Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
The residents of Bamni were fed up with the constant feud between two farmers in their village. Their quarrels, which often came to fisticuffs, went on day and night, at home and in the farms, for years. Occasionally their neighbours had to rush them to a doctor after they had …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has acknowledged the need for greater flexibility in the implementation of the rural schemes and demand for support and security to make their delivery more effective in the naxal-affected districts. “It is crucial for policymakers to feel the needs of the people and have a deeper …
Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday urged the Centre to declare five existing road stretches in the state as National Highways to help strengthen the network in rural areas, which are emerging as new hubs for growing cash crops and fruits. State’s Public Works Minister Gulab Singh Thakur called on Union …
Development and land rights are the new weapons in the government’s war against Naxals. To forge an effective response, the rural development ministry is consulting the collectors of the 60 Left-wing extremism (LWE)-affected districts at a day-long meeting in the Capital on Tuesday. In the past, development programmes have failed …
“Sense of the House” over need for urgent repairs to be conveyed Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Friday that the “sense of the House” on the issue of poor upkeep of the roads under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the need to repair them urgently would be conveyed …
Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh will arrive in Ranchi tomorrow on a three-day visit of the state to review execution of development schemes, including a blighted MGNREGS, in Jharkhand’s 14 left-wing extremism (LWE) affected districts. In his first tour of Jharkhand after taking over the rural development ministry with …
Putting an end to the last several years of squabbling between the NDA government in Bihar and the UPA government at the Centre, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has decided to stop awarding any new work to central government’s agencies under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the …
Ranchi, Aug. 29: A Comptroller & Auditor General’s report, tabled in the Assembly today, has pulled up the state for poor implementation of a central government scheme for rural roads, pointing to substandard work, fraudulent payments to unscrupulous contractors and serious financial irregularities. Only nine per cent of rural habitations …
Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh called on Governor NN Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here last evening. During their meeting, the Governor and Jairam discussed important issues relating to the implementation of various flagship rural development schemes and programmes in the state and reviewed the achievements under …
SRINAGAR: Union Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh called on Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah here this evening. The two leaders discussed matters relating to the PMGSY, establishment of Panchayat System, empowerment to Panchayats and other Central schemes in rural development sector. Minister for Rural Development, Ali Mohammad Sagar, Minister of …
LUCKNOW: The state government on Saturday decided to allocate an additional Rs 300 crores for maintenance of roads, which got damaged due to rains. This will be apart from the budgetary allocation of Rs 7100 crores that has been earmarked for maintenance of roads for the financial 2011-12. While announcing …
Government asks market committees to take loan for the job With the Chief Minister distributing funds during his Sangat Darshan programmes out of the Rural Development Fund, the Punjab Mandi Board is left with no money for construction, repair and maintenance of rural link roads. The Punjab Government has now …
Identification of work under the Rs 650 crore AP Rural Connectivity programme of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) has come to a halt in the state. A local bodies association from Nalgonda approached the High Court with a plea that the identification of work under the …
The state government is likely to knock on Centre’s door for additional funds to overcome the budgetary constrains in tackling the problem of bad roads in Maharashtra. Highly placed sources in the Chief Minister’s office said, “The state has made a big mistake by failing to make optimum use of …
Under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGS), around 1.25 crore mandays employment has been created for over 52 lakh beneficiaries in 54 thousand villages in all districts of Madhya Pradesh. Not only were the jobs provided to the maximum beneficiaries but many important infrastructural development works have also …
After ignoring Karnataka for more than a year by refusing to release funds for upgrading rural roads, the Union Ministry for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RD≺), has finally sanctioned over Rs 1,400 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Addressing reporters on Thursday, RD≺ Minister Jagadish Shettar said …
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to construct 116 new roads at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore and has given the contract to a private company. These roads will follow a similar construction plan like the roads in Nagpur, say civic officials. Ready mix cement will …
The work on 11.43 km road from Aladangadi to Goliangadi in Belthangady taluk which was half completed due to the interuption by the forest department, has received green signal from the Central government to lay road inside the reserve forest. Accordingly, the road work has commenced. A view of the …
Narendra Modi seems to have set aside Hindutva to appease big business while the human development indices of Gujarat keep falling. WHEN Anna Hazare praised Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his achievements in rural development in Gujarat, it resulted in a slew of messages to the veteran Gandhian from outraged …
BANDWAN (Purulia), 9 MAY: As you are about to enter the village, you will come across a signboard of the power ministry which states, "this village has been electrified under the Rajib Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana." But, wait till the sun sets and you will get a different picture. Although …
