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Chennai, March 30 – As the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections draw closer, the ruling DMK and the opposition AIADMK have released comprehensive election manifestos, packed with welfare-oriented promises aimed at key voter groups, particularly women, farmers, and low-income households.The DMK, which...

Gandhinagar, March 29 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 38,949 newly constructed rural houses across Gujarat on March 31, which officials describe as a significant expansion of housing access for low-income families under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin).The houses, built...

Jammu, March 27 The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said that more than 31,000 houses have been completed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) since the scheme's inception, while several units that are under construction are largely due to constraints related to beneficiaries...

Hyderabad, March 25 Telangana Housing Minister P Srinivas Reddy said on Wednesday that over one lakh houses constructed under the Indiramma housing scheme will be handed over to the beneficiaries by March 31 and another one lakh by June.Responding to a query during the Question Hour in the...

Shimla, March 21 – In a first in the state's history, Himachal Pradesh has reduced its budget size by ₹3,586 crore, with the outlay down to ₹54,928 crore for 2026-27 from the current fiscal of ₹58,514 crore.Justifying the decision, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, in his budget speech...

Dang (Gujarat), March 20 – A farmer in the Dang district of Gujarat has received a permanent house with financial assistance from government schemes, reflecting the continued implementation of rural housing support in the region.Sonubhai Dokia, a resident of Jharan village who earns his...

Srinagar, March 7 Over 4,100 of the 6,000 transit flats for Kashmiri migrant employees have been completed in the valley, officials said on Saturday.The remaining units are expected to be ready by the end of the next month.Divisional Commissioner (Kashmir) Anshul Garg reviewed the...

Wayanad, February 26 – In a significant outreach to landslide-affected families in Wayanad, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Wayanad MP, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, laid the foundation stone for 100 houses being constructed by the Congress for survivors of the...

New Delhi, February 24 Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.He was accompanied by Deputy Chief Ministers Losii Dikho and Nemcha Kipgen.This was the first meeting between the chief minister and his two deputies with the prime minister after...

Imphal/New Delhi, February 24 Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has approved the construction of 5,000 houses for the rehabilitation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Manipur, officials said.The approval was given by the minister following a...

Imphal, February 24 – Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved the construction of 5,000 new houses for the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by ethnic violence in Manipur, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin...

Imphal, February 24 Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has approved the construction of 5,000 houses for the rehabilitation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Manipur, officials said.Chouhan gave the go-ahead for the construction of the houses...

New Delhi, February 24 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated his new Dutch counterpart, Rob Jetten, on assuming the office of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands and expressed hope for further strengthening the bilateral ties.In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Congratulations, Mr. Rob...

The Hague, February 23 – A Dutch minority government was officially sworn in on Monday at the Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, more than 110 days after the general election held on October 29 last year.Following the dismissal of the previous cabinet, 18 ministers and 10 state secretaries...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 19 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the first phase of the Kalpetta township, built for survivors of the 2024 Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides, will be inaugurated on February 25, with houses to be handed over to 175 beneficiaries.In a...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 19 – Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will lay the foundation stone on February 26 for 50 houses being constructed by the Congress for survivors of the Wayanad natural disaster.The ceremony will be held at 2 pm at Kunnambetta in Meppadi...

Seoul, February 17 – North Korea announced on Tuesday that it had completed a major housing project to build 50,000 residential units in Pyongyang ahead of a party congress later this month."The construction of 50,000 apartments in Pyongyang, which was carried out as the top priority task of...

Wayanad (Kerala), February 10 Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, V D Satheesan, stated on Tuesday that the Congress took only four months to acquire land for building houses for the victims of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslide, while the state government took a year for the same...