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Everything you need to know about Machhali Gaon: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Machhali Gaon: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

UP rural weekly to connect villagers, government

December 2, 2012 at 5:55 PM

Lucknow, Dec 2 (IANS) Gaon Connection, a rural all-colour weekly newspaper in Hindi, was launched Sunday in an attempt to bridge the gap between villagers and the government.

Goat breeding: the new currency in the desert

March 3, 2011 at 10:45 AM

Jodhpur, Mar 3 (ANI): The basis of all human civilizations across the world and from times immemorial has been the struggle for survival. In the arid desert region off the Thar, this struggle reflects the starkness of the terrain and the harshness of the climate.

Himachal Govt. seeks to promote village tourism under NREGA

June 21, 2010 at 8:13 PM

Shimla, June 21 (ANI): In a bid to revive traditional culture of hill villages and promote them as tourist spots, Himachal Pradesh is promoting tourism under the Central Government's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme.

Himachal Govt. seeks to promote village tourism under NREGA

June 21, 2010 at 7:37 PM

Shimla, June 21 (ANI): In a bid to revive traditional culture of hill villages and promote them as tourist spots, Himachal Pradesh is promoting tourism under the Central Government's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme.

Sports is a tool to defuse tension between states

February 10, 2010 at 6:55 PM

Guwahati, Feb 10 (ANI): Sports spread the feelings of brotherhood and unity. Here in Northeast sports is being used as an initiative to sort out border disputes between Assam and agaland.

Two Maoists arrested in Orissa during combing operations

October 21, 2009 at 6:19 PM

Raygarh (Orissa), Oct. 21 (ANI): Police have arrested two Maoists, both in their 20s, during a combing operation being carried out in Halam Gaon of Orissa's Rayagada district.

BJP solely to blame for Babri demolition: PM

April 19, 2009 at 1:46 PM

Guwahati, April 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday rejected Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad's charge that the Congress too was to blame for Babri Masjid, saying the BJP was solely responsible for the 1992 mosque demolition.

Economy to recover by September: PM

April 19, 2009 at 12:29 PM

Guwahati, April 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said the world economy will recover 'partially' by September and India would then go back to the growth rate of 8-9 percent.

Surrendered ULFA cadres help fellow Assamese

January 16, 2009 at 3:33 PM

Dibrugarh (Assam), Jan.16 (ANI): A group of former United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres have formed Asom Vikas Mancha (AVM) to render free services to the poor and downtrodden people of the region.

All my books may have been burnt: pastor's daughter

October 23, 2008 at 10:15 AM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (IANS) Khusubu Digal, 12, appears unusually calm for her age. She has not seen her parents for the last 45 days as she has been staying in a relief camp here after her home was burnt to ashes in Kandhamal district of Orissa.

Education, good health tools for eradicating poverty: president

October 20, 2008 at 3:40 PM

Guwahati, Oct 20 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Monday said that education, sanitation, and good health are tools for eradicating poverty and are indicators of a country's economic growth.

Curfew reimposed after fresh clashes in Orissa

October 6, 2008 at 8:30 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 1 (IANS) Curfew was re-imposed in Orissa's troubled Kandhamal district Wednesday following arson and the death of a woman in Christian-Hindu clashes, as court asked the central government to provide sufficient forces to restore peace in the state where communal violence has claimed 33 lives over the past month.

Curfew reimposed after fresh clashes in Orissa

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 1 (IANS) Curfew was re-imposed in Orissa's troubled Kandhamal district Wednesday following arson and the death of a woman in Christian-Hindu clashes, as court asked the central government to provide sufficient forces to restore peace in the state where communal violence has claimed 33 lives over the past month.

TERI promises to bring light in villages

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

New Delhi, August 23 (ANI/Business Wire India): Pledging its commitment towards addressing the physical, economic and policy aspects of energy, environment and resources, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) along with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, celebrated Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Divas 2008 in the capital today based on the this years common theme, "Akshay Urja Se Desh Vikas, Gaon Gaon Bijli, Ghar Ghar Prakash".

Assam benefits from Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Guwahati, Aug 7 (ANI): The Central Government's premier education for all scheme -- Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has received a wonderful response in Assam, especially in Chaygon of Kamrup District, where nearly 500 children with special needs have benefiting from it.