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Nashik’s Trimbakeshwar tribal women ask for work and dignity on Labor Day

On Labor Day tribal women workers of MNREGA scheme from Nirgud Pada village in Trimbakeshwar taluka, in Nashik, demand unemployment allowance after continuously demanding work under MGNREGA for almost three months.

The Hindu

Voter awareness programme organised in Chapoli village of Belagavi

Members of the district SVEEP committee held a voter awareness programme in Chapoli village, in Belagavi district, on Thursday, where the residents boycotted the polls in 2019, due to lack of development.

The Hindu

Congress promises ‘Right to Apprenticeship’ for youth below 25

Congress promises apprenticeship program with ₹1 lakh stipend for youth under 25, aiming to tackle unemployment effectively.

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Union Government not supporting drought relief efforts, says Karnataka CM

“We wrote to the Centre seeking approval for extension of MNREGA person days. But the Centre neither responded, nor provided approval. We wrote a letter seeking modification of NDRF norms to increase compensation to farmers, but there was no response. Over a month ago, the Centre sent a team of…

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Activists call for defeat of BJP to save MGNREGA from neglect

Suspending MNREGA in the state is the first experiment that the government is conducting.

The Hindu

T.N. Forest Department stops construction of elephant-proof trench near Sigur elephant corridor

Forest Dept. stops work on elephant-proof trench in MTR buffer zone; conservationists say it could restrict wildlife movement & lead to more human-elephant interactions. Govt. departments should consult Forest Dept. before initiating projects along elephant corridors. MNREGA workers should remove invasive weeds instead. Work stopped in initial stages, channel closed…

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On Bommai turf: Amid quota cheer, disquiet over jobs, corruption, journey from ‘secularism’ to Hindutva

“It was out of the question for me to vote for the BJP. But in 2008, when Basavaraj Bommai was given the ticket, I clearly remember that he stood outside my shop and said, ‘Don’t look at the party. Vote for me as I will work for you.’ And I…

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Rahul Gandhi holds interaction with women unorganised workers

Bengaluru

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Voters prefer to earn a dignified earning over freebies: Supreme Court

During a hearing on a petition to curb the practice of offering or distributing “irrational freebies”, CJI Ramana pointed out that political parties have lost elections despite promising freebies

The Hindu

MGNREGS site supervisors left in the lurch in their wait for salary payments

The Mates, front-line supervisors of the programme who mobilise the workers, face inordinate delays in getting their wages because of structural flaws in the MNREGS

The Hindu

Not only Bengal, Centre owes MNREGA funds to many states

As on July 1, the Union Government owes funds to 15 states under the MNREGA but the Union Ministry of Rural Development claims the funds have been withheld due to procedural problems

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MGNREGA played saviour for millions during COVID, but Modi did not acknowledge it: Rahul Gandhi

"I was watching during COVID when thousands and thousands of people were left without jobs and MNREGA saved them. Of course, the PM did not comment about MNREGA then."

The Hindu

75 lakes to be revived in every district under Jal Shakti Abhiyan

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ED raids in Jharkhand, Bihar in money laundering case linked to IAS officer Pooja Singhal

Pooja Singhal was arrested by the ED in a money laundering investigation linked to alleged embezzlement of MNREGA funds

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Overwhelming number of small farmers want their children to take up salaried jobs: Study

Bengaluru

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UP government gives farm, residential land to Bangladeshi Hindu families displaced in 1970

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday handed over letters of lease for agricultural and residential land to 63 Hindu families who were displaced in 1970 from Bangladesh (then East Pakistan). They have also been given Rs 1.20 lakh for construction of houses under the Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana.

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‘MNREGA helped stop migration from rural areas in Dharwad’

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act had helped rural families from migrating to bigger cities in search of livelihood, Deputy Secretary of Dharwad Zilla Panchayat Rekah Dollin has said

The Times of India

Bihar: Tejashwi Prasad Yadav ‘exposes’ wrong MNREGA figures

PATNA: Leader of opposition in the state assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Wednesday exposed the anomalies in the figures related to the work given to persons seeking engagement through schemes under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), alleging that the statistical figures presented in the House by rural…

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