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Won't allow Left extremists to mislead youth: Maha MoS
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Left-wing extremists will not be allowed to make the youth the soft target and mislead them, said Maharashtra's Minister of State for Home (Rural) Deepak Kesarkar on Wednesday.
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Further liberalization can help double rural income faster in India: Rajiv
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): Even as the government is making efforts to double rural income in the country by 2022, there is a need for further liberalization to attract investment and know-how in the Indian agricultural system to fast-track the process of income in th
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Payworld providing digital, financial access to the unbanked
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): With the advent of new-age digitally viable technology, conventional banking has been undergoing a tremendous change. The integration of traditional financial services with the digital technology has created a platform which can expand across segments and pro
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Kerala floods: Health Ministry approves additional Rs. 18.71cr grant
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 24 (ANI): The Health Ministry, led by Jagat Prakash Nadda, on Friday, approved an additional grant of Rs. 18.71 crore under the National Rural Health Mission (NHM) to flood-devastated Kerala. The amount will be disbursed to the village health, sanitation and nutrition
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New South Wales fires: Helicopter crash kills pilot
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New South Wales [Australia], Aug 17 (ANI): A helicopter crashed during a firefighting operation in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) on Friday, resultantly killing the pilot.
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Cabinet extends Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Giving a boost to rural road connectivity, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi , on Thursday approved the continuation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) beyond the 12th five year plan period.
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Right knowledge of MGNREGA can bring radical change: UP CM
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said a radical change could happen in the agriculture sector by enhancing farmers' knowledge on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA).
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'Rural digital entrepreneurs providing livelihood to 12 lakh rural people'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 5 (ANI): Union electronics and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that rural digital entrepreneurs are providing livelihood opportunities to nearly 12 lakh rural people.
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BJP fulfilled 'Electrification' promise: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 3(ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government has fulfilled all its promises on rural electrification.
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PM Modi reviews performance of key infrastructure sectors
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the progress of key infrastructure sectors of roads, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), rural housing, urban housing, railways, airports and ports.
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Rural sanitation coverage rises 89% under Swachh Bharat
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): The Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) progress report conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has said that India's rural sanitation coverage escalated to 89.07 percent till August 2.
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Andhra: CM inaugurates 12 mobile ATMs for rural areas
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 31 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday inaugurated 12 mobile ATMs of the Andhra Pradesh State Cooperative Bank here.
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