Indian Villages

Pakistan Resumes Shelling Border Posts, Villages; 3 Civilians Injured

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 21, 2017

After a two-day lull in cross-border firing and shelling, Pakistani troops targeted Indian border outposts and villages along the international border in Jammu and Samba districts today, injuring three civilians, a senior Border Security Force or BSF officer said

Woman Killed In Ceasefire Violation By Pakistan Army In Poonch

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 12, 2017

A 45-year-old woman was killed in firing by the Pakistani army at border villages and Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district today, officials said.

After Mutilation Of 2 Soldiers, Fear Among Residents Near Line Of Control

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Thursday May 4, 2017

After two Indian soldiers were killed and their bodies mutilated by Pakistan's Border Action Team on Monday, there is fear among the residents of villages close to the Line of Control or LoC.

Take Up The Fight Against Fluorosis Before It's Too Late

Vikas Ratanjee | Tuesday April 18, 2017

In 2004, the villagers of Chauhatta in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district started complaining of body pain. Unable to identify the cause for many months, one of the villagers decided to visit Mumbai to see a ‘big’ doctor. The doctor diagnosed that the water that he drank was the real culprit and had huge amounts of fluoride in it. He was advis...

PM Narendra Modi's 'Power For All' Progresses - But Big Loopholes Remain

India News | Rajesh Kumar Singh | Saket Sundria | BLOOMBERG | Wednesday January 25, 2017

Screams alerted Dadasaheb Vidhate to the fire trapping three of his children in the family's thatched-roof hut in rural India.

Foreign Media On India's Cash Chaos, Why This Clampdown Is Different

Jeanette Rodrigues, Bloomberg | Tuesday November 22, 2016

PM Modi's decision rattled the world's second-most populous nation, where cash dominates day-to-day life.

'Sweet' Solution to Kill Bacteria in Drinking Water Developed

Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 15, 2016

A team of Indian origin researchers in Canada has developed paper strips laced with sugar that can be used to kill harmful E coli bacteria in contaminated water in remote villages of India and around the world.

5 Ceasefire Violations By Pak In 24 Hours, Firing On Indian Posts, Villages

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 4, 2016

Pakistani troops continued to violate the ceasefire along the Line of Control today by resorting to mortar shelling and firing on Army posts and civilian areas. Three areas in Noushera sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district saw ceasefire violations.

Hours After Surgical Strikes, 1,000 Punjab Border Villages Evacuated

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 29, 2016

Residents of nearly 1,000 villages in Punjab districts bordering Pakistan are being evacuated following escalation of tension between India and Pakistan in the wake of surgical strikes by the Indian Army across the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.

40,000 Along India's Coast Being Evacuated In Massive Tsunami Drill

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Wednesday September 7, 2016

A monster earthquake of 9.2 magnitude was simulated on Wednesday morning south of Sumatra in Indonesia for a two-day tsunami drill, in which 23 countries are participating.

Government To Develop 300 Villages As Growth Centres: PM Modi

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 6, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government plans to develop 300 villages across the country as growth centres for the area by creating city like infrastructure, from education and healthcare to digital connectivity.

55,000 Indian Villages Don't Have Mobile Coverage: Manoj Sinha

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 5, 2016

There are about 55,000 villages in India that do not have mobile coverage with the highest number of such locations in the state of Odisha, Parliament was informed today.

New Government Scheme to Provide 80,000 Commercial PVs in Rural Areas

CarandBike Team (With Inputs from PTI) | Monday July 11, 2016

In a bid to create a better transport system in rural areas, the Indian government has proposed a plan to provide 80,000 commercial passenger vehicles at a subsidised cost to 1.5 lakh villages in India.

Four Villages Of Vadodara District Awarded For Cleanliness

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 5, 2016

Four villages of Vadodara district today won the 'best maintained panchayat' award by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd's (IOC) Gujarat Refinery.

Fishermen To Commence Fishing From Tomorrow In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 31, 2016

The fishermen from the coastal villages in Tamil Nadu would put out to sea early morning tomorrow with the 45-day ban on fishing coming to an end today.

