ANAND S.T. DAS
PATNA

While the Lok Sabha polls are just two days away and the world

Kotranka (Rajouri): Forget bigger issues, all this backward belt wants is some food in the ration depots and a bit of clean drinking water.

BHUBANESWAR: The development financial support to Orissa by NABARD has touched an all time high of Rs 2,043 crore during 2008-09 posting a growth rate of 68 per cent over the previous year.

PADICHIRA: (Wayanad):

Tracking rural India can be tricky at the best of times. As somebody put it, it's like looking out of a passenger train window late at night wondering whether those lights shining far, far away are for real?

Ravish Tiwari

The fall in inflation levels has come as a blessing in disguise for the UPA Government

CHANDIGARH: The Bahujan Samaj Party candidate for the lone Lok Sabha seat from Chandigarh, Harmohan Dhawan, on Wednesday accused the Congress candidate, Union Minister of State for Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal, of

Untapped potential

HUGH & COLLEEN GANTZER

Rural tourism is intended to energise local skills, economy and grassroots development. Judging by Pranpur in Madhya Pradesh, it seems to be working well, in parts.

Leaving aside the many shortfalls in the accommodation, we found much in Pranpur that would provide fascinating experiential encounters with village lifestyles.

Nabard has sanctioned a Rs 342.43-crore loan to the state government in the current financial year for the construction of rural roads, bridges, drinking water schemes, flood protection and irrigation projects.

Nabard chief general manager AK Mathur said Rs 410.64 crores was released during 2008-09 to the government for the development of rural infrastructure.

PATACHARKUCHI, April 3