vibrant villages programme

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha stated today that the border villages are India's first line of defense, and the residents are the first face of India that anyone outside sees. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the LG said that the residents of border villages are not only first in...

Jammu, March 28 – Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha, on Saturday, directed a large-scale crackdown on drug smuggling networks that target the youth of the Union Territory (UT).L-G Sinha reviewed the progress of the 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan' (Drug-Free India Initiative)...

Imphal, March 28 Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said on Saturday that infrastructure, connectivity, and service delivery will be improved in 143 border villages in the state under the Centre's Vibrant Villages Programme-II.Singh was addressing a gathering during a day-long...

New Delhi, March 24 More than 39,000 projects have been approved under the Border Area Development Programme, which is in its 'final phase', since the fiscal year 2004-05 in the bordering states and Union Territories, including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Jammu and Kashmir, the Lok Sabha was...

Deputy Commissioner Ashok Kumar Sharma of Poonch chaired a comprehensive review meeting of the Vibrant Villages Programme – II at the DC Office Complex to assess development work in the border areas of the district.The meeting focused on the progress in 133 border villages, with officials from...

Aizawl, March 17 – Mizoram Governor General V.K. Singh (retired) said on Tuesday that the ongoing railway project in the state includes plans to extend the railway line to southern Mizoram, connecting it with the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP) in Myanmar, a move expected...

As part of the second day of his visit to Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Barak Valley on Saturday and laid the foundation stones and performed the bhoomi pujan for several development projects worth over ₹23,000 crore.Addressing a large public gathering in Buddhurail...

Itanagar, March 10 – Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein said on Tuesday that the state possesses the largest hydropower potential in the country, estimated at around 58,000 MW, and the government aims to harness this resource to accelerate green energy generation and economic...

Itanagar, February 26 – Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein reaffirmed the state government's strong commitment to development in border areas on Thursday, stating that special policy focus is being given to the remote and frontier regions of the state.Addressing the 48th...

Itanagar, February 26 Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein said on Thursday that development must go hand in hand with cultural preservation, and emphasized that focused investments in infrastructure, agriculture, and livelihoods in border areas will encourage reverse migration...

Patna, February 26 Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to inaugurate a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) border outpost in Bihar's Araria district on Thursday, and review security and infrastructure along the India-Nepal border, officials said.Shah will also interact with residents living in...

Patna, February 26 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Araria on Thursday, where he will participate in a programme at the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) border outpost in the Letti area before conducting further security assessments in the region.He will also review development...

New Delhi, February 25 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to begin a three-day visit to Bihar on Wednesday, focusing on border security, administrative preparedness, and ongoing development initiatives in the state's Seemanchal region, which shares a border with Nepal and Bangladesh...

Patna, February 25 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will begin a three-day visit to Bihar's Seemanchal region on Wednesday, with a focus on strengthening border management.Shah is scheduled to arrive in Purnea in the afternoon and proceed to Kishanganj. He will visit Araria on Thursday and Purnea...

New Delhi, February 24 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will embark on a three-day visit to the sensitive border areas of Bihar starting Wednesday, with a focus on demographic changes in the state's Seemanchal region due to infiltration and illegal religious structures along the border, officials...

The Kathua District Administration organized special village meetings and awareness programs at the Government Primary School, Bobiya, to develop village-level development plans under the "Vibrant Villages Programme" of the Indian Government.The program was presided over by MLA Vijay Kumar...

Patna, February 24 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah will embark on a three-day visit to Bihar, starting Wednesday, to review security measures, administrative preparedness, and ongoing development initiatives in the state's border districts, with particular emphasis on areas along the India-Nepal...

Itanagar, February 21 In order to provide quality healthcare to the country's easternmost frontier, the Arunachal Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), in collaboration with the state unit of the National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment (NPCBVI), has formally adopted the Kaho...

Silchar, February 20 Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived here on Friday for a two-day visit to Assam, during which he will launch a border infrastructure project and address a rally.Shah was received at the airport by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his cabinet colleagues, and senior...

New Delhi, February 20 Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a letter to Chief Minister Pema Khandu on the occasion of the Statehood Day of Arunachal Pradesh, stating that with a name befitting its geographical location, this is the state where the sun rises first in the country.Modi said it is...