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Lawmaker Missing, Say Posters In Village 'Adopted' Then 'Abandoned'
Two years after their hamlet was adopted by the local lawmaker to be transformed into a 'model village' under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Aadarsh Gram Yojna' launched with much fanfare in 2014, electricity, roads and toilets are still a distant dream for many, say residents of Pipra Maaf.
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North Korea Shuts Down Pyongyang Model Village
North Korea has closed a multi-million dollar model village in Pyongyang because it reminds leader Kim Jong-Un of his executed uncle who managed the project, media reports said Tuesday.
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'Toilet For All' Remains a Dream in PM Modi's Model Village
An elderly woman sits outside a brand new toilet that stands shut, unused, in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's model village Jayapura, just outside Varanasi.
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In Amethi Village He Adopted, Rahul Gandhi Suggests it's Pointless
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today visited Jagdishpur, the village he has adopted in his constituency Amethi, to launch a model village scheme. Even though Mr Gandhi, 44, arrived two hours late, he was greeted by an excited crowd which had packed the small venue to see him, with hope and a long list of demands.
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From No Electricity to WiFi and CCTV: How One Man Transformed This Gujarat Village
Punsari village, barely 100 km from Ahmedabad, could be a textbook case of development. Closed-circuit cameras, water purifying plants, air-conditioned schools, WiFi, biometric machines - the village has it all. And all of it was done in a matter of eight years, at a cost of a mere Rs 16 crore.
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Few Takers for PM Modi's Model Village Scheme
Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally kicked off his programme of adoption of a village in his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi, there have been very few MPs who have come forward so far.
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PM Narendra Modi to Visit Varanasi Today, Likely to Adopt a Village
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday visit his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi for the first time since he took charge in May. He is expected to adopt a village under the MP Model Village Scheme.
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PM Narendra Modi Launches Model Village Scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojna or a Model Village Scheme, a rural development scheme to be undertaken by Members of Parliament.
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NDTV in Tibet: Coursing Through a Model Village
After landing at the Gonggar Airport in Lhasa, we were taken to a hotel and the first thing we were given was a medicine to avoid altitude sickness.
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Kerala to have 557 model villages
A total of 557 villages in Kerala would be declared as model villages in the next financial year. Seventeen village offices had already been announced as model village offices, which had been fully computerised and various services offered to people without delay, official sources said on Sunday.
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Govt mulls model villages for Dalits in 8 states
In an effort to improve the standard of living of Dalits in the country, the Union Ministry of Science and Technology plans to develop model villages in eight states of India.
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Lawmaker Missing, Say Posters In Village 'Adopted' Then 'Abandoned'
Two years after their hamlet was adopted by the local lawmaker to be transformed into a 'model village' under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Aadarsh Gram Yojna' launched with much fanfare in 2014, electricity, roads and toilets are still a distant dream for many, say residents of Pipra Maaf.
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North Korea Shuts Down Pyongyang Model Village
North Korea has closed a multi-million dollar model village in Pyongyang because it reminds leader Kim Jong-Un of his executed uncle who managed the project, media reports said Tuesday.
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'Toilet For All' Remains a Dream in PM Modi's Model Village
An elderly woman sits outside a brand new toilet that stands shut, unused, in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's model village Jayapura, just outside Varanasi.
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In Amethi Village He Adopted, Rahul Gandhi Suggests it's Pointless
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today visited Jagdishpur, the village he has adopted in his constituency Amethi, to launch a model village scheme. Even though Mr Gandhi, 44, arrived two hours late, he was greeted by an excited crowd which had packed the small venue to see him, with hope and a long list of demands.
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From No Electricity to WiFi and CCTV: How One Man Transformed This Gujarat Village
Punsari village, barely 100 km from Ahmedabad, could be a textbook case of development. Closed-circuit cameras, water purifying plants, air-conditioned schools, WiFi, biometric machines - the village has it all. And all of it was done in a matter of eight years, at a cost of a mere Rs 16 crore.
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Few Takers for PM Modi's Model Village Scheme
Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally kicked off his programme of adoption of a village in his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi, there have been very few MPs who have come forward so far.
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PM Narendra Modi to Visit Varanasi Today, Likely to Adopt a Village
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday visit his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi for the first time since he took charge in May. He is expected to adopt a village under the MP Model Village Scheme.
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PM Narendra Modi Launches Model Village Scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojna or a Model Village Scheme, a rural development scheme to be undertaken by Members of Parliament.
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NDTV in Tibet: Coursing Through a Model Village
After landing at the Gonggar Airport in Lhasa, we were taken to a hotel and the first thing we were given was a medicine to avoid altitude sickness.
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Kerala to have 557 model villages
A total of 557 villages in Kerala would be declared as model villages in the next financial year. Seventeen village offices had already been announced as model village offices, which had been fully computerised and various services offered to people without delay, official sources said on Sunday.
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Govt mulls model villages for Dalits in 8 states
In an effort to improve the standard of living of Dalits in the country, the Union Ministry of Science and Technology plans to develop model villages in eight states of India.
