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  Rahul accuses TDP govt of undoing SHG movement

  Politics | July 24, 2015 18:14 IST

  Anantapur (AP): Praising the Self-Help Group (SHG) women movement built over the years in Andhra Pradesh, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today alleged that the TDP government in the state has destroyed the endeavour.Noting that MNREGA

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  MNREGA world's largest public works programme: World Bank

  India | July 07, 2015 23:40 IST

  Washington:  India's rural employment guarantee programme MNREGA has been ranked as the world's largest public works programme, providing social security net to almost 15 per cent of the country's population, the World Bank has said.India

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  MGNREGA workdays increased from 100 to 150 in drought-affected areas

  India | June 18, 2015 10:20 IST

  New Delhi: Battling opposition charge of pursuing "anti-poor" policies, the NDA government has decided to increase the number of workdays under MGNREGA from 100 days to 150 days in drought-hit areas.The law has been criticised

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  Every urban family spends 4,400 annually on bribes: Government survey

  India | May 24, 2015 10:07 IST

  New Delhi: An average urban household in India spends Rs 4,400 on bribes annually while a rural household spends Rs 2,900 on it, a survey by a government agency on accounted wealth has revealed. The survey

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  A war that did not end: Yemen returnees still battling odds, wish to return

  India | May 18, 2015 10:51 IST

  The war did not end for them, even though it's been almost a month since they came back to the home country. Those who have returned are still fighting!While earlier, in Yemen, it was for

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  FM Arun Jaitley admits to agrarian crisis, hints at more sops for farmers

  India | May 10, 2015 18:10 IST

  Mumbai:  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday hinted at more sops for the troubled farmers, saying the unseasonal rains in March have resulted in an "agrarian crisis".Jaitley asserted that the government is committed to allocate

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  MNREGA a monument of Congress's failure; willing to amend Land Bill: PM Modi in Lok Sabha

  Politics | February 27, 2015 16:39 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Congress in the Lok Sabha, calling the MNREGA scheme the biggest example of the party's failure while in power over a

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  No central programme as popular as MNREGA: Many states

  India | February 02, 2015 20:52 IST

  New Delhi: There is no central programme as popular as MNREGA; this was some state governments' message to the Centre as they conveyed their displeasure over the fund crunch for the scheme.On the occasion of

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  MNREGA amendment bill to be taken up in Lok Sabha today

  Politics | December 18, 2014 8:57 IST

  New Delhi: If all goes well in the Parliament today, the bill on amending the MNREGA will be taken up in Lok Sabha today.Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu has said this on Wednesday after

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  When will good days come, asks Rahul Gandhi

  Politics | December 17, 2014 17:53 IST

  Shikaripara/Godda (Jharkhand): Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his ‘achhe din' slogan, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today wondered when such good days will come and questioned why he never talks about

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  Rahul Gandhi attacks Narendra Modi's style of functioning

  Politics | December 04, 2014 18:50 IST

  Amethi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's style of functioning, saying that he wants complete power in his hands."Prime Ministerji has a different thinking... That he has complete power

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  MNREGA has helped revive agriculture sector: Study

  India | October 19, 2014 9:04 IST

  New Delhi: Social activists opposing the NDA government's move to reform MNREGA today said that the scheme has in fact helped revive the agriculture sector of the country.Citing a new study conducted by a Mumbai-based

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  Government determined to 'review' MNREGA

  Politics | October 17, 2014 10:03 IST

  New Delhi: Despite objections from various quarters, the government is determined to go ahead with its plan to undertake a "thorough review" of UPA regime's flagship programme MNREGA, arguing that it has been "allowed to

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  Jairam Ramesh Opposes Dilution in MNREGA

  Politics | October 14, 2014 23:46 IST

  New Delhi: Contending that Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari wants to "dismantle the edifice of MNREGA", his predecessor and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today said the country cannot "afford" the "ill-informed assault" on rural job

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  Maharashtra Polls: Congress cannot be banished from Maha: Rahul

  Politics | October 10, 2014 15:55 IST

  Dindori (Maha): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his call for “Congress-free Maharashtra”, saying it was impossible as his party's ethos and ideology were same as that of the

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  MNREGA workers to participate in cleanliness drive

  India | September 30, 2014 10:29 IST

  New Delhi: The Central government has issued a directive seeking ‘active participation' of millions of MNREGA workers for the ambitious ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' (Clean India Mission), slated to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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  KG Basin, MNREGA among issues to be examined by PAC

  Politics | September 20, 2014 9:21 IST

  New Delhi: Pending reports on KG Basin, UPA's flagship rural employment scheme MNREGA and indigenous construction of warships are among the 41 subjects selected by Parliament's key Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for examination in the

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  Congress not to allow demolition of slums in Uttarakhand

  Politics | September 15, 2014 16:38 IST

  Dehradun: The ruling Congress in Uttarakhand today said it will not allow demolition of a single slum in the state in the name of anti-encroachment and fulfil its prepoll promise of regularising the slum colonies

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  Jaitley to examine Bengal govt dues

  India | August 23, 2014 21:18 IST

  Kolkata: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today assured West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of examining the state's dues for various central assisted schemes.“The chief minister has given me a letter of the outstanding account

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  RSS's Hindutva claim a challenge to secular India: CPI-M

  Politics | August 21, 2014 12:07 IST

  Chennai: The claim of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat that India is a Hindu nation and Hindutva its identity is a “challenge” to the concept of secular India, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said Wednesday.“RSS head