New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) In a major push to eliminate drought in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced that the state will give top priority to the Central government’s Jal Jeevan Mission, the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), and various state-level water conservation initiatives.The announcement followed a high-level meeting chaired by Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil. The Central government responded positively to Maharashtra’s financial a…
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Bhopal/Panna, May 27 (IANS) Following the tragic soil cave-in accident in Panna, the outrage among the affected families continues to mount as they refused to conduct the last rites of the deceased and sought higher compensation and an FIR against the people responsible for the mishap. The incident occurred in Nayapurwa, a hamlet falling under the Biharpurwa Gram Panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Ajaygarh police station.On Tuesday, five labourers lost their lives when the soil caved in du…
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) The new Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled West Bengal government on Monday took an in-principle decision to implement the state’s crucial flood control-cum-drainage project, popularly known as the “Ghatal Master Plan”, jointly with the Union government, with the expenditure to be shared equally between the Centre and the state.The project had long remained stalled because of the reluctance of the previous Trinamool Congress-ruled and Ma…
Bhopal/New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Centre has notified the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G Act, which will be implemented across India from July 1 this year, Union Agricultural Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday.Addressing the media in Bhopal, Chouhan said the new law will raise guaranteed rural employment from 100 days to 125 days for workers seeking work.He said the Act aims to expand job opportunities and strengthen livelihood sec…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Central government on Monday notified the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, to be rolled out nationwide from July 1, 2026, guaranteeing 125 days of wage employment to rural households.Under the new framework, every rural household whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work shall be entitled to a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment in every financial year, the statement from the Ministr…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Setting the ball rolling for the implementation of Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) — VB G RAM G, the Centre on Monday notified the commencement of the rural employment guarantee scheme.The law, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), will come into effect across all rural areas from July 1, while the latter will stand repealed from the same date.Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, b…
Agartala, May 6 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has took a strong stand in the fight to make the state drug-free. During a meeting at the Civil Secretariat here on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said that the police administration must remain constantly vigilant to ensure that drugs do not enter the state through the railways or any other route.Various narcotics are smuggled from Myanmar and routed through Mizoram and southern Assam before reaching Tripura, often for illegal transit into n…
Bhubaneswar, May 1 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday launched the fourth phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-IV) in Odisha, marking a major push for rural connectivity in the state.The project was inaugurated at a special programme held in Rayagada district in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Ravi Narayan Naik on Friday.The Union Ministe…
Chennai, April 30 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu School Education Department is set to roll out an ambitious literacy initiative for 2026-27, aiming to educate more than four lakh non-literate adults and move the state closer to achieving full literacy. The programme, part of the New India Literacy Programme (NILP), will focus on individuals aged 15 years and above who lack basic reading, writing, and numeracy skills.Officials said the initiative is designed not only to impart foundational education but …
Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), April 29 (IANS) In a strong push to enforce discipline and accountability, Rewa district Collector Narendra Kumar Suryavanshi on Wednesday carried out a surprise inspection at the district Panchayat office, exposing widespread late attendance and absenteeism among officials and staff.The Collector reached the office at around 10.05 a.m. and found it nearly empty, with only four employees present. As the inspection progressed, more than two dozen staff members were seen arr…