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Youth in rural areas not benefitting from PM Modi's 'Make in Ind
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jhansi [India], Sept. 17 (ANI): Continuing his assault on the Centre over its 'anti-poor, anti-farmer' policies, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to waive off the loans of many farmers, just as he did with entrepreneurs and bus
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SC to pronounce judgement on unsafe, unethical sterilization today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court will yoday pronounce its judgement on a PIL challenging inhuman sterilizations, particularly in rural areas, which are prevailing with reckless disregard for the lives of poor women.
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Sikkim adjudged cleanest state in terms of rural sanitation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.13 (ANI): Sikkim has been adjudged as the cleanest among 26 Indian states in terms of sanitation in rural areas.
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Sikkim tops cleanliness survey among rural areas
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], Sept. 13 (ANI): Sikkim has been adjudged the cleanest state in the country on the condition of sanitation in rural areas and its four districts have been ranked among top ten districts in the country in sanitations and cleanliness according to latest report 'S
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SC expresses serious concern over adulterated diesel, petrol, seeks govt&#
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 26 (ANI): Taking a serious cognisance of highly-adulterated petrol and diesel sold in both rural and urban areas, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the government to specify measures that it would take to stop this practice within six weeks.
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Keep your country clean if you truly love it: Sachin Tendulkar's mess
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Aug. 25 (ANI): The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, in association with UNICEF, organized an interactive session between Swachh Bharat Champions Collectors across 22 States and Swachh Bharat ambassador Sachin Tendulkar, aimed at celebrating and honoring the effo
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Arjuna Awardee Sarita Devi's academy hounds young boxers
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mayang(Imphal), Aug.24 (ANI): The Sarita Regional Boxing Academy, which was established by Arjuna Awardee Laishram Sarita Devi in the year 2012, has started giving trainings to more than 60 students of the remote rural villages with the aim of promoting the sport of boxing amongst underprivi
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SC grants benefit of additional marking in admission in various PG courses
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted benefits of additional marking in admission in various Post Graduate (PG) courses to doctors serving in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh.
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Inflation hits rural India more than urban folks, says Crisil
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): According to a report by Crisil, the last five years in rural areas have been majorly affected with inflation in comparison to its urban counterparts.
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Lifeline Express, world's first hospital train, celebrates 25 years o
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai, July 16 (ANI): The Lifeline Express, the world's first hospital on a train, also known as the Magic Train of India, today celebrates 25 years of service to the poor and underprivileged masses of rural India.
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15 days Skill Development programme on Kouna Craft
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Wangkhei (Manipur), July 16 (ANI): A 15-day-long Livelihood Skill Development Programme on the crafts of Kouna (water hyacinth ) has been launched under the sponsorship of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) at Wangkhei Pukhrambam Leiaki, Imphal East District, or
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ShopClues ties up with StoreKing, targets penetration in rural areas
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): India's first and largest managed marketplace ShopClues announced its strategic partnership with StoreKing, a leading assisted e-commerce player with a rural focus to enable customers to avail benefits of ShopClues through 16,000 StoreKing franchises which incl
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