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Fire breaks out at Deputy CMO`s old office


A fire broke out at the old office of the Deputy Chief Medical Officer here, gutting certain records...

Para-legal volunteers in rural Haryana


Para-legal volunteers are being appointed in rural areas in Haryana along with setting up of Legal A...

Par panel finds faults with MGNREGA scheme


Finding faults with the MGNREGA scheme, a Parliamentary Panel has said that there was confusion over...

‘One yr rural stint for doctors to be compulsory`


Government is planning to make a one-year stint in rural India compulsory for MBBS doctors as its in...

‘Maharashtra to start maxi cabs in rural areas’


The Maharashtra government is planning to start maxi cabs in rural areas of the state.
`Internet revolution bypasses rural India`

`Internet revolution bypasses rural India`


Reflecting the digital divided in India, the study said just 3.5 households per 1000 families, had a...

Army jawan arrested for bike theft


An Army jawan was arrested this morning from Dhopatari village in Kamrup Rural district of Assam and...

UP govt to promote industries in rural belts


UP govt contemplating on increasing interest free loan limit for unemployed youth to set up industri...

Panchayats to get 1% of Rural Devpt budget


Rural Development Ministry has agreed to share one of percent of its Rs one lakh crore budget with P...

NRHM likely to get five-year extension


The NRHM government`s flagship scheme to improve healthcare services in rural areas, could be exten...
Digitization of land, still a dream!

Digitization of land, still a dream!


Centre’s plan to digitize all land records appears to have run into trouble.

‘Rural India to banish open defecation in 10 yrs’


Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that the rural areas of the country ...

‘PM`s rural road scheme not a permanent solution’


Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana was not a long-term solution to the problem of lack of roads, Rura...
Mobiles preferred over toilets in rural India

Mobiles preferred over toilets in rural India


Rural India prefers to stay away from investing in toilets.

Ramesh emphasises on NRLM to make it a success


National Rural Livelihood Mission would connect at least one woman from every poor household across ...

K’taka to make rural service mandatory for doctors


The Karnataka government would promulgate an ordinance to make it mandatory for MBBS undergraduate...

Ramesh welcomes General Budget as trend-setter


Union Minister Jairam Ramesh described as "trend-setter" the Union Budget which proposes an increase...
PM for greater cooperation between Asia, Africa on climate

PM for greater cooperation between Asia, Africa on climate


Noting that economies of developing countries are impacted by climate change, PM Singh pitched for g...

`Give freedom to states in use of rural funds`


Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has made a strong pitch for flexibility in use of funds und...

Hazare to get Rs 25 lakh for rural development


Social activist Anna Hazare will receive an award for his contribution to rural development, at a f...

Anna to receive Rs 25L award for rural development


Social activist Anna Hazare will receive an award of Rs 25 lakh from a Delhi-based organisation fo...

‘Children in rural areas preferring pvt schools`


Enrolling in private schools is no more confined to urban centres alone, number of children in rura...

‘Orissa needs more central force for rural polls’


State Election Commission said central para-military force need to be deployed in certain highly sen...
Solar ATMs fuel rural revolution in India

Solar ATMs fuel rural revolution in India


An Indian start-up is catalysing a quiet revolution by designing, developing and installing unique s...
CAG audit for Rs 88,000 cr rural schemes

CAG audit for Rs 88,000 cr rural schemes


All rural development programmes worth Rs 88,000 crore, including the flagship MNREGA, will come u...

Tuki urges banks to help rural people


Nabam Tuki on Thursady urged the banks operating in the state to help achieve self-sufficiency among...

70 per cent cast ballot in Bellary (Rural) bypoll


About 70 per cent of the electorate cast their ballot in Bellary (rural) bypoll in Karnataka.

Pranab for banking facilities in rural areas


Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that spread of banking facilities in the rural area...

No question of taking back Sreeramulu: K’taka CM


D V Sadananda Gowda on Saturday said there was no question of readmitting into the BJP fold former ...
China: 67 mn rural poor uplifted from poverty

China: 67 mn rural poor uplifted from poverty


China Wednesday said 67.34 million rural people, more than the population of France, were lifted fro...

CBI to probe NRHM scam in UP


The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday ordered a CBI probe into the alleged scam i...

India dirtiest country in the world: Jairam Ramesh


India remains "dirtiest and filthiest" country in the world, Rural Development Minister Jairam Rame...

Gadilingappa files nomination as BJP candidate


Local businessman P Gadilingappa on Friday filed his nomination papers as BJP candidate for the Be...

CAG to audit Rural Devt Ministry schemes: Ramesh


Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said schemes under his ministry would be audited...

JDS not to contest Bellary rural bypoll


The JDS in Karnataka has decided against contesting the November 30 assembly bye-election to Bella...

Rural jobs scheme floundering in Bengal: NGOs


There were only 12 days of work per household in West Bengal under the rural jobs scheme MGNREGA as ...

TN govt to give sanitary napkins to rural women


Teachers in government schools would supply the napkins to girl students.
‘Unresolved land issues reason for Maoist menace’

‘Unresolved land issues reason for Maoist menace’


The trustworthiness of the administration among tribal population is "very low" due to unresolved la...
Gunmen surrender, release Philippine bank hostages

Gunmen surrender, release Philippine bank hostages


The gunmen barged into Masuerte Rural Bank in Bacoor township in Cavite province near Manila around ...
Rural devt works to come in CAG ambit: Ramesh

Rural devt works to come in CAG ambit: Ramesh


Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said expenditure on Rural Development works would soon com...

Orissa to construct 300 rural bridges


Orissa Government has decided to construct 300 rural bridges at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore.

Ramesh calls MNREGA execution `patchy`


Terming implementation of MNREGA as "patchy", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh expressed co...

Bihar: Professionals to monitor rural schemes


The Bihar govt has decided to rope in professionals from the private sector to monitor the rural dev...

Ensure rural jobs scheme helps farm sector: Pawar


Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday called for adequate prices to farmers.

Decks cleared for laying Bihar`s rural roads: CM


Decks have been cleared for construction of 60,000 km of Bihar`s rural roads falling under the core ...

Anna wave sweeps rural India


The support for Anna Hazare`s "India Against Corruption" campaign has made deep inroads into the r...

Anna gets support from rural Jharkhand


Support for Anna Hazare`s crusade against corruption has spread to rural areas with reports of can...

Jairam cautions against breach of transparency


"I will not compromise on any lack of transparency and accountability in the implementation of rural...

Sex ratio in rural areas better than urban: Survey


Sex ratio at birth and in all ages in rural areas is better than in urban areas, according to the ...

Rural migration behind growing urban poverty: Govt


Migration of people from rural areas to towns and cities is one of the reasons why poverty has inc...