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Land bill today, Fate unknown 09 March 2015
The government will meet opposition leaders before the land bill comes up for consideration and passage in Lok Sabha. The Centre is also working on further amendments to dilute some provisions of the ordinance. Parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu, rural...
Keywords: Parliamentary affairs minister, rural development minister, finance minister, Rajya Sabha
Read MoreNo toilet, no bride 22 October 2012
The rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has lashed out at the public, who defecate in open. He has said that women in rural areas should deny to get married into a house where there's no toilet. He even mentioned that...
Keywords: astrologists, Rural development minister, defecating in public, Jairam Ramesh on toilets
Read MorePM Modi saddened by Munde's death 03 June 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is extremely saddened by Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde' death. "Extremely saddened & shocked by the demise of my friend & colleague Gopinath Munde ji. His demise is a major loss for the Nation & the...
Keywords: PM Modi saddened by Munde's death, Gopinath Munde died, Gopinath Munde dies in Accident, Modi saddened by Munde's death
Read MoreWorld's largest open toilets are Indian Railways 27 July 2012
Jairam Ramesh, the rural development minister has called the Railways the biggest open toilets while he was speaking about a proposal to provide more funding for bio-toilets. He had quoted that India is the world's capital in open defecation accounting...
Keywords: bio-digesters, bio-toilets, Open toilet, defecation
Read MoreLand Bill ammendments suggested by JPC may be accepted 04 August 2015
The Union government has expressed its readiness to accept the recommendations of the parliamentary panel on the land bill. “We must consider issues on which there is a consensus,” rural development minister Birender Singh said. “Our stand on land bill...
Keywords: Land Bill, JPC, Birender Singh, rural development minister
Read MoreWoman sells 'Mangalsutra' to build toilet 07 November 2014
A woman from Maharashtra who sold her 'mangalsutra' to build a toilet in her home, is getting appreciation from all corners. The Maharashtra government recognised this woman and honoured for showing the importance of having toilet at home. Going by...
Keywords: Rural Development Minister Pankaja Munde, Maharashtra woman, Maharashtra woman, Mangalsutra
Read MoreSeemandhra New Capital in 3-4 years: Jairam 04 March 2014
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said that the new capital for the residuary Andhra Pradesh will be ready in 3 to 4 years at a plenary session of Confederation of Indian Industry. “Though Hyderabad will be the joint capital...
Keywords: Seemandhra capital, Confederation of Indian Industry, Seemandhra New Capital in 3-4 years-Jairam, Top stories
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