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Rural Development Minister to open SARAS mela
Rural Development Minister Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh will inaugurate the SARAS mela, an exposition of rural artisans from across the country, here today. ANI
Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti to boycott talks with all-party delegation
Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti (SASS), the group spearheading the agitation over the Amarnath land transfer row, has decided not to hold talks with the all party team arriving in Jammu on Saturday to defuse the crisis. ANI
Kerala Water Resource Minister calls on Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
Union Rural Development Minister Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has assured the Kerala State Water Resource Minister N. Premachandran of all the required assistance in tackling the problem of pure, safe and sufficient drinking water in the state. ANI
RJD national executive meet in Patna today
A crucial meeting of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) national executive will be held here today to chalk out partys strategy in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. ANI
Vice President to inaugurate ministerial retreat today
Vice President Hamid Ansari will inaugurate a ministerial retreat and a special session of governing council of Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and Pacific (CIRDAP) here today. ANI
Congress steps up efforts to seek support of UPA allies on Nuke-Deal
Congress today stepped up its efforts to seek support of its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies on the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal ahead of the UPA-Left panel meet on June 25. ANI
Complete the conversion of dry latrines into water seal latrines in rural areas by March 2009: Meira Kumar
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Meira Kumar has urged the Minister of Rural Development, Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh to take urgent steps to ensure that all dry latrines in rural areas are converted into water seal latrines by March 2009, which is also the target date for rehabilitation of remaining manual scavengers. ANI
UPA Government completes four years
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government on Thursday completed its four years in power. ANI
States asked to streamline, regulate flow of NREGA funds
Union Minister for Rural Development Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh on Monday stressed upon the need to curb misappropriations in the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) across the country. ANI
Rural employment scheme to cover entire country from today
The Central Government will implement the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) throughout the country from today covering the remaining 604 districts. ANI
Rural employment scheme to cover entire country from today
The Central Government will implement the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) throughout the country from today covering the remaining 604 districts. ANI
Rural employment scheme to cover entire country from today
The Central Government will implement the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) throughout the country from today covering the remaining 604 districts. ANI
Rahul Gandhi discusses NREGA with Manmohan Singh
After taking up the issue of relaxation of cap on the 600 billion rupees farm lain waiver scheme with the Centre, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday once again met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the effective implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (N REGA) in the country. ANI
Union Ministers brother in dock after probe panel confirms child labour accusations against him
Brother of Union Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has been found guilty of child labour by engaging two small kids as oxen to till his agricultural land at Shahpur village in Vaishali district of Bihar, according to a probe panel constituted by the State Government. ANI
Rural Development Minister to open SARAS-2007
Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh will inaugurate the annual SARAS MELA 2007 at Pragati Maidan here today. ANI
27th India International Trade Fair from tomorrow
The annual - SARAS-2007, India International Trade Fair (IITF) will kick off at Pragati Maidan here on Wednesday. ANI
Govt to set up National Land Reform Council
Government on Monday said that a National Land Reform Council headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would be set up to supervise the implementation of a new land reforms policy. ANI
Rural Development Minister to hold regional performance review committee meeting
Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh will hold a two-day Regional Performance Review Committee Meeting here today. ANI
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