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Kolkata, March 30 Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said on Monday that, if necessary, his party would withdraw candidates from all 291 Assembly seats in West Bengal if the BJP provides proof that the Centre has released funds to people of the state under the PM...

New Delhi, March 30 The Congress accused the government of not implementing the VB-G RAM G Act after "freezing" MGNREGA, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps reminding people of the COVID period, but has forgotten how the UPA-era law provided relief to millions during the pandemic...

New Delhi, March 30 The Congress on Monday accused the Modi government of not implementing the VB-G RAM G Act, claiming that it had "locked" MGNREGA, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps reminding people about the COVID period, but has forgotten how the UPA-era law provided relief to...

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...

Bengaluru, March 27 Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge has launched a statewide awareness campaign to highlight the key differences between the MGNREGA and the VB-G RAM G scheme.As part of the initiative, nearly 95,000 letters are being sent to current and former Gram Panchayat representatives...

Bengaluru, March 24 Karnataka received less than half of its allocation under the JJM due to its inability to utilize the funds already released, the CAG said in its report.The report of the Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) on the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) for the...

March 24th, Champhai: Speaking as the Chief Guest, Champhai Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Aaquib, IAS, urged local journalists to combat digital misinformation through accurate and responsible reporting. Addressing rural development, DC Aaquib highlighted the proposed Viksit Bharat – Guarantee...

Hyderabad, March 24 The Telangana Assembly on Tuesday witnessed a heated exchange over the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, as the ruling Congress linked Nathuram Godse to the RSS, while BJP floor leader Maheshwar Reddy countered that the Sangh had no ties to the assassin.During a discussion...

New Delhi, March 24 The Congress on Tuesday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his statement on the West Asia situation in the Rajya Sabha, saying it was a "pre-prepared text full of self-praise" regarding all that he claims to have achieved in the last 11 years.Congress general...

Shimla, March 21 – Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presented a budget of Rs 54,928 crore for 2026-27, focusing on the rural economy, and blamed the discontinuation of the revenue deficit grant to the state for the annual losses of over Rs 8,000 crore.The grant, a...

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...

New Delhi, March 19 The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a farmers' body, congratulated the Jharkhand assembly and the Hemant Soren government on Thursday for passing a resolution urging the Centre to continue with the repealed rural employment guarantee scheme, MGNREGA.Pointing out that the assemblies...

Ranchi, March 18 – Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren stated on Wednesday that the government has prioritized ensuring social security for every citizen, providing food to every household, ensuring quality education for children, and improving healthcare facilities for all.He said in the...

Ranchi, March 18 CPI(ML) leader and general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya alleged on Wednesday that the Centre has weakened the job prospects of people through the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-GRAM-G, and said his party would launch a nationwide...

Ranchi, March 18 The Jharkhand assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution urging the Centre to continue with the framework of the MGNREGA instead of its new modified version, the VB-G RAM G Act.Rural Development Minister Dipika Pandey Singh moved the proposal in the House, which was passed by...

New Delhi, March 17 The opposition's protest against Vikshit Bharat G RAM G has failed to garner any public support because the country has accepted it as a better scheme than its previous version, MGNREGA, Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday...

Srinagar, March 16 AICC general secretary in charge of West Bengal, G A Mir, said on Monday that the Congress would emerge as a strong force in the state assembly elections, assuring that the party will play the deciding role once the results are out.Speaking to reporters in Anantnag district...

Kolkata, March 16 The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday called the Election Commission's reshuffle of senior administrative and police officials in West Bengal a "panic reaction by a party that realizes it cannot win elections through democratic means", while the opposition BJP and CPI(M)...

New Delhi, March 15 A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over the budgetary allocation for the Department of Rural Development for the 2026-27 fiscal, noting that while the total outlay has increased by 21 per cent, the bulk of the increase is earmarked for the new VB-GRAMG scheme.The...

Lucknow, March 13 – Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday said that if former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were alive today, Kanshi Ram, a leader of the Bahujan Samaj, would have been the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.Gandhi made the remarks while addressing a...