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Hyderabad: HYDRAA on Friday booked police cases on water tanker businesses which were illegally drawing polluted water unauthorised borewells at Madhapur's Sunnam Cheruvu and selling it to people. The water had high levels of lead, cadmium and nickel in it and was being supplied to hostels. HYDRAA had collected water samples and had them analysed by the Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) before taking action. On June 10, HYDRAA held two water tankers and collected the borewell water samples from the tanker. Along with that, the agency also collected water samples from a residential house near the lake, and also from a culvert near Sunnam Cheruvu. All the samples were sent to TGPCB for analysis. The TGPCB has stated that the amount of lead, cadmium and nickel levels in the water was more than the permissible amounts. While the acceptable limit of lead in water is 0.01 mg/L, the lead from the water in two water tankers was recorded at 0.073 mg/L, while the residential house water recorded 0.122 mg/L and culvert water recorded a 0.073 mg/L amount of lead. The amount of permissible cadmium in water is 0.003 mg/L, but the water in the tankers sample results projected a 0.008 mg/L and 0.007 mg/L, the residential house water recorded 0.010 mg/L and the water in culvert recorded a 0.007 mg/L, almost three times the acceptable limit. While the acceptable limit for the amount of nickel in water is 0.02 mg/L, both the water tankers recorded 0.038 mg/L, the residential house water recorded 0.046 mg/L and the culvert water recorded 0.023 mg/L. HYDRAA filed a complaint against the water tankers, and the Madhapur police registered a case against several water tankers for illegally refilling water into the tankers from the Sunnam Cheruvu. According to Madhapur inspector D. Krishna Mohan, the complaint was lodged by HYDRAA officials and irrigation scientist Srivalli, after several private tankers were supplying the water to students, pregnant women, among other persons. "With the promise that the water is pure, they supplied it to several persons including women and students. Officials complained the water is filled with heavy metals like lead and nickel and so lodged a complaint," the inspector said.
GURGAON: The investigation into the murder of a 25-year-old former international tennis player, allegedly by her father, has revealed a sudden deterioration in their relationship. The apparent reason was a disagreement over the academy she ran near their house, but the roots clearly run deeper. The father, who claims to have spent Rs 2 crore on his daughter's tennis career, told interrogators he was troubled by questions about her "character" that some of his associates had raised.Deepak Yadav, who shot Radhika at their house Thursday morning, had allegedly been insisting for two weeks on her ...Read More >
Authorities have urged residents in low-lying areas along Krishna and Godavari rivers to remain alert. Avoid travelling through streams, canals, other waterlogged areas, they said Authorities have issued a flood warning for parts of Andhra Pradesh, as heavy rains and rising river levels threaten communities in Uttarandhra and Nandyal districts. The Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre, in coordination with the state Disaster Management Department, has forecast light to moderate rainfall in isola ...Read More >
Anantapur: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday unveiled a comprehensive plan to build a statewide water grid aimed at transforming irrigation and ensuring water security across the state. Speaking at the Jaladhara programme in Anantapur, the Chief Minister said the government is committed to completing the Polavaram Project before the 2027 Godavari Pushkaralu. Once completed, the project will enable gravity-based diversion of Godavari waters into the Krishna River, helping stabilise the Krishna delta and potentially extending the water supply up to Visakhapatnam.As par ...Read More >
Nandikotkur (Andhra Pradesh), Jul 17 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday released Krishna river water into the Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi (HNSS) canal from pumping station-1 in Nandyal district. Following the water release, Naidu offered prayers and garments to the Handri Neeva waters, according to an official statement. "The chief minister released Krishna river water into the Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi canal through HNSS pumping station-1," it added. The release of water marks a key milestone in the completion of the Rs 696-crore Handri Neeva phase-I ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 18 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu to cooperate in completing irrigation projects in the state as the two states share river waters. Addressing a public meeting after attending various development programmes in Nagarkurnool district, the CM said he knows how to fight to safeguard the state's rights if cooperation from Naidu is not forthcoming. Observing that some of the projects in undivided Mahabubnagar district (of which Nagarkurnool was a part) like Bhima and Nettempadu were started when Naidu ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Friday, July 11, asked Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy to call a special session of the Assembly for discussion on the water sharing dispute with Andhra Pradesh. "The BRS is ready for such a discussion. The only condition that we want is that microphones should not be switched off when we are speaking, and the House should not be abruptly adjourned," Rao said in a statement. The former Telangana minister was responding to the chief minister's invitation to the BRS for a discussion on river waters. Rao addressed the media af ...Read More >
