Report filed by the Additional Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Kerala in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Motu based on the report dated 26.06.2023 received from Hon’ble Justice A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai on the Present Status of Waste dump site at Cubaloor in Mangalpady Panchayat, Kasargod District, …
The government subsidy for constructing individual household toilets has been increased to Rs. 4,700 a unit and 2,488 beneficiaries would be sanctioned the subsidy in the district soon, said Collector Darez Ahmed. Speaking at the valediction of a mass contact programme at Sirumathur here on Wednesday, Mr.Ahmed said about 672 …
20 Wildlife Enthusiasts Have Taken Up Cudgels Against The Illegal Practice Ahmedabad: Wildlife lovers have joined hands to give the lion king of Gir some peace and quietness. With the help of NGOs working in Saurashtra, a group of wildlife enthusiasts has decided to take up cudgels against illegal lion …
IMPHAL: Jairam Ramesh, the Union Minister for rural development, drinking water and sanitation, was obviously not satisfied with the slow progress of construction works in the rural areas. Talking to reporters on Sunday at the conclusion of his two-day official visit to Manipur, Ramesh said that he had instructed the …
Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh give contrasting pictures of the sanitation story in the country. While the latter swears by subsidised toilet building, the latter gave up the subsidy offer route long before. And, while UP is far away from total sanitation, the latter has declared itself Open Defecation Free. …
After the pet project of the former President PURA (provision of urban amenities in rural areas) failed to take off, the Centre has restructured it into PURA 2.0 to focus on rapidly urbanising rural areas, which are not being administered by municipal bodies. Unveiling PURA 2.0, Union rural development minister …
Considering the intense heatwave conditions for more than a week and reports of drinking water crisis trickling in from different parts of the State, the Government has instructed district collectors to deploy special teams for restoration of defunct tube-wells and rural pipe water systems. According to district reports, 678 mobile …
A meeting of environmentalists held here on Tuesday to discuss the Draft National Water Policy (2012) called for a campaign against moves to turn water into a commodity. The meeting was organised by the Salim Ali Foundation, Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishath, Centre of Science and Technology for Rural Development (COSTFORD) …
The ongoing agitation for land by tribespeople in Wayanad got an impetus with the Adivasi Gothra Maha Sabha (AGMS) joining the fray on Tuesday. Close to 150 tribal families erected huts on vested forest areas at Nagamana, Aranappara, and Kagajadi in the Tirunelli grama panchayat, under the North Wayanad forest …
TAMLUK, 1 JUNE: Protests over land acquisition for a proposed chemical hub in Nandigram saw police fire at villagers, killing about 14 of them and wounding many others. The event, dated 14 March 2007, is etched in the memory of almost every individual of this state and triggered political movements …
JAIPUR: Jhunjhunu on Thursday earned the distinction of being the first smoke-free district in the state on World No Tobacco Day. Now, if any person is caught smoking at public places in Jhunjhunu, he or she would be challaned. The public places include railway station, bus stands, banks, government offices, …
The Andhra Pradesh is one of the two states in the country to initiate democratic decentralisation process on the lines of Balawanta Rai Mehata Committee Report in 1959. The process of decentralisation in the state can be broadly divided into six phases. In every phase, the successive government, except during …
With Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on their side, the Orissa government has sidestepped the concerns expressed by Central intelligence agencies and the Home Ministry to work with gram panchayat heads who were elected unopposed. Panchayat polls in February had seen a jump in the number of candidates winning unopposed …
NAMAKKAL: The Cauvery river, the main source of water for most parts of the state, is facing a serious threat from the untreated industrial effluents, particularly from dyeing units and sewerage, being let into it. On a stretch of about 80 km in the district, two municipalities and five town …
JAIPUR: Giving its final verdict in the Ramgarh dam case, the Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday ordered that encroachments from water bodies across the state be removed and the illegal land allotments made close to them since 1955 be cancelled. The state government has been told to plan for a …
To get outlay of Rs 20,000-25,000 cr proposal for subisdised loans, too The government has decided on a comprehensive push for mechanisation of agriculture, by setting up machinery hiring centres in every village in the 12th Plan period. These machinery is to be leased for harvest with support from states …
With contractors avoiding rural road projects in Naxal-hit districts, the Union Rural Development Ministry plans to entrust local panchayats to execute them under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). “If there are no contractors ready to construct rural roads in these areas despite repeated tenders, we are ready to …
If the Sundarbans are to be saved, ecological concerns must find their way into the debate on development, writes Uddalak Mukherjee The Centre for Science and Environment recently released the findings of a study it had undertaken to examine the impact of climate change on development in the Sundarbans. The …
MALKANGIRI: The Odisha Government must follow the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Area (PESA) Act and the decision of the Palli Sabha regarding setting up of any industry in the scheduled area should be final, said Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh. He was speaking to PRI representatives on the premises …
The Planning Commission in its 12th Plan (2012-17) document has suggested implementation of the UPA’s flagship rural employment programme scheme, MGNREGA, in mission mode. According to the document, a copy of which is with this newspaper, the programme should be implemented by an autonomous society called the MGNREGA Mission, which …
SRINAGAR: Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din alongwith Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Ali Mohammad Sagar today inaugurated the augmentation of water supply from Rangil plant to fort area at Pokhribal water treatment plant which has come at a cost of Rs. 42 crore. Addressing …