Bodies Of 2 Fishermen, Who Died In Pakistan Handed Over To Families

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 16, 2016

The bodies of two Indian fishermen hailing from Gujarat who had died in a Pakistani jail, were handed over to their families in Dandi and Nanavada villages in Gir-Somnath district today for performing their last rites.

Indian Premier League: Maharashtra Stand to Lose Rs 100 Cr if Matches Are Shifted, Says Anurag Thakur

Press Trust of India | Saturday April 9, 2016

Indian Premier League are thinking of adopting drought affected villages in Maharashtra, according to Anurag Thakur. He added that the amount of Rs 100 crore loss was found by a study by the Board of Control for Cricket in India

258 Villages in Six States Electrified Last Week

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 22, 2016

A total of 258 villages in six states were electrified during the third week of February under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna, an official statement said today.

Now ISRO Will Find Water Resources In Karnataka Villages

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 22, 2016

In order to solve water crisis, Karnataka Government today said that ISRO would map villages to identify availability of water resources in the state.

In India, Remote Villages Hold Fast To Food Traditions

Carla Capalbo, Zester Daily | Wednesday January 6, 2016

Meghalaya's inaccessibility has helped preserve many traditional food customs, from rice growing to beekeeping.

Electricity for 18,000 Villages in 1,000 Days: PM Narendra Modi

World News | India-Asian News Service | Saturday November 14, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that 18,000 villages in India that are not connected with electricity will get this basic facility within the next 1,000 days.

Pakistan Fires All Night, Targets 30 Border Posts in Jammu

India News | Agencies | Monday October 26, 2015

Pakistani troops targeted 30 Indian posts and some villages along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba and Kathua districts in firing overnight, injuring four civilians.

Pakistan Targets 9 Indian Posts In Samba Sector, Firing Continued Overnight

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Saturday October 24, 2015

Pakistani soldiers targeted nine Indian military outposts and villages in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba since last night, firing long range mortars and violating the ceasefire between the two countries.

Price Cuts on Soaps, Detergents Hit Hindustan Unilever Profit

Thomson Reuters | Wednesday October 14, 2015

HUL, seen as a barometer of Indian consumer sentiment, has been under pressure in recent quarters. Demand from India's villages contributes about 35 percent to its total sales, but a weak monsoon and rising food prices have squeezed households.

Microsoft Plans to Take Technology to 5 Lakh Indian Villages: Satya Nadella

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 27, 2015

Intending to become a partner in the ambitious Digital India programme, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella today said his company will take low-cost broadband technology to some five lakh villages across the country.

3 Dead, 6 Lakh Affected and 1,000 Villages Submerged in Assam Floods

India News | Written by Alok Pandey (with inputs from Sanjay Chakraborty) | Saturday August 22, 2015

Three people have died and six lakh people have been affected by the deteriorating flood situation in Assam, as six columns of the Indian Army are carrying our rescue and relief operations with state government agencies in nearly 19 districts of the state.

Villages Near Manipur Ambush Site Still Deserted as Residents Put Off Return

India News | Saturday June 20, 2015

Life is yet to return to normalcy for the villages in Chandel, where 18 Indian soldiers were killed in a deadly ambush two weeks ago. At least three villages located a few kilometres near the ambush site are still deserted; villagers fear for their lives and are reluctant to return home.

Myanmar Operation Strengthens PM Modi's No-Nonsense Reputation

Opinion | Ashok Malik | Thursday June 11, 2015

There are those who have described the Indian Army's operations against cross-border insurgency groups hiding in villages in Myanmar as dramatic and new. There are others who have pointed out that such operations have been conducted before - in Myanmar itself and famously in Bhutan, against the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and other milit...

A Week After Nepal Earthquake, a Tale of Two Villages

India News | Written by Sidharth Pandey | Sunday May 3, 2015

The Villages of Laprak and Barpak in Nepal resemble ghost towns from the air. A week after the killer quake struck, both villages located high up in the upper Himalayas that bore the brunt of nature's wrath are deserted.

Pakistan Violates Ceasefire in Jammu, Targets 8 Indian Posts

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 9, 2015

Pakistani Rangers indulged in heavy firing and mortar shelling overnight on eight border outposts and some villages along the international border in Jammu district, leaving one person injured.