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Brajesh Kumar
Brajesh was Special Correspondent with Governance Now
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Among the last Gandhians, 97-yr-old fights for farmer rights in Modi-land
Redvakalan votes for roads, electricity
Of Modi`s 400 sets of clothes and Obama, the god
It`s bijli, sadak paani for Vasundhara Raje in Rajasthan
Celebrating democracy: the festivity around filing nomination for polls
In Rajasthan, Redvakalan`s tribals want to give Modi a chance
Minister and the babu, and the disappearing lakshman rekha
The days of ridiculing the weatherman are over!
Does axe for inefficiency mean death of the permanent babu?
IMD stock up after accurate Phailin prediction
IMD stock up after accurate Phailin prediction
IMD stock up after accurate Phailin prediction
Policy pariahs: why there are so few SC/ST officers in top echelons
Why the farmer in Modiland is up in arms
Modi dons farmer`s hat; reaches out to agriculturalists across India
Needed: a better system of appraisal for bureaucrats
Vigilance officers of PSUs not being scrutinised properly: CVC to DoPT
Babus sent another reminder to jot down their ministers` powers
Durga Shakti row opens rift among old, new officers
Second innings in pvt sector? Babus divided on panel`s suggestions
Ministers refuse to give up discretionary powers
Uttarakhand govt takes nano steps to rebuild state amid graft, red tape fears
Junior in, will Jharkhand smile at last?
Railmen threaten with major stir, after 39 years
To keep the parrot caged
"Let the rivers be, and they won`t harm you"
`Cooling off` made mandatory for PS, OSDs to ministers
Section 4 changes welcome addition to RTI Act
Cadre restructuring: customs and excise dept accuses govt of discrimination
Nitish`s silence on Modi intriguing
From `caged parrot` to flying condor
Soon, kiosks, telephones and IVRS for demanding MNREGS work
Give PESA a chance
Mid-level babus grumble against DoPT indifference
Monitor deputations strictly, ministries told
`No solid proof against any other IPL player`
Ministry brings in amendment in MNREGA to protect whistleblowers
Ministry brings in amendment in MNREGA to protect whistleblowers
Ministry brings in amendment in MNREGA to protect whistleblowers
Let judiciary have oversight on CBI, says ex-director
DoPT bringing out compendium on RTI best practices
Let judiciary have oversight on CBI, says ex-director
Why babus want to be private secys to ministers now
Amartya Sen slams frequent disruption of parliament
Wait some more for real estate regulation
Coming soon: an RTI project monitoring unit
In Sirohi, work under MNREG means playing dig-dug on same ditches
I’ll spend MY money on my baby
Peons as doctors, hospitals refuge for animals: welcome to ayurvedic cure
“A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do”
Toilets on hilltops: how some hamlets have defeated open defecation
When admin offers a helping hand to villagers
Sirohi health report: fit, but also hit
Bridge over Battisa River
Identity crisis! When Nathu turned Kaku
Tribals in Abu Road say ‘cheers’ to PESA
Unveiled: woman who calls shots in a man’s world
Dugheri Votes with vengeance
The day Dugheri’s class VII changed to polling booth number 69
Why is Dugheri silent on election eve?
As Guj votes, a look at how polling booth is prepared
‘Let’s talk about roads, 2G will come later’
The day Sadbhavna Manch invaded Gariadhar
Nirma battle won, new party raises pitch for final war
Narendra Modi’s rising Gujarat hits a wall at Mahuva
Mahuva: Where Modi ‘fights shy’ of the local man!
Despite Rs 80k salary, few takers to fill up vacancy for doctors in Sirohi
A community caught in catch-22 of babudom
For Garacia tribals, eloping is a way to marry!
