Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh): CM Mohan Yadav renewed his appeal for water conservation as Jal Ganga Samvardhan Abhiyan, which has been running for three months across the state, concluded on Monday. The closing ceremony of the campaign was held in Khandwa where Yadav inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of water conservation works worth over Rs 1,518 crore. PM praises campaign success Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the programme virtually and said that the Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiya...Read More
NEW DELHI: The anti-corruption branch (ACB) of the Delhi government has arrested two individuals, including a suspended executive engineer and a private contractor, for allegedly siphoning off over Rs 4.6 crore meant for civil works that were never carried out in the Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department, officials said on Monday. They said the scam involved the release of payments for nonexistent roads and drains in Siraspur village in north Delhi and painting works in Burari, based o...Read More
Vijayawada: The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Forests and Environment returned the proposal of the Andhra Pradesh government for Polavaram-Banakacherla link irrigation project, saying that it can't accord environmental clearance for the project at present. At the same time, the committee made some suggestions including asking the AP government to request the Central Water Commission (CWC) for a complete study on Godavari surplus waters. The Telangana government alleg...Read More
Pune: Two men on a bike robbed two women travelling in a private van of their ornaments worth Rs1.5 lakh and one of them sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl, who was also in the vehicle that had halted in front of a tea stall on the outskirts of Swami Chincholi village near Bhigwan on Pune-Solapur highway around 4.15am on Monday.Superintendent of police (Pune Rural) Sandeep Singh Gill said, "A case of robbery, rape, abduction and criminal intimidation has been registered with the Daund police....Read More
The Delhi government's anti-corruption branch (ACB) has arrested a suspended executive engineer and a private contractor for defrauding the Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department of Rs 4.6 crore fraud, an official said on Monday. The two accused allegedly facilitated fraudulent payments worth over Rs 4.6 crore for civil works that were never executed. The irregularities relate to drainage and road projects in a north Delhi village, Siraspur, which were found to exist only on paper. "T...Read More
Mumbai: Just three months into the financial year, the cash-strapped Mahayuti govt which faces local body polls across the state, tabled supplementary budgetary demands worth a steep Rs 57,509 crore in the state legislative assembly on Monday. This will add to the financial strain of the state which not only faces its highest-ever debt projection at Rs 9.3 lakh crore but also its steepest revenue deficit at Rs 45,890 crore for 2025-26.Supplementary demands are additional funds sought by govt bey...Read More
Bengaluru: Congress national general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala Monday kicked off a feedback-cum-review exercise in Karnataka, aimed at evaluating the performance of the govt led by chief minister Siddaramaiah and to quell murmurs of dissent.The move also comes amid speculation of a change at the helm and a cabinet reshuffle, but Surjewala firmly denied any connection to changes at the top."This is purely an organisational exercise," Surjewala said. "Unlike what is being projected -- whic...Read More
Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav participated in the closing ceremony of Jal Ganga Samvardhan Abhiyan held in Khandwa district on Monday and laid the foundation stone and inaugurated water conservation works worth over Rs 1,518 crore in the programme