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Internet subscribers cross 109 crore; 2.21 lakh Gram Panchayats made service-ready under BharatNet: GovtInternet subscribers have surpassed 109 crore, and over 2.21 lakh Gram Panchayats are now service-ready. Telephone connections also saw a s...05 Aug, 2026, 07.20 PM IST- Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet approves Rs 7,834 crore for 4 major schemes; 20% reservation for retired Agniveers in state policeArunachal Pradesh's Cabinet approved Rs 7,834 crore for four comprehensive schemes. This investment will improve roads and rural connectivi...18 Jul, 2026, 10.21 AM IST
- Karnataka eyes corporate laptop reuse for rural schoolsKarnataka plans a structured program for reusing corporate laptops. Usable IT equipment will be donated to rural schools and government ins...09 Jul, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
- HP opposes centre's 'VB-G RAM G' scheme, says new norms will burden state with Rs 164 crore annually and reduce wagesHimachal Pradesh government vehemently opposes the Centre's renaming of MGNREGA to 'VB-G RAM G' and its new funding framework. Minister Ani...25 Jun, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
- Govt holds inter-ministerial meet to operationalise G RAM G Act convergence framework ahead of July 1 rolloutA crucial inter-ministerial meeting was held to finalize the convergence framework for the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevik...24 Jun, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
- Rural tap water coverage reaches nearly 82 pc under Jal Jeevan Mission, claims government documentIndia has achieved remarkable progress in providing tap water to rural households, claims government. The Jal Jeevan Mission has connected ...08 Jun, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
- TMC leader Jahangir Khan arrested near India-Nepal border in north Bengal on 'extortion' charges after days on the runTrinamool Congress leader Jahangir Khan was apprehended by West Bengal Police's Special Task Force near the India-Nepal border. Khan had be...08 Jun, 2026, 11.48 AM IST
- Karnataka to set up NRI, public grievance departments; eyes overseas investmentsKarnataka is establishing new departments for Non-Resident Indians and public grievances. Chief Minister DK Shivakumar aims to boost NRI in...04 Jun, 2026, 07.17 PM IST
- Government selects Hughes India to connect remotely located panchayats with satellite broadbandThe 5,000-gram panchayats are located in north-eastern states, including Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and the G...13 Oct, 2020, 03.43 PM IST
- 1.10 lakh gram panchayats given optical fibre connectivity: GovernmentUnion minister Narendra Singh Tomar told the Lok Sabha that the government has taken initiatives to provide Internet/ e-panchayat facility ...08 Feb, 2018, 02.00 PM IST
- 31,680 panchayats connected with internet: Manoj SinhaAs of July 2017, 2,21,925 kms of optical fibre cable (OFC), covering 1,00,299 gram panchayats (GPs), was laid and 25,426 GPs provided with ...30 Aug, 2017, 08.51 PM IST
- 80,000 gram panchayats now have broadband: GovtAs per the govt, a total of one lakh gram panchayats were to be provided with broadband connectivity under BharatNet by March end this year.31 Mar, 2017, 07.26 PM IST
- Internet to be available in all gram panchayats by next year: GovtOne lakh gram panchayats are to be connected by underground Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) by March this year under the first phase of BharatNet...08 Feb, 2017, 04.01 PM IST
- 15,000 gram pachayats will go to polls this year: Maharashtra Election CommissionAs per rules, in a taluka, if elections are held in less than 50 per cent gram panchayats, prohibition orders are enforced only in the part...05 Feb, 2015, 12.12 PM IST
- Kerala's Idukki to get India's first hi-speed rural broadband networkWith the commissioning of the network, Idukki would become the first district in the country to have all its gram panchayats connected thro...11 Jan, 2015, 09.28 PM IST
- Gram panchayats to get broadband speed of up to 100 mbps: Kapil SibalGram Panchayats will get broadband speed of up to 100 Mbps under a government project that aims to connect all 2.5 lakh panchayats in the c...30 Aug, 2013, 04.34 PM IST
- Panchayats overhaul soon to smoothen rural schemesWith 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
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