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Centre urges extensive campaigning on child sexual abuse
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): In the wake of increasing sexual crimes against children, the Centre on Thursday suggested that extensive campaigning be undertaken in rural and urban India regarding child sexual abuse and violation of child rights caused by it.
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India, World Bank to improve MP's rural road network
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): The Government of India, the Government of Madhya Pradesh and the World Bank signed a 210 million dollar loan agreement for the Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project.
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Odisha: Rural women go the extra mile for water
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): As the intense heat condition prevails across Odisha, rural areas in the state are facing an impending water crisis.
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Digvijay Singh writes to PM Modi for immediate payment of MNREGA labourers
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 20 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him for immediate payment of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MNREGA) labourers from Scheduled Tribe (ST) community in Madhya
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Maharashtra's tribal village gets electricity after 70 years of independen
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Amravati (Maharashtra) [India], Apr. 15 (ANI): A Remote tribal village in Amravati's Bulumgavhan in Maharashtra got electrified after 70 years of independence.
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AIIB to invest USD 140M to improve rural connectivity in Madhya Pradesh
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Approximately 1.5 million rural residents in Madhya Pradesh will directly benefit from improved livelihoods, education and mobility with the USD 140 million loan approved by the Board of Directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in a meeti
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Cash Suvidha, StoreKing partner to disburse $5-6mn loans by FY'18 end
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Cash Suvidha, a trade name of Usha Financial Services, announced its partnership with rural digitisation and commerce optimisation platform, StoreKing, to jointly disburde loans worth nearly USD 6 million by the end of the current financial year.
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Manipur: Training programme for elected women reps of PRIs
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, under the aegis of the National Commission for Women, has launched a capacity building programme for elected women representatives in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) of Manipur.
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Centre not cooperating in Polavaram project: Chandrababu Naidu
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India] April 9 (ANI): The Centre is not cooperating in the Polavaram project, said Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday.
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Telangana gets new revenue division
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], Mar 24 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday decided to form a new Parakala revenue division in Warangal rural district of Telangana.
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Indian rural women often late in seeking breast cancer care
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Mar. 23 (ANI): Turns out, Indian rural women are often late in seeking breast cancer care, a research has revealed.
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Airbnb inks agreements to boost tourism in North-East
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 19 (ANI): Global hospitality firm Airbnb signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the North Eastern Council (NEC), the North East Tourism Development Council (NETDC) and two key livelihood initiatives, North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) and North Easte
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