MP villages to get 24-hour power supply from May

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 13:52

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said all rural households in the state will start getting 24-hour power supply from May-end.

Delhi gang-rape: Magisterial inquiry may scan jail CCTV footage

Last Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 22:29

Land records or `jamabandis` of 73 villages of the district on Delhi`s outskirts have been computerised and integrated with online registration system, a step that will help in checking fraud in sale of land.

388 villages in Thane expected to face water shortage

Last Updated: Monday, February 25, 2013, 14:29

A total of 388 villages and 480 hamlets in the district are likely to face water shortage this summer, according to the officials.

Solomon Islands tsunami destroyed villages, killed 9

Last Updated: Thursday, February 7, 2013, 13:55

Aid workers struggled to reach remote, tsunami-ravaged villages in the Solomon Islands on Thursday.

Rural flavour grips Bollywood

Last Updated: Saturday, January 5, 2013, 14:06

Rustic and raw flavour of villages and towns are paying rich dividends.

Cooperative culture in J`khand villages impresses Ramesh

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 17:59

Not long ago farmer Mahendra Mahato used to fetch water from a distant reservoir to irrigate his land for a single crop at Bari village.

94 villages shifted from national park areas in MP

Last Updated: Monday, December 17, 2012, 13:38

The Madhya Pradesh Government has shifted 94 villages so far from areas of National Parks and sanctuaries in the state.

Suu Kyi impressed by self-help of Andhra village women

Last Updated: Saturday, November 17, 2012, 11:58

The success stories of women`s empowerment in villages of Andhra Pradesh have impressed Myanmar`s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who also studied the socio-economic transformation of people brought about by various government schemes.

Haryana power utilities to start survey in village

Last Updated: Sunday, November 4, 2012, 13:58

The Haryana Power Distribution Utilities would soon start survey of required works to be done for strengthening power distribution system in villages.

NSCN factional fighting compels villagers to fle

Last Updated: Friday, November 2, 2012, 12:52

Turf war between two factions of NSCN were reported from Ojakho and Chasa villages in Longding and Tirap districts of Arunachal Pradesh forcing the villagers to leave their homes.