that the media perspective on the issue needed a ... Read more...
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Ensure urban amenities in rural areas, Kalam tells students
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 22 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Tuesday asked students in Uttar Pradesh to emulate a development model he had successfully implemented in Tamil Nadu years ago to bring urban ... Read more...
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Telecom connectivity to bridge rural-urban divide: PM
December 4th, 2009 - 10:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 4(ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday said that all the 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats in the country will be provided high speed broadband connectivity by 2012 to ... Read more...
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Key challenge is to bridge rural-urban divide: Scindia
May 29th, 2009 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The key challenge before the new government is to bridge the rural-urban gap, new Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said Thursday night.
"The ... Read more...
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Now, BJP unveils its infrastructure development vision
April 21st, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 21 (IANS) On the eve of the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday unveiled its vision document on infrastructure development as part ... Read more...
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Kalam awarded AMU doctorate, wants urban-rural divide broken
June 18th, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, June 18 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who was Wednesday conferred an honorary doctorate by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), said he hoped there would be no urban-rural divide in ... Read more...
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Kalam enthrals Indian Americans with his India 2020 vision
March 28th, 2008 - 11:57 am ICT by admin
New York, March 28 (IANS) Former president and scientist A.P.J. Abdul Kalam enthralled an Indian American audience with his vision for India in the year 2020 and exhorted the expatriates "to give ... Read more...
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Malaysian PM calls for regional education policies
March 13th, 2008 - 7:34 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Kuala Lumpur, March 13 (Xinhua) Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Thursday called for the formulation of dynamic regional education policies that could continuously spearhead holistic developments in Asean region. The Asean ... Read more...
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PM concerned over rural-urban and inter-regional divide
December 15th, 2007 - 4:34 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has expressed concern over the imbalances that persist in the countrys growth process.
In an address on the Golden Jubilee Year of Institute ... Read more...
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Manmohan calls for improving rural tele-density
December 12th, 2007 - 7:43 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Dec.12 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, inaugurated a four-day long 'India Telecom 2007' conference in the national capital on Wednesday, and called for improving tele-density at the rural ... Read more...
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Musharraf points to rural-urban divide on emergency
November 20th, 2007 - 4:12 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has justified his decision to impose a state of emergency in his country, saying that country's majority population, who resides in rural areas, ... Read more...
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