KAMLA DAS, 25, belongs to a landless family in Salba gram panchayat in Chhattisgarh

NREGA Survey 2008 was conducted in May-June 2008. It covered 10 districts spread over six North Indian States (Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh). The sample districts were Araria and Kaimur (Bihar), Surguja (Chhattisgarh), Koderma and Palamau (Jharkhand), Badwani and Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh), Dungarpur and Sirohi (Rajasthan) and Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh).

The NREGA is making a difference to the lives of the rural poor, slowly but surely.

Prerna Singh Bindra | Chaubeypur (Faizabad)

Confused officials, angry villagers hound animal to kill humans

Lucknow: It is said to surpass all qualities of basmati except the length of the latter. But surprisingly, Kalanamak, a fragrant variety of rice and named thus as its husk is black, isn

Jan. 15: The maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Uttar Pradesh is comparable to that of Sudan and the state, along with eight others, contributes to two-thirds of maternal deaths that occur in India. This has been revealed in the Unicef

Pioneer News Service | Lucknow

Film-maker Sanjay Mathur's film 'Qahar' will be screened at the prestigious three-day Enviornment Fest that opens on Thursday.

The festival is being organised by Delhi-based Centre for Media Studies at the City Montessori School auditorium.

Pioneer News Service | Lucknow

The ambitious waste management project sanctioned for Lucknow in 2007 is yet to take off despite funds being released for it.

NOOSE TIGHTENS

Neha Shukla | TNN

Lucknow:

New Delhi: Want quota for children in schools set up on acquired land, Authority to consider demand

If you think admission to a reputed public school is a problem for parents living in metropolitan cities like Delhi alone, think again.