Politician Promise

UNVEILING PLANS: Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers M.K. Azhagiri addressing media persons at the airport in Madurai on Saturday. MADURAI: Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers M. K. Azhagiri said on Saturday that he would take all steps for establishing major industries in southern districts. Mr. Azhagiri, who was accorded a rousing reception [...]

NEW DELHI: The government committed itself to coming true on its `aam aadmi’ poll campaign agenda with the President promising a National Food Security Act backed by a new BPL survey which could alter the ambit of those under the food schemes. While the UPA government has been at work to revamp the method of identifying below [...]

New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Manmohan Singh government will launch a special housing scheme for the urban poor aiming to ‘create a slum free India’ in five years, President Pratibha Patil said Thursday. Called the Rajiv Awas Yojana, the scheme for the urban poor and slum dwellers is on the lines of the Indira Awas [...]

New Delhi: As exports dipped by 30 per cent in May — extending the fall to eighth month in a row– the government on Wednesday reviewed the grave situation with top exporters promising them incentives. “We will be giving incentives so that Indian exports will become competitive,” Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma told reporters after [...]

After his remarkable electoral victory, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is working out a plan of action to sustain its impact. There were many factors that contributed to this victory. But the most important was the ability of the Congress Party to project a pro-poor image, with stability and growth. Other governments have also produced at least [...]

Addressing an election rally in Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, on Friday Congress President Sonia Gandhi said that the UPA government under Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has fulfilled all promises made to people. Hailing the UPA government’s achievements in last five years, Gandhi said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken a number of initiatives for the [...]

Jodhpur, Apr 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that only the Congress Party was equipped to tackle recession and terrorism. “In this time of economic recession, you need a government who has the experience to tackle with such situations. Because of the UPA Government’s policies, recession has not affected India as much as to [...]

Jodhpur, Apr 29 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that only the Congress Party was equipped to tackle recession and terrorism. “In this time of economic recession, you need a government who has the experience to tackle with such situations. Because of the UPA Government’s policies, recession has not affected India as [...]

Efforts will be made to get it recognised as a World Heritage Site Nagaon: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday assured a delegation of Sattradhikars (heads of Vaishnavite monasteries) of Majuli that his government would leave no stone unturned in protecting the erosion-affected island from the fury of the Brahmaputra. He said the government [...]

New Delhi, Aug. 15 : The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Friday said that his United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government is making a sincere endeavor to keep each of its promises made when it came to power four-and-half-years ago. Addressing the nation on the occasion of India’s 62nd Independence Day from the ramparts of the [...]

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