Varun Gandhi pays obeisance at Amritsar's Golden TempleAugust 16th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Dressed in white, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Varun Gandhi paid obeisance at the Golden Temple here on Sunday. Recalling his childhood, Varun reminiscenced how he once visited the Golden Temple along with his mother (Maneka Gandhi) to participate in "Kar Sewa" (community service).
Central village electrification project to be reviewedJuly 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Monday said that a three-tier committee has been constituted to monitor the implementation of the Rajiv Gandhi Viddyuti Karan Yojana to provide electricity to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. Replying to supplementaries in the Rajya Sabha, Shinde said that more than 62,000 villages have already been electrified under this scheme.
All BPL families proposed to be brought under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima YojanaJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that the Government proposes to bring all BPL families under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY). Announcing this while presenting the budget in Parliament today, Mukherjee said that Rs.
Budget helps Indian economy to return to path of growth says ChidambaramJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI J - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has hailed the union budget, saying it has been prepared with great skill and wisdom and with the objective of stimulating the economy and returning to the high growth path.
Convergence of tourism and housing in India to generate more employmentJune 29th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Union Tourism and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja has said that both the Ministries under her have vast potential for employment generation and convergence between the two is under active consideration of the Government to utilize their full potential. Addressing media persons here, Selja said, "The thrust area for the Government will be creation and improvement of tourism infrastructure, promotion and publicity of India as a preferred tourism destination in overseas markets, promotion of domestic tourism, development of human resource through skill development, skill certification and broad basing the hospitality education and most importantly employment generation."
She reiterated that tourism should result in sustainable and equitable growth.
C.P. Joshi assures support to Sikkim for implementation of flagship programmesJune 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Rural Development Minister, Dr. C.P. Joshi today assured support to Sikkim for the implementation of flagship programmes of the Government under the Ministry of Rural Development in the State.
Planning Commission's focus to be on infrastructure, inclusive growth: MontekJune 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The reappointed Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, on Saturday said the commission would focus on infrastructure development and inclusive growth. "President's address has given much emphasis on infrastructure...
Self-help groups help rural women in PunjabMay 1st, 2009 ABOHAR - A large number of women in Punjab are gaining self reliance with the help of self-help groups (SHGs) operating under the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozagar Yojana (SGSY), a poverty eradication scheme launched by the Government of India to promote employment opportunities. In Muktsar district of southwest Punjab, women are getting vocational training in designing, embroidery, knitting and making of stuffed toys, thanks to the `Swaranjayanti Gram Swarazagar Yojana', a scheme under which assistance is given to the poor families living below the poverty line in rural areas.
Punjab corruption not letting benefits reach people: Rahul GandhiApril 14th, 2009 TALWANDI SABO - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said that the benefits of several schemes launched by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government were not reaching the people of Punjab because of corruption in the state. 'The Manmohan Singh government has done a lot for the people.
Jalandhar Sikhs intensify protests over clean chit to TytlerApril 4th, 2009 JALANDHAR - Hundreds of Sikhs burnt effigies of Congress leaders, including party president Sonia Gandhi, and vandalized party's office in Jalandhar as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) gave clean chit to former Union Minister Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. On April 2, the court gave clean chit to Tytler after the CBI said that it did not have sufficient evidence against the Congress leader.ikhs want the Central Government to take action against Tytler, who according to them, instigated rioters after then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984.
Self-help groups enabling Punjab's rural women gain self-relianceMarch 13th, 2009 MUKTSAR - A large number of women in Punjab are becoming self-reliant with the help of Self-help groups (SHGs) operational under the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozagar Yojana (SGSY), a poverty eradication scheme aimed at promoting employment opportunities launched by the Government of India. Assistance is provided to the rural women who are eager to take up self-employing vocations under the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozagar Yojana.
Dehradun's Mahila Bachat Bank provides help to needy womenMarch 12th, 2009 DEHRADUN - For providing loans and other financial facilities to needy women, a group of women here in Uttarakhand have opened a bank named the Mahila Bachat (Women's Saving) Bank. A group of women started the bank and put their savings here.
Rural infrastructure fund increased to Rs.140 billionFebruary 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The corpus of the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) was increased to Rs.140 billion (Rs.14,000 crore) in 2008-09 from Rs.55 billion in 2003-04, acting finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Monday. Presenting the interim budget for 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha, Mukherjee said a separate window for rural roads was created under the RIDF with a corpus of Rs.40 billion for each of the last three years.
Sonia meets, eats with Dalits in Uttar PradeshJanuary 27th, 2009 RAE BARELI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi visited several Dalit families and ate with one of them in her parliamentary constituency Amethi here Wednesday, the second and last day of her Uttar Pradesh visit. To have the first hand experience of problems and challenges faced by the Dalits, Gandhi visited their huts in various villages in Rae Bareli, a Congress leader said.
Couple shot dead on day police got orders to protect the duoJanuary 24th, 2009 AMRITSAR - A newly married couple was shot dead in a Punjab town Sunday - the day the police received orders from the Punjab and Haryana High Court that they were to be protected. The victims, Balkar Singh and Rajinder Kaur, were shot dead separately in Tarn Taran town, 50 km from here, by unidentified assailants.
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