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The Supreme Court passed the order on an appeal filed by Minister Mahesh Joshi challenging the Rajasthan High Court’s August order denying him bail. | Photo Credit: Subhashish Panigrahi The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) gave bail to Congress leader and former Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi in a money laundering case linked to…
NEW DELHI: With reporting irregularities in implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scheme, seven states have imposed penalties to the tune of around Rs 129 crore, including the maximum Rs 120 crore by Gujarat, against contractors and others, and registered cases against them and certain officials following a directive from Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
UP Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh (ANI) LUCKNOW: To ensure improved tap water supply in rural areas and efficient implementation of related schemes, departmental officers will now stay overnight in the areas where they are posted. This move aims to enable immediate resolution of any issues and facilitate better monitoring of ongoing projects.These directives…
MP D. Purandeswari reviews the centre sponsored programmes during the East Godavari District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting in Rajamahendravaram on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT The East Godavari District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) led by Rajamahendravaram Member of Parliament D. Purandeswari on Tuesday decided to ask the Centre to…
NEW DELHI: In a span of just a month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has twice taken top central government bureaucrats and state chief secretaries by surprise by flagging public grievances that had reached him directly.On April 30, secretaries and chief secretaries attending a meeting under Pragati — the performance audit PM holds periodically — were…
On this World Health Day (April 7), as nations reflect on the foundations of human well-being, India stands tall with a transformative lesson: health and sanitation are not separate pursuits, but are two sides of a coin. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has undertaken a sanitation and water revolution that has…
SHILLONG: Meghalaya’s principal secretary Syed Md A Razi was allegedly found dead inside his hotel room in Uzbekistan on Monday, officials said. It is suspected that he died of cardiac arrest.Razi, an IRTS officer on deputation to the state since 2021, was in Uzbekistan’s Bukhara city on a personal visit since April 4. The hotel…
JAMMU: In a significant push for infrastructure and economic growth in Jammu & Kashmir, over 300 development projects pending clearances at different stages have received forest clearance.These environmental clearances have been approved following a high-level meeting between Union minister for environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC), Bhupender Yadav, and J&K minister, Javed Ahmed Rana, in…
UP deputy CM Brajesh Pathak NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak hailed the central government’s Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), which he said helped to improve the water supply mechanism significantly in the country.Speaking at TOI’s Water Summit 2025, the deputy CM said Uttar Pradesh made a major stride in the implementation of…
With the Central government extending the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme, drinking water tap connections will be provided in all these dwellings, says Minister for Housing Kolusu Parthasarathy. File | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO The Government of Andhra Pradesh is aiming at constructing 10 lakh houses under the PMAY 1.0 and PMAY 2.0 schemes between April…
