14 'laggard'' districts under welfare scheme scanner

A zila parishad of Himachal Pradesh received a national award for adopting innovative measures to strengthen panchayati raj institutions.

Campaigners say the Brazilian government is failing to protect one of the world's most endangered tribes. The Awa people are believed to number just 450, but their territory has attracted thousands of loggers and settlers. Last year a judge ordered ...

Patna: The Bihar government has issued notices to 3.20 lakh beneficiaries for non-construction of houses under the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) in spite of availing funds for the purpose, while 93 others

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Nairobi, Kenya: Former High Court Judge Justice Mary Angawa who was declared unfit to continue serving in the Judiciary two months ago has challenged her removal in court. Angawa wants the court to quash the entire decision of the Judges and ...

King singer/songwriter Awa Kiwi singer/songwriter Awa couldn't have picked a more perfect time to release his new EP, Heartbeat. It's NZ Music Month and the Kiwi music staple describes his unique collection of seven tracks as native soul; written ...

Taylor Swift accepts the award for top Billboard 200 album for "Red" at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS: Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot ...

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