Heavy rains claim 7 lives in Rajasthan in 2 days, 15k shifted to safe places

Seven people died in rain-related incidents and 265 people were rescued by relief forces as extremely heavy rainfall triggered by a depression, a remnant of Cyclone Biparjoy, battered parts of......

Elderly priest, wife sustain burns in petrol bomb attack in Rajasthan

An elderly priest and his wife received burn injuries when a group of around 10 people allegedly hurled a petrol bomb at him in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district, officials said on Monday. Image used......

2 BJP MPs among 9 booked for forcing flight take-off

A bitter Twitter war broke out Saturday between Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey and the Deoghar Deputy Commissoner over an FIR against Dubey and other BJP leaders for barging into the......

BJD sweeps Odisha panchayat polls; BJP, Cong far behind

Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal is heading towards a landslide victory in the three-tire panchayat polls leaving the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress far behind as counting on Monday......

Rs 3,620 crore spent under rural job scheme

The Orissa government has spent Rs 3620.49 crore (Rs 36.2 billion) under the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Schemetill the end of June this year.The MGNREGS started in 24 districts of......

Why a village wall is to be copied everywhere

The Union Budget has proposed a minimum daily wage of Rs 100 under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme and raised the funds by 144 per cent. Rajasthan which already pays Rs 100 as......

7 new railway lines to be constructed

Presenting the Railway Budget 2009-10 in the Parliament on Friday,railway minister Mamata Banerjeesaid target of 250 km has been fixed for construction of new lines in 2009-10. Some prominent......

Economists sound alert on NREGP bank payments

The government's recent move to make wage payments through banks mandatory for the National Rural Employment Guaranteescheme has caused alarm, with three economists writing to Prime Minister......