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Rajya Sabha logs productivity of just 8% during interim Budget session
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): The interim Budget session 2019 was a successful session with wide participation of all political parties in discussions on various issues of national importance, Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Rural Development, Panchay
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Corpus of Rs 2000 crore to be created for development, upgradation of rura
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): The central government on Wednesday approved the creation of a corpus of Rs 2000 crore for Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) which will be created with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for development and upgradation of agri
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Direct transfer to farmers will strengthen economic condition of rural are
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday hailed the decision of transferring Rs 6000 directly to farmers account and said that this step will strengthen the economic condition of rural areas.
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Budget lifts up Sensex 212 points, Nifty closes at 10,893
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Stock markets closed with an upbeat mood on Friday after the government announced higher rural spending as well as tax exemptions in the Interim Budget for 2019-20, the last before general elections due in the next three months.
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FM announces higher allocation for MNREGA for rural job creation
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI) In a bid to woo farmers, poor and the marginalised, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced higher allocation of funds for their benefit.
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Republic Day parade: Tripura bags best tableau award
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 28 (ANI): With the theme 'Empowering Rural Economy the Gandhian Way', Tripura bagged the best state tableau in this year's Republic Day parade.
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Nearly 94 lakh women in Andhra to get Rs 10,000 cash bonus
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati [Telangana], Jan 25 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, while addressing a public meeting of Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas (DWCRA) group women at Nelapadu village here on Friday, announced a cash bonus of Rs 10,000 along with smartphones for
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916,000 pigs culled to curb African swine fever
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 15 (Xinhua/ANI): China has reined in the African swine fever epidemic with 916,000 pigs culled as of Jan. 14, the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday.
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More than 1 crore people lost jobs last year: Congress leader Manish Tewar
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): More than 1 crore people lost their jobs and out of these people 90 per cent belonged to rural areas, said Congress on Sunday.
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Odisha: Handloom, handicraft from 23 states displayed at 'Sisir Saras Mel
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jan 05 (ANI): The 11-day annual Sisir Saras Mela, an initiative by the Ministry of Rural Development, kicked off on Friday.
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First-ever Kisan Cricket League to commence on Feb 20
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): In a bid to encourage cricket among rural Indian aspirants, the first-ever Kisan Cricket League - The Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Cup of Hope - will be held from February 20 to March 20.
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Rajasthan: Portfolios allocated, Gehlot keeps Finance, Home; Pilot gets PW
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has kept nine departments with himself including Finance, Excise, Home, and Legal, while Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has got Public Works Department (PWD), Rural Development (RD), Statistics, and Science a
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