Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 14:17
Two fast growing villages in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh would be developed under the Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) by the Union Ministry of Rural Development in collaboration with a private firm.
Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 15:21
With creating infrastructure in `rural-urban` clusters emerging as a "major challenge", Rural Development Ministry is hoping that its revamped project for developing amenities in such areas will show results in coming years like MNREGA- its job scheme for villages.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 08:51
Pakistan troops resorted to heavy shelling at Indian positions at 50 locations along the International Border killing one BSF jawan and injuring six others a day after Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde reviewed security situation in Jammu And Kashmir.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 23:43
In an escalation of ceasefire violations, Pakistani troops on Sunday night opened fire at six forward posts of the BSF along the International Border(IB) in Jammu district.
Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 08:41
A police personnel and two Uttar Pradesh home guards were injured on Sunday when a group of Kanwariyas indulged in stone pelting after some of the devotees were allegedly hit by a car of a CBI officer.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2012, 13:43
The police in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday detected and defused a timebomb in a briefcase near a petrol pump in the Ranbir Singh Pura area, west of Jammu.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2012, 13:04
Panic gripped the border town of R S Pura in Jammu district on Thursday when police found an abandoned suitcase in a petrol pump and called in the bomb disposal squad to remove it.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 12:51
In a fit of rage, a mentally-unstable man allegedly cut the hand of his wife in Pura village in Bahjoi area here, police said Tuesday.
Last Updated: Monday, September 19, 2011, 21:09
A Samajwadi Party MLA was on Monday booked in Jaunpur for allegedly beating up a village head, police said.
Last Updated: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 22:52
The Government is planning to revive the dream plan of former President of India, A P J Abdul Kalam, for development of villages -- Provisioning of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA), a top Government official said here.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 18:23
A restructured programme of PURA, the pet scheme of former President A P J Abdul Kalam, was on Thursday cleared by the government for its implementation as a pilot project in the country.
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