A house for Mr Kumar? In Abu Road, it’s not a breeze
DC-speak: development will take time to reach people
Dummy’s guide on how a district is administered
Bleak board: a ‘scam’ to build ghost schools
The two halves of Abu Road block
No ban on scepticism yet
“Absence of audit plagues e-waste management in India”
Nitish bells the cat, unburdens the district magistrate
Gujarat’s solar park to fight global warming
Okhla plant violates eco norms: CPCB
Policy on Bt cotton needs review: anti GM food coalition
Greenhouse gas emission standards for companies
India losing crores due to illegal fishing: report
Delhi councilors defy order on spending disclosure
Mumbai-Delhi corridor to be green-building belt: Abdullah
Govt will focus on curbing road mishaps: Joshi
All pension payment through UID: Jairam
MoEF issues show-cause notice to OPG Power Gujarat
India’s forest cover decreasing: FSI
Real estate bill will bring in transparency: Selja
EC elephant order: From behind the veil, a louder trumpet!
Minor forest produce in govt`s major cold storage
RBI to decide if private banks can hold MNREGS accounts
Who wants Lokpal anyway? Not Congress, for sure
Does the government really want the Lokpal bill passed?
It is time Lalu grew up
Team Anna members to protest at Ramlila ground
Occupy Coke plant: rallying cry in Kerala
Occupy Coke plant: Activists` rallying cry in Kerala
Anna, NCPRI slam Citizen’s Charter Bill
UP worst in MGNREGS implementation
“All Manipuris want is good governance”
Power to panchayats: Kerala ranks high
Administrative reforms: Nitish rings in September revolution
Post offices at panchayat bhavans
Grievance redress bill draft lacking on several fronts: NCPRI to govt
Bihar takes the load off its district magistrates
What`s wrong with MNREGS
Ramesh defends land acquisition bill, commends Rahul
Lokpal bill tabled, Team Anna burns it, Sushma opposes it
Why land bill draft disappoints
Sanitation messengers to promote use of toilets
Don’t dump NREGA yet Mr Ramesh
Photo evidence mandatory for all NREGA work
Ramesh seeks to reach out to Red districts
Councillor Chander Kiran Tyagi`s report card
Controversial NREGA clause on scrutiny dropped
RD min planning housing insurance for rural poor
Time for community-led sanitation drive
RD ministry to train lower-rung officials
Net-savvy panchayat personnel soon
Jaya seeks Chidambaram`s resignation
Concerns over cash subsidy
World bank critical of India`s total sanitation campaign
Jobs scheme for J&K youth
Baba Ramdev begins fast, exhorts political parties to lend `outside` support
Fake job offer letter stumps RD ministry babus
Panchayati Raj ministry urges states to use accounting software
Panchyati raj ministry takes stock of Gram Sabhas functioning
Soon, sanitation as a part of curriculum
Tech, edu bodies to help backward districts
Red districts split for better utilisation of BGRF funds
No TSC funds until utilisation certificate is submitted
NREGA comes under CAG ambit
Traditional media fares better in promoting MGNREGA
MGNREGA social audit now open to all
Victory without violence
MNREGA to be used for greening highways
Hope for reservoir: MoEF notice to Nirma
Panchayats to disclose NREGA information proactively
Countdown to Budget 2011-12
Teach workers their rights
New form for district rural development agencies
MNREGA money down the drain
More than half of NREGA works incomplete: RD ministry
CP Joshi hastened his exit
Sarpanch by proxy
Audit slack will cost states funds: RD ministry
NAC amongst naysayers to RTI changes
RD ministry plans annual NREGA fests
Babus depute themselves to monitor RD schemes
Put NK Singh under the lens in Radia tapes scandal: EGI
More scrutiny on material component of NREGA
Keep biometric project out of NREGA: civil society
Obituary of Bihar`s Gabbar Singh
Empower NREGA workers, not NGOs: Centre to states
PRI voice boosts women`s self-esteem: RD ministry
Rs 100 crore to empower women farmers
With autonomy, onus collapses
Bridging the gap between India and Bharat in Bihar
First eminent citizen report slams Assam district`s NREGA implementation
Monitors of rural development schemes to be monitored
RD ministry seeking bidders for Rs 2,162 cr NREGA biometric project
Jindal, IL&FS amongst winners of corporates` PURA rush
MIS to make NREGA fund release faster, easier
Singing for change: The bards of Ahmedabad
Govt keen on impact assessment for NREGA ads
Andhra Pradesh shows the way for NREGA social audit
MNREGS workers have no right to unionise: Raj TU registrar
MNREGS watchdog has no bite: CEGC members
NRLM to empower rural women
Panchayat cadre: an idea whose time has come?
