News The Centre is planning to create a second rung of defence along 202-kilometres long International Border (IB) in the region as many terrorists have managed to successfully infiltrate through Samba and create havoc in neighbouring areas. A high-level team of Home Ministry and state officials toured the entire IB, ...

News Urban local bodies in all 118 towns on banks of the river Ganga in five states will maintain the 500 metre area along the river and connecting drains as a ‘litter-free zone’. Unemployed youth in these urban areas will be hired to ensure the upkeep of the zone. The ...

News The government has decided to outsource the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan publicity campaign to a professional agency for the next four years and has earmarked nearly Rs 200 crore for this. The Swachh Bharat mission is to be implemented at a total cost of Rs 62,009 crore with a targeted ...