Nandikotkur , Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that supplying water to the drought-prone Rayalaseema region gives him immense happiness, calling the day "unforgettable" after releasing Krishna river water into the Handri Neeva Sujala canal. "Today is an auspicious day in the history of Rayalaseema and marks a new step in enabling the flow of water. The happiness of providing water to Rayalaseema is unforgettable," said Naidu, addressing a village meeting at Maly ...Read More >
New Delhi: Haryana released additional water into the Yamuna's main channel from the Hathnikund Barrage, days before Chhath Puja, data from Central Water Commission (CWC) shows.The higher flow is expected to improve the water quality and ensure adequate flow for the festival, some experts said. An official, however, said that the move was for rejuvenating the river, "not just for Chhath Puja. It's also to maintain the river's flow and keep it clean." CWC data shows that since 5 pm on Tuesday, no water was diverted into the Eastern and Western Yamuna Canals, which typically draw a major share o ...Read More >
HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has ridiculed the argument of Minister for Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, who had stated that it was not possible to lift water from Medigadda Barrage damaged due to the sinking of piers, and observed that it is not the barrage that had sunk but it is the willingness of the ruling party. Speaking at a party meeting here on Monday, former minister for irrigation T. Harish Rao accused Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy of waiting for 'auspicious' time to switch on the motors of Kalwakurthy, when Andhra Pradesh had already started drawing water from Pothireddypad ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said that the government would persist with its legal, technical and administrative battle for Telangana's rightful share in Krishna river waters. He accused the previous BRS regime of betraying Telangana and compromising on its long-term interests, allowing large-scale water diversion by Andhra Pradesh, engineering failures and financial mismanagement. The minister made two detailed PowerPoint presentations at Praja Bhavan -- one on the illegal diversion of Krishna river waters to Andhra Pradesh and the other on the disastrous ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana government is likely to boycott the meeting convened by Union Jal Shakti Ministry with the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on water-sharing disputes in New Delhi on Wednesday as the Central government has put the controversial Banakacherla river-linking project on the agenda. The state government has already raised strong objections to the inclusion of the Banakacherla lift irrigation project proposed by the Andhra Pradesh government on the agenda of Wednesday's meeting. An official delegation led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was invited to take p ...Read More >
Vijayapura: For farmers in North Karnataka, the dream of raising the height of the Almatti Dam has been a decades-old aspiration. They see it as a lifeline for agriculture in a region constantly grappling with drought. However, just as the demand began to gather momentum again, fresh opposition from neighbouring Maharashtra has added a new political twist to this long-standing issue. The Karnataka government has been pushing to increase the height of the Lal Bahadur Shastri (Almatti) Dam from 519.6 metres to 524.256 metres. Maharashtra has objected to this move, and only two days ago, Maharas ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 19 (PTI) Copious rains in catchment areas over the last couple of days have significantly increased the water level in key dams across Maharashtra, forcing authorities to open floodgates and sending alerts to people living along the rivers downstream. Koyna dam, an important reservoir and lifeline in terms of both power generation and irrigation in the state, witnessed a dramatic leap in its water stock - from 84.70 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) on Sunday morning to 93.45 TMC by Tuesday morning, while its full capacity is 100 TMC, data released by the water resources departmen ...Read More >
