Going a step ahead of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, NCP leader and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has urged all MPs to devote a higher share of their MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds for irrigation and drought-proofing works in their respective constituencies.

Haryana, at the time of its creation from the womb of Punjab was partly a parched state. Large areas were dry treeless sand dunes. Even drinking water was a privilege. Its has taken long strides since then. The State is becoming a real green land. All the villages get potable water.

To expedite the process of financial inclusion in the State which as per the report of the Rangarajan Committee on Financial Inclusion has a sizeable section of the population excluded from basic banking opportunities and services, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has come up with a slew of farmer-oriented projects.

Chandigarh: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 127 crore and Rs 245 crore for Punjab and Haryana, respectively, for improving rural infrastructure under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).

Since the inception of RIDF, Nabard has sanctioned more than 40,000 projects with a loan component of Rs 5,806 crore to the West Bengal Government.

First handmade herbal soaps, now women of Hurlung will learn to make liquid soap.

Kullu: Over 50 per cent crops have been damaged in four tehsils in the district due to drought. The administration has initiated assessment and relief operations.

This was stated by the Deputy Commissioner at

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Gramin Bank has been chosen to implement a pilot project on

Pune The Shramik Shetkari Vigyan Mandal, a farmers

Nabard has released Rs 41 crore for the development of 52 rural roads in the district, said sources in the Public Works Department.