New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Nearly 99.92 per cent of inhabited villages in India now have a banking outlet within a five‑kilometre radius, the Parliament was informed on Monday.Further, 100 per cent villages in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are covered with banking outlets within a radius of 5 kms, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.The Jan Dhan Darshak App, a Geographic Information System (GIS) monitoring tool, shows banks, busi…
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Diu, Jan 9 (IANS) Prasanna Behindre, who won a gold medal in pencak silat, on Friday hailed Khelo India Beach Games (KIBG) for providing a platform for youngsters. The Khelo India Beach Games, currently being held in Daman and Diu, has come out as a great opportunity for these sportspersons to showcase their talent and hope to make it to the international stage from there.”Winning a gold medal is a proud moment for the UT; I have won a medal for the UT, and I am very happy. I hope to win more me…
Diu, Jan 8 (IANS) Till two years back, there was no opportunity for lakhs of talented youngsters around the country to participate in major beach games. The Khelo India Beach Games, currently being held in Daman and Diu, has come out as a great opportunity for these sportspersons to showcase their talent and hope to make it to the international stage from there.Umabati Patra from Odisha, who won the gold medal in Pencak Silat in the second edition of the Khelo India Beach Games, told IANS on Thu…