INDIRA Awaas Yojana, the Manmohan Singh government

The Himalayan State of Sikkim has made excellent progress in providing electricity and drinking water to its citizens, according to the latest National Family Health Survey for Sikkim.

A total of 92 per cent of the 1,11,830 households in the State have electricity and 78 per cent drinking water.

IN A move that is certain to help the ruling DMK in next assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, the Karunanidhi government has drawn an ambitious plan to rid the state of all huts, or temporary houses, in the rural areas by the year 2016.

The UPA government's policies on infrastructure have not translated into any substantial benefits for the poor.

Jaiprakash Agrawal, Chairman of Surya Foundation & Surya Group has started a village development project in the state. He project has already commenced and is covering many districts of MP. Inspired by Anna Hazare of Maharastra, Surya Foundation is working in about 150 villages in MP. Also, it will conduct Personality Development Camps for about 4500 children/youths of the MP state in one year.

Talking about safe cities, all urban agglomerations around the world today are on terror target. No one in that sense is really safe or secure. It is increased vigilance that will make our cities secure. For example, in the city of London, the one square mile area is protected by what is called the

CHILDREN of a remote northeast village Dibrual Dehingio Gaon are now studying in nearby English medium schools, 40 people of Padamunda village in Orissa are employed in transportation business in nearby town and habitants of flood-prone regions of Bihar are no longer starving during rainy seasons; thanks to construction of rural roads under country

GUWAHATI, June 9: AGP president Chandra Mohan Patowary today demanded of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to publish a white paper on the State-sponsored schemes taken up by his government in the State since 2001, barring the Centrally-sponsored schemes like the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA), Pradhan Matri Gramin Sada

Having received support from various states, the proposed Bachelor of Rural Health Care is all set to roll out soon. Speaking exclusively to The Indian Express, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Azad said he will soon have a meeting with the officials concerned and launch the course.

Jamshedpur, June 3: West Singhbhum is lagging behind in implementation of MGNREGA projects and there are large-scale irregularities in implementation of the scheme, observed a high-level state team today.

The team, which is inspecting development projects being carried out in the district, was headed by chief secretary A.K. Singh.