Haryana govt extends family income limit for availing Ayushman Bharat to Rs 3 lakhHaryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Saturday increased the annual income limit under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana from Rs 1.8 lakh to ...
12 Aug, 2023, 07.57 PM IST
HC seeks UP government view on flying flag daily at gram panchayat bhawansThe High Court directed the government to seek "complete instructions" from the Department of Culture as well as the Department of Panchaya...
06 Aug, 2022, 12.56 AM IST
Panchayats to be centres of development, will not face dearth of funds: Yogi AdityanathAddressing a gathering on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day at Eri Rampura village in Orai tehsil, Adityanath said, "Panchayats w...
24 Apr, 2022, 05.56 PM IST
Smooth transition of power in India after every election post-independence: LS SpeakerBirla also said the country cannot be empowered without strengthening the Panchayati Raj institutions and making them more accountable to t...
08 Jan, 2021, 02.53 PM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker to attend outreach programme for panchayat representatives in DehradunThe programme on the initiative of the Lok Sabha Speaker will be physically attended by around 405 panchayat representatives including 26 z...
07 Jan, 2021, 08.50 AM IST
Yogi Adityanath sets target: UP to be open defecation free by October next yearSpeaking at an event organised on the occasion of 'Panchayati Raj Diwas', the chief minister also spoke for 'smart villages' on the lines o...
24 Apr, 2017, 07.11 PM IST
'Gram Uday' campaign: Nearly 300 government officers to visit villagesPrime Minister Narendra Modi had on April 14 launched the 'Gram uday se bharat uday' abhiyan - village self governance campaign - aimed at ...
17 Apr, 2016, 12.28 PM IST
Government to bring Bill to increase reservation for women in local bodies to 50%Like any Constitutional amendment pertaining to states, this would also require ratification by half of the states.
02 Mar, 2016, 10.12 AM IST
Bihar Cabinet gives nod for panchayat pollBihar cabinet today gave its nod for holding 10 phase three-tier panchayat election in the state beginning from April 24.
23 Feb, 2016, 07.46 PM IST
Telangana government proposes to introduce 2,400 e-PanchayatsAll payments of MGNREGS, pensions, watershed and other government programmes would be administered through one stop shop to be set up at th...
16 Jul, 2014, 06.44 PM IST
Canara Bank opens 35 branches at remote villagesCanara Bank today opened 35 branches in the remote villages of West Bengal where no banking service was available.
27 Feb, 2014, 10.00 PM IST
- Mamata committed to provide banking facilities in all villages
Responding to the state government's appeal, the UBI has come forward and taken initiative as a lead bank in the state to provide rural ban...
21 Nov, 2013, 09.29 PM IST
FSO's implementation to be a model for others: Ashok GehlotAshok Gehlot today said that the Food Security Ordinance would be implemented in the state in such a way that it would be a 'model' for oth...
18 Jul, 2013, 07.02 PM IST
- 200 arrested for opposing Posco project
The leaders of CPI, CPI(M), Forward Bloc, RJD and Samajwadi Party along with their supporters held a rally on Mahatma Gandhi Road before ma...
06 Jun, 2011, 05.36 PM IST
- Panchayats overhaul soon to smoothen rural schemes
With a huge amount of funds riding on various rural development programmes, the Manmohan Singh government has now turned its sights on refo...
13 Aug, 2010, 07.57 AM IST
- Panchayats to monitor NREGA functioning
The UPA government’s flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) is set to get even bigger with the rural development ministry...
21 Aug, 2009, 12.49 AM IST
- Global agencies show interest in Bihar growth
Global financing agencies show their keenness to extend financial assistance in road construction, power, health, tourism and rural develop...
18 Feb, 2008, 03.40 PM IST