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Bengaluru, March 27 Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge has launched a statewide awareness campaign to highlight the key differences between the MGNREGA and the VB-G RAM G scheme.As part of the initiative, nearly 95,000 letters are being sent to current and former Gram Panchayat representatives...

New Delhi, March 27 The Jal Shakti (Water Resources) Ministry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Meghalaya government on Friday to improve the availability of clean and safe tap water in rural areas of the northeastern state under the National Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).This...

Itanagar, March 25 A severe hailstorm hit Banderdewa in Arunachal Pradesh, causing damage to houses, uprooting trees and electric poles, while the weather department has forecast thunderstorms and lightning strikes across the state until March 29.According to an official report, more than 20...

Bengaluru, March 24 Karnataka received less than half of its allocation under the JJM due to its inability to utilize the funds already released, the CAG said in its report.The report of the Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) on the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) for the...

Jaipur, March 23 The Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee announced a 30-day statewide organizational drive, starting April 1, under which ward and gram panchayat-level units will be strengthened and new office-bearers appointed.Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra said that...

In Kerala, the upcoming Assembly election is taking place without Oommen Chandy, a prominent figure who had long represented the Puthuppally constituency.Chandy's absence is a significant factor for many voters in this central Kerala constituency.Despite his death, a large number of people...

Beed, March 17 A group of armed robbers targeted two houses in the Kavadgaon village in the Beed district of Maharashtra, making off with valuables and cash worth over Rs 2.16 lakh, and brutally attacking a resident, police said on Tuesday.The group of four to five armed men stormed the...

Kolkata, March 17 A former BJP panchayat chief, who was known to be close to senior party leader Suvendu Adhikari, rejoined the ruling TMC on Tuesday amid speculation that he may be pitted against the leader of the opposition in the Nandigram constituency in the upcoming assembly elections...

Hyderabad, March 14 In yet another incident of stray dog killings, nearly 100 canines were allegedly "poisoned to death" in the Mancherial district, police said.An animal welfare activist, A Goutham, in a complaint to the police, stated that around 100 stray dogs were killed in the Kishtapur...

Raipur, March 13 – The Jal Jeevan Mission, launched with the mission to make clean water a right for every family, has achieved considerable success across the country, including tribal and remote regions of Chhattisgarh.In the Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh, it is providing pure drinking...

Mumbai, March 12 – Maharashtra Minister Shambhuraj Desai informed the state Assembly on Thursday that discussions would be held with the chief minister and deputy chief ministers regarding the demand to consider slum dwellers on the first floor for rehabilitation under the Slum Rehabilitation...

New Delhi/Bhopal, March 11 – Union Minister for Jal Shakti C.R. Patil felicitated Dharmendra Maran, Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Mugaliya Haat in Bhopal district, with the ‘Outstanding Water Leadership Sarpanch Award’ in New Delhi on Wednesday.The award was presented in recognition of his...

New Delhi, March 10 The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the extension of the Jal Jeevan Mission up to December 2028, with an enhanced outlay of ₹8.7 lakh crore for the rural drinking water supply project. This project will now shift its focus from infrastructure creation to service delivery...

Bengaluru, March 10 – Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Priyank Kharge said on Tuesday that the state government has initiated measures to ensure that rural communities do not face water shortages during the upcoming summer season in the state.Speaking in Bengaluru...

Gandhinagar/Botad, March 9 – A 22.5-km stretch of road connecting Botad, Salangpur, and Barwala will be widened into a four-lane road at an estimated cost of more than Rs 124.40 crore, Botad MLA Umesh Makwana said on Monday.According to the details, the Botad-Salangpur-Barwala road will be...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 4 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader on Wednesday sought an inquiry after a large number of Aadhaar cards were found on the banks of the Nethravathi River here.The cards were found in Farangipete, a village in Pudu, which is part of Khader's...

Mysuru, March 2 Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy said on Monday that the central government has taken all necessary measures to ensure the safe return of Kannadigas stranded amid tensions in the Gulf region.Speaking to the media in Mysuru, he said that on several...

Kolkata, March 1 – Five factory workers were electrocuted to death after coming into contact with a 11,000-volt overhead electric line in Dinhata, in the Cooch Behar district of North Bengal, on Sunday, officials said.The incident occurred in the Dinhata Village-II Gram Panchayat area, under...

Bhopal, February 25 – Over 442,000 farmers have so far registered for wheat procurement at the minimum support price (MSP) for the Rabi Marketing Year 2026-27, said Govind Singh Rajput, the Food and Civil Supply Minister of Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday.The Minister stated that a total of 3,186...

Nashik, February 25 The sarpanch of a village in Nashik district and her husband have been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 in exchange for not approving a motion of no-confidence against the deputy sarpanch, officials said on Wednesday.The accused, Manda Bendkule and...