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  It will be a Congress, RSS fight in next LS polls: Jairam Ramesh

  National | October 07, 2013 6:36 IST

  Patna: Congress will fight against RSS and not BJP in the next Lok Sabha elections as the Sangh is now in control of the saffron party, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh said Sunday."The next general elections

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  No tie-up with Trinamool: Jairam Ramesh

  National | October 01, 2013 20:16 IST

  Kolkata: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh taunted West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress Tuesday and said his party can never join hands with it as it secured its victory in a recent Howrah Lok Sabha by-election after

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  Foodgrain allocation for Maharashtra to increase to 45 lakh tonnes

  India | September 29, 2013 19:15 IST

  Mumbai: Foodgrain allocation to Maharashtra from the Central government would increase from the current 36.5 lakh tonnes to 45 lakh tonnes after the National Food Security Bill comes into effect, Union Minister for Rural Development

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  BJP, SP have begun poll preparations from Muzaffarnagar, says Ramesh

  National | September 21, 2013 16:27 IST

  Lucknow: Lashing out at the Uttar Pradesh government for its “inaction” in controlling the violence in Muzaffarnagar, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today termed it as "poll preparations" of BJP and Samajwadi Party."I believe

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  UP CM was 'masterly inactive' during riots: Jairam Ramesh

  National | September 20, 2013 14:59 IST

  New Delhi:  In a scathing attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Congress leader and Union Minister Jairam Ramesh today accused him of being “masterly inactive” over Muzaffarnagar riots and adopting a “cynical strategy”

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  Modi single handedly derailed GST: Jairam Ramesh

  National | September 20, 2013 14:27 IST

  New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of "single handedly" derailing the ambitious tax reform - GST - a brain child of the BJP-led NDA government, and championed

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  Land Acquisition Bill can reduce naxal influence: Ramesh

  India | September 15, 2013 7:03 IST

  Raipur: Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh yesterday said the passage of landmark Land Acquisition Bill could gradually eliminate naxal influence in tribal-dominated areas."Naxalites are holding their influence in tribal areas on the issues of

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  Jairam blames 'forcible acquisition' for Naxal problem

  National | September 09, 2013 12:12 IST

  New Delhi: Coming down heavily on PSUs for displacing tribals, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh Sunday blamed their actions for growth of Naxalism in many areas and cautioned that the era of "forcible acquisition" was now

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  Land bill takes middle path, says Ramesh

  National | September 05, 2013 7:04 IST

  New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said the land acquisition bill "attempted to strike a balance between development and land acquistion and protect the right of tribals who are displaced in the process".He was

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  Odisha does not have infra for utilising central funds: Ramesh

  India | August 18, 2013 10:27 IST

  Kendrapara (Odisha): Union Minister Jairam Ramesh yesterday alleged that the Odisha government did not have the infrastructure to utilise central funds and failed on many occasions to submit utilisation certificates."Centre is generous in releasing grants

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  No differences with Home Ministry, says Jairam Ramesh

  India | July 30, 2013 7:48 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 30: Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday dismissed reports that there was any difference of opinion with Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde over the proposed expansion of Rs 249 crore

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  Odisha road projects: Jairam Ramesh points out irregularities

  National | July 06, 2013 12:37 IST

  Bhubaneswar, July 6:  Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh pointed out several irregularities in the implementation of road projects in Odisha under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMSY) an official said Saturday.In a letter to

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  Jairam Ramesh points to irregularities in Odisha road projects

  India | July 06, 2013 11:56 IST

  Bhubaneswar, July 6: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh pointed out several irregularities in the implementation of road projects in Odisha under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMSY) an official said Saturday.In a letter to

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  Jairam Ramesh raises doubts over GM foods

  National | July 01, 2013 15:00 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 1: "Do you want to have an agriculture in which one company controls 95% of seeds?" This was Union minister Jairam Ramesh's poser to experts in the areas of nutrition and agriculture

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  Jairam Ramesh: Modi is Bhasmasur, consumes his own mentors

  National | June 14, 2013 9:17 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 14: Dubbing Narendra Modi as India's "first authentic fascist", Union Minister Jairam Ramesh today conceded that the BJP leader poses a "challenge" for the Congress party in the coming elections."He will certainly

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  Aadhar card should not become an instrument of exclusion: Jairam Ramesh

  India | May 31, 2013 19:43 IST

  New Delhi, May 31: Amid concerns that sticking to Aadhaar criteria could deprive many people especially in remote areas of benefits of UPA's ambitious cash transfer scheme, Union Minster Jairam Ramesh today cautioned against a

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  Maoist attack will be a turning point against Naxals, says Jairam Ramesh

  National | May 29, 2013 7:50 IST

  New Delhi, May 29: Describing Maoists who killed several Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh four days ago as terrorists, senior Union minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday expressed the hope that the "deliberate and meticulously- planned carnage"

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  Jairam Ramesh describes Maoist attack as 'holocaust'

  National | May 26, 2013 18:30 IST

  New Delhi, May 26:  Describing the Maoist attack on a Congress convoy which claimed close to 30 lives as a “holocaust”, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Sunday said the incident shows that left-wing extremists have

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  'Press refresh button to get new ideas'

  India | April 20, 2013 18:21 IST

  Bhopal, Apr 20: Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has advised young professionals selected for a rural scheme fellowship to keep aside theoretical knowledge they have gained in educational institutes and learn from on- field

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  Bengal has moved from one dictatorship to another: Jairam Ramesh

  National | April 08, 2013 7:24 IST

  Matigara, West Bengal, Apr 8 : Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that with the coming of the Mamata Banerjee government, West Bengal has moved from one dictatorship to another."It is the