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Closely monitoring banks and their extension of credit facility to rural a
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the government is closely monitoring banks and their extension of credit facility, particularly to the rural areas.
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US Embassy teams up with Delhi-based NGO to address air-pollution issue
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The United States Embassy in India is planning to set up low-cost air-quality monitors and weather stations in educational institutions in selected second and third-tier cities, as well as rural areas, across north India to address the country's deteriorating
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SC penalises States, UTs for not setting up 'Gram Nyayalays'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up several States and Union Territories for failing to set up "Gram Nyayalayas", as per an Act passed by Parliament in 2008 to ensure access to justic
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Tamil Nadu: 700 bulls participate in Jallikattu in Madurai's Palamedu
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Around 700 bulls participated in the Jallikattu competition in Madurai's Palamedu on Thursday. It is organised in rural areas of Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal, the harvest festival.
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BJP to woo rural belt ahead of Delhi assembly polls, will discuss CAA in M
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): The Delhi unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is banking on the backing of voters in the rural areas of the national capital for a good showing in the upcoming Assembly polls.
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Punjab: Industry Minister Arora accuses Bains of spreading propaganda on l
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Punjab Industry Minister Sunder Sham Arora on Tuesday accused Lok Insaf Party (LIP) chief Simarjit Bains of trying to spread malicious propaganda against the Congress government over its decision to create land banks in rural areas for industrial de
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Punjab Cabinet approves amendment to create rural land banks for industria
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): The Punjab Cabinet led by Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday gave in-principle approval to amend the Punjab Village Common Land (Regulation) Rules, 1964, to create land banks in rural areas to boost industrial development in the city.
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Telangana: Rachakonda Police' 'SHE' teams rescue 69 girls from child marri
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): In a bid to stop child marriages and create awareness on the perils of the same, Rachakonda Police' 'SHE' teams have come up with several awareness programmes to prevent the practice of child marriages in the rural areas.
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Chhattisgarh: CM takes stock of development works in rural areas
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday held a meeting with the state ministers and officials and reviewed the development works being carried out in the rural area of the state.
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Maha Governor urges state officials to double efforts to provide housing f
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Wednesday asked Chief Executive Officers and Block Development Officers of Zilla Parishads to double their efforts to meet the target of building houses for the poor people in rural areas under the Prad
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Karnataka Gramin Bank initiates 'mobile ATMs' to push digitisation in rura
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): In a move to boost digitisation in rural areas, the Karnataka Gramin Bank (KGB) has launched 'mobile ATMs' in Kalaburagi among several other districts in the state.
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Andhra: 'Skills on Wheels' bus to provide digital education in rural areas
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) launched 'Skills on Wheels' bus on Thursday from the corporation office here to provide digital education in rural areas of the state.
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