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  Mamata alleges Modi govt conspiracy against WB over MGNREGA funds

  Politics | August 09, 2014 8:07 IST

  Krishnagar (WB): Claiming that the Centre has decided not to provide MGNREGA funds for most of the blocks from the next financial year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Narendra Modi government

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  Arun Jaitley allocates Rs 33,364 cr for MNREGA

  Politics | July 10, 2014 21:16 IST

  New Delhi: The UPA's flagship programme MNREGA was today allocated Rs 33,364 crore, with Narendra Modi Government expressing commitment to carrying it forward, ignoring suggestions including from within for scrapping it.  The amount is same

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  Nitin Gadkari plans to link MNREGA with afforestation progamme

  India | June 14, 2014 0:08 IST

  New Delhi: Plans to link the MNREGA scheme with the afforestation progamme could get a huge boost with Rural Development Ministry officials saying that the idea mooted by Union minister Nitin Gadkari has lot of

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  Delay in payment of MNREGA wages to attract punishment: Munde

  India | May 29, 2014 20:51 IST

  New Delhi: Talking tough, new Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde today said a punishable provision will be added to MNREGA for delay in payment to rural job seekers and asked state governments to take action

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  Rahul joins Priyanka in attacking Modi on snoopgate

  Politics | April 24, 2014 16:43 IST

  Sitapur (UP): Rahul Gandhi today joined his sister Priyanka Gandhi in attacking Narendra Modi over snoopgate controversy, saying Gujarat government has no regard for women as it gets their phones tapped.  Addressing an election rally

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  UPA has fulfilled most promises: Sonia Gandhi

  Politics | April 03, 2014 17:39 IST

  Patna: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday said that the UPA government fulfilled most of the promises made to the people in the last Lok Sabha polls and was committed to work hard to improve the

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  Rahul Gandhi attacks Mamata government

  Politics | March 25, 2014 14:03 IST

  Nagrakata (WB): Attacking the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal over the issue of development, Rahul Gandhi today said funds worth crores were sent from the Centre to the state but they never reached the

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  In Pics: Rahul Gandhi's rally in Gujarat

  Politics | March 12, 2014 6:23 IST

  Balasinor (Gujarat): In a hard-hitting attack on Narendra Modi on his home turf, Rahul Gandhi today accused his government of “stealing” farmers' land and charged the BJP with appropriating credit for schemes launched by the

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  Mamata slams Centre's decision on MNREGA

  India | March 01, 2014 11:43 IST

  Kolkata : When the Central government is unable to provide funds even for 100 days' work under MNREGA, the decision to increase it to 150 days is nothing but a political gimmick, West Bengal Chief

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  Workdays for tribals under MNREGA raised from 100 to 150

  India | February 28, 2014 22:19 IST

  New Delhi: In a bid to woo tribals ahead of Lok Sabha polls, the government today raised the workdays under its flagship rural employment guarantee programme MNREGA from 100 to 150 for tribals, a move

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  Need to have parity of wage under MNREGA: Jairam

  Politics | February 02, 2014 23:00 IST

  New Delhi: Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today said there was a need to have parity of wage under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) and the Minimum Wages Act.He said,

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  BJP sowing seeds of poison in its hunger for power: Sonia Gandhi

  Politics | February 01, 2014 19:05 IST

  Gulbarga (Karna): Attacking BJP and its PM candidate Narendra Modi, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accused them of indulging in divisive politics by “sowing seeds of poison” (zeher ki kheti) and instigating violence.“This is an

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  BJP is a party of 'poisonous people', says Sonia

  Politics | November 23, 2013 21:13 IST

  Kota(Rajasthan): UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today attacked BJP saying it is a party of “poisonous people” which spreads nothing but rumours.“BJP is spreading rumours that the drugs of Rajasthan flagship ‘Free Medicine Scheme' are poison,

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  UPA's policies have given good results, record growth: PM

  Politics | November 16, 2013 16:20 IST

  Aizawl: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the UPA government's policies and programmes for rapid and inclusive growth are showing good results and the country has seen a record average economic growth in the

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  MNREGA gave jobs merely to nine per cent of households: CAG

  India | July 18, 2013 7:46 IST

  Raipur, Jul 18: Less than nine per cent of Chhattisgarh households got jobs for 100 days under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREG) Act during 2007-08 to 2011-12, a CAG report tabled in the

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  PM rejects Mulayam's demand for scrapping MNREGA

  Politics | March 07, 2013 12:07 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 7: Rejecting Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's demand that "corruption-hit" MNREGA be scrapped, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said UPA's ambitious flagship social sector programme "provides a safety net to a

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  Use MNREGA to bring second Green Revolution: Sonia

  Politics | February 02, 2013 23:13 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 2 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi today strongly pitched for utilising MNREGA to increase agricultural production, saying the flagship scheme can play a big role to usher in second green revolution in

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  Govt to converge MNREGA & other schemes

  August 06, 2012 20:02 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 6: The government today said it will converge the MNREGA and other schemes to meet the challenges of drought-like situation in several states and enhance imports of commodities in short-supply to control

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  MNREGA is a story worth telling, says Manmohan

  India | July 14, 2012 17:05 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 14: Terming NREGA as a “story worth telling”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the issue of delayed payment to workers under the programme should be addressed at the earliest and sought

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  Some changes likely in Panchayat laws after panchayat polls

  India | June 26, 2012 19:22 IST

  Kolkata, Jun 26: After the next Panchayat elections, the West Bengal government is likely to bring some basic changes in the existing Panchayat laws for better functioning of the three-tier panchayat system, Panchayat Minister Subrata