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Bhupendra Yadav

Don't believe in one-party rule; Opposition claim baseless: Bhupendra...

BJP state in-charge says he is confident of party winning over 220 seats with allies.

18 Oct 2019 1:22 AM IST

Gehlot seeks Rs 1000 crore under MGNREGA from Centre

Rajasthan is among the top states to implement MGNREGA scheme and nearly 42.33 lakh rural families have been given work...

20 Feb 2019 11:53 AM IST

Kumaraswamy urged the Prime Minister to expedite the process to release Rs.2064.30 crore as per SDRF/ NDRF norms for drought relief and mitigation. (ANI)

K'taka CM meets PM Modi, seeks release of funds

Kumaraswamy seeked for release of pending funds under NDRF and MGNREGA for drought relief.

9 March 2019 4:08 PM IST

Trilochan Mukhopadhyay, a TMC booth president on the outskirts of district headquarter town Suri, returned the amount to 141 people, from whom he had taken for providing them jobs under the MGNREGA scheme. (Photo: PTI)

Protests force TMC leader to return Rs 2.25 lakh taken as 'cut money'

The development came two days after local people staged demonstration outside his house demanding immediate return of...

26 Jun 2019 10:09 AM IST

After note ban, there has been a slump of 23 per cent in employment generation through the MGNREGA as compared to the month of October. (Representational image)

Budget 2019: Govt faces hard choice of 9 pc growth or 2 pc decline on...

Budget 2019: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman may have to raise allocation for NREGA to alleviate agrarian crisis.

17 Jun 2019 3:44 PM IST

MGNREGA should not continue forever, I am not in its favour. Our aim should be building poverty-free India, Tomar said. (Photo: ANI)

MGNREGA should not continue forever: Tomar

MGNREGA provides livelihood security by guaranteeing 100 days of wage-employment to a rural household in a financial...

17 July 2019 5:30 PM IST

The party will also work to win all the 29 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the 2019 general election, Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar said. (Photo: PTI)

Not in favour of continuing with MGNREGA forever: Tomar

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar appreciated women self help groups for providing employment in rural areas.

17 July 2019 3:46 PM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference on the last day of election campaign in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

Seeking help for flood-hit Wayanad, Rahul pens letter to Union...

'Recent floods have already claimed lives of over 100 people and uprooted lakhs of people,' Rahul said in his letter to...

27 Aug 2019 10:52 AM IST

This photograph taken around noon on August 16 shows that not a single official is present at Chandrapur block office and people desperately waiting to convey their grievances.

Once-Maoist Chandrapur shows no sign of governance

Chandrapur which translates into the land of shining moon, continues to rot in official negligence.

23 Aug 2019 3:03 AM IST

Scheme has provided an average of 41.44 days of employment per household.

Over 70 per cent dip in 100 days work under MGNREGA

MGNREGA payouts have been a key factor that has affected the rural economy adversely this year.

20 Jan 2020 1:39 AM IST

At a time when the country is hard-hit with an economic slowdown, the Home Minister Amit Shahs proclamation to make India a five trillion dollar economy by 2024 appears far-fetched.

NREGA best tool to ease economic distress caused by virus: Opposition

The Trinamul Congress also said that MNREGA was one of the world's large social welfare programmes

9 Jun 2020 12:02 PM IST

According to the RBI, private spending has taken a hit particularly for transport services, hospitality, recreation and cultural activities. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Economy in freefall, govt must act quickly

Economists like Raghuram Rajan and others have suggested the government to open its purse strings to support the demand

27 Aug 2020 3:15 PM IST