Kaun Banega Crorepati for rural India, courtesy RD min, DD
Govt panel to tie NREGS, watershed programme together
‘We will add more works to expand NREGA`s scope’
Reforms in NREGA will have to wait: CP Joshi
NREGA implementation leaves much to be desired: Aruna Roy
Nationwide roll-out of biometric identification for NREGS
Biometric attendance for babus at RD ministry
UNDP promises all-round development for NREGA workers
Centre seeks reports on the girls` toilets in states` schools
Deleting the inconvenient truth
Kaun Banega Crorepati for rural India: RD minister Joshi
Even VIPs cannot get the drinking water and sanitation dept moving
Biometrics to check corruption in NREGS: RD ministry
NREGA to reach out to tribal rural households
File tracking system launched in RD ministry
NREGS works: well begun but not even half done!
Know your NREGA rights: campaign planned
Omar, the BlackBerry Czar, needs to leave the gadget home
Water security to win panchayats cash award
Open defecation won`t end soon: World Bank
BPL census to be further delayed
Gujarat villages stand as rock against Nirma cement factory
States trip on instructions on NREGA ombudsmen
Involve PRIs in NREGS labour budget: centre to states
Red ink on babus` report card if they fail FTS test: RD ministry
Govt to take stock of sanitation prize`s impact
States told to better toilets to arrest girl-dropout rate
Criteria fixed for rural BPL census
Is it fair for babus to sing praises of political masters?
Bihar crosses the PPP bridge
Implement PESA for a quick cure for Maoism - Centre to states
Put proposals for NREGS funds online : RD ministry to states
Now NREGS has a purpose beyond giving jobs for the sake of jobs
Temperatures going up could bring crop production down
Total sanitation campaign will not let water go waste
Ali Anwar ansari on the plight of the handloom weavers
Forest committees to come under Gram Sabhas
A good doctor gives back
Self-employment for rural poor: soon in mission mode
Ali Anwar Ansari on development in Bihar
Jaggis don’t serve dry fruits now
Southern states lead in devolution of power
RD ministry discusses methodologies for the BPL census
Rural women farmers can look forward to empowerment
Next anti-Maoists offensive: Panchayati raj laws
PURA will morph into Rs 248 crore PPP project
Govt changes sanitation prize`s guidelines
Website on electronic voting machine hacking launched
SGSY restructuring delayed after financial roadblocks
Poor spending by states mars social assistance scheme
Centre to decide on contours of Bundelkhand package
Pesticide-free veggies on Commonwealth Games menu
Fast flying suspension orders in UP over NREGS funds scam
Citizens to vet NREGA assessors - RD ministry
Agatha Sangma on development. And the northeast
Local monitoring missing in rural development projects
Huge potential for agri tourism in India, says Assocham report
NREGS to use more infotech
Panchayat is the third P in PPPP
Rural development schemes to be reviewed
Bihar builds a bridge with private capital, Rs 1400 cr for new project
Percentage of STs in NREGS going down
Rural road scheme lagging behind
Congress states worst in power devolution
We will miss ODF deadline of 2012, says Agatha Sangma
Himachal only state to use all of backward region grant
High point of e-governance
A panel of 100 to monitor NREGS
File complaints online with Maha police now
File complaints with Maha police online
Govt may make CSC services free
CSC services for free?
"Unsuccessful e-gov projects need to go"
Railways takes a giant step to get closer to you
Railways takes a giant step to get closer to you
Instant help on running trains for harassed women
How Jankari has fared so far
How Jankari has fared so far
The IT man of Himachal
e-Pension: Changing the old way
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