Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday asserted that the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government was committed to carrying out urban renewal and municipal reforms and promised more funds to help improve quality of life in urban areas by providing better civic amenities and infrastructure. Dr. Singh was addressing the National Conference on the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) here. The Prime Minister said the Ministries of Urban Development, and...

Ranchi, Sept. 22: Chastised for its rural job scheme fiasco earlier this month, a mortified state has decided not to send nominations for an urban excellence award announced by the Centre for 65 cities, entrusted with the task of implementing development projects under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). In Jharkhand, three cities — Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad — qualified as mission cities. But tripartite agreements were signed only...