SURYAPET : Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday reiterated that the Congress government was committed to protecting Telangana's rightful share of Krishna and Godavari waters at any cost. After inspecting the ongoing irrigation works on Krishna river in Suryapet district, the minister made it clear that there would be no compromise on the state's water rights, which he described as essential for farmers' prosperity and the future of Telangana. Uttam came down heavily on the previous BRS government, holding it responsible for pushing the irrigation sector into a ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a major crackdown on illegal water supply operations, HYDRAA (Hyderabad Residents Awareness and Action Association) filed a formal complaint against several water tanker operators accused of illegally drawing polluted water from Sunnam Cheruvu in Madhapur and supplying it to hostels and residential areas. Acting on the complaint, Madhapur Police registered a case against multiple private tanker operators who were reportedly extracting water from unauthorised borewells and selling it under the pretext of clean drinking water. HYDRAA revealed that the contaminated water was being ...Read More >
Kolkata, June 28: A political slugfest has erupted in West Bengal after a woman accused Padma Shree awardee monk Kartik Maharaj, who is posted with the Murshidabad unit of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, of allegedly raping her 12 times for six months in 2013. As per the police complaint lodged by the woman, Kartik Maharaj raped her multiple times 12 years ago promising her a job at a local school. The ruling Trinamool Congress is highlighting the issue in a major way and accusing the BJP of being silent on it since the accused monk had been reportedly close to the saffron party. The woman accusin ...Read More >
Gadwal: With the onset of continuous upstream rainfall and increased inflows into the Krishna river basin, water levels at the Priyadarshini Jurala Project (PJP) dam and Almatti Reservoir have shown significant rise, prompting dam authorities to regulate outflows carefully. PJP Dam Status as of 6 PM, July 11, 2025: According to information received from project officials, the water level at the PJP dam stands at 317.570 meters (1,041.896 feet). Against its Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 318.516 meters, the gross storage is recorded at 7.778 TMC, while live storage is 4.071 TMC. The dam is cu ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 3 (ANI): In a major crackdown on narcotics smuggling, officers of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III, have seized 14.738 kgs of suspected NDPS hydroponic weed (marijuana) valued at approximately Rs 14.73 crore during operations on Sunday. The seizures were made across Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMI), resulting in the arrest of one passenger, as stated in the press release. The passenger was arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Based on specific intel, ...Read More >
Bahraich, June 28: Two minors allegedly killed a man by slitting his throat and then crushed his head with a stone to steal his iPhone to create "high-quality reels" for more likes, police said on Saturday. Police have held both the accused and initiated investigations. The victim, Shadab (19), who lived in Bengaluru, was visiting his ancestral village of Nagaur in Bahraich for his maternal uncle's wedding. Additional Superintendent of Police, Ramanand Prasad Kushwaha, said that the incident occurred on the night of June 20. "Shadab was reported missing on June 21, and his body was discovered ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 18 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu to cooperate in completing irrigation projects in the state as the two states share river waters. Addressing a public meeting after attending various development programmes in Nagarkurnool district, the CM said he knows how to fight to safeguard the state's rights if cooperation from Naidu is not forthcoming. Also Read | Chhattisgarh: 6 Bodies of Naxals Recovered in Ongoing Encounter With Security Forces in Narayanpur. Observing that some of the projects in und ...Read More >
BENGALURU: BBMP marshals deployed at lake security and supervision wing, ward monitoring and Indira Canteens are working without salaries since March. The situation has arisen after Bangalore Solid Waste Management Limited was carved out of BBMP for garbage management. Their salaries are usually given through the Ex-Servicemen Welfare Society and each marshal is paid Rs 17,500 monthly. "Supervisors say the delay is due to a set of procedures. Earlier, the amount was given to the Ex-Servicemen Welfare Society towards payments from BBMP. Now the files have to be cleared from BWSML to ward mars ...Read More >
Gadwal: Despite early and heavy monsoon rains leading to abundant inflows into the Priyadarshini Jurala Project, the failure to deliver this water to the associated reservoirs under the Nettempadu Lift Irrigation Scheme has drawn strong criticism from BRS senior state leader Nagar Doddi Venkataramulu. In a press statement released on Sunday, Venkataramulu condemned the gross negligence of local public representatives and irrigation officials, holding them responsible for the current irrigation crisis in Nadigadda region. According to the BRS leader, though the Jurala project has been receivin ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday described the decision of the Expert Appraisal Committee of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to return a proposal by Andhra Pradesh on the Banakacherla link project as a "huge victory for Telangana". Uttam made a detailed PowerPoint presentation on "The Water Issues of Telangana in Godavari and Krishna River Basins" at Praja Bhavan on Tuesday. During his presentation, he said that the Congress government will not compromise on Telangana's rightful share of waters in the Godavari and Krishna rivers. He ...Read More >
Bhongir MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy credited the Congress government for the Central Environmental Expert Committee's decision to halt further clearances for the contentious Polavaram-Banakacherla Link Project, despite the BRS government allowing full rights to the Andhra Pradesh government on Godavari waters. "It was only after our government's serious intervention and strong objections at the Central level that the committee decided to put the project on hold," he said at a press conference h ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 9, 2025 - Telangana Irrigation Minister Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has launched a scathing attack on the previous BRS government, accusing it of compromising Telangana's water rights by enabling Andhra Pradesh to illegally divert Krishna River water. He said the Congress government will fight a legal, technical, and administrative battle to restore the state's rightful share and fix the engineering blunders of the past. He pointed out that water diversion by AP skyrocketed from 245 TMC (2004-14) to 1,192 TMC (2014-24), and accused BRS of accepting unjust water-sharing formulas ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy said that a delegation will meet Union minister for Jal Shakti in New Delhi on July 16 as part of the state government's efforts to get all due permissions, funding for water projects. He added that the Congress government here will initiate a "big fight" for all pending Krishna river water projects with Centre. Revanth Reddy also continued his attacks on his predecessor K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) and the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi, claiming that KCR ignored all pending Krishna water projects and "betrayed" the state on the issue of gettin ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 16 (ANI): In a significant move to enhance the income of pineapple cultivators in Tripura, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath announced that the state government plans to establish a new fruit processing centre at Nalkata under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Addressing the Pineapple Festival at Geetanjali Auditorium in Kumarghat, Minister Nath emphasised the government's commitment to promoting pineapple cultivation and exports. He revealed that from 2018 to 2025, the state successfully exported 73.15 metric tonnes (MT) of pi ...Read More >
Dimapur, Jul 18 (PTI) Two persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Nagaland, a health department official said on Friday. Chief Medical Officer, Dimapur, Dr Yartenla Jamir, said that of the seven JE cases detected in Dimapur, Chumoukedima, and Niuland districts, two persons have died so far. She expressed concern over the rise in Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases in the three districts, especially during the monsoon season, which increases the risk of transmission. The Health department has urged district administrations to issue a public advisory on JE prevention measures and to i ...Read More >
Nalgonda: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday accused the previous BRS government of harming Telangana's interests in the sharing of Krishna and Godavari waters through "negligent" agreements with Andhra Pradesh. Speaking to the media after inspecting the Jawahar Janpahad Lift Irrigation Scheme (LIS) on the Krishna and the Jettethanda LIS on the Musi in Huzurnagar constituency, the minister said the former government had accepted in writing a division of 599 tmc ft of Krishna water to Andhra Pradesh and only 299 tmc ft to Telangana out of the 811 tmc ft allocated to both states ...Read More >
Indore, Jun 30 (PTI) The entire 337 tons of waste of the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has been incinerated and reduced to ashes at a disposal plant in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur town, an official said on Monday, six months after the toxic consignment was brought to the unit. While 30 tons of the waste was burnt earlier during three trials at the plant, the remaining 307 tons was incinerated between May 5 and the intervening night of June 29-30, the State Pollution Control Board official said, marking the end of a dark chapter in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. The waste disposal at t ...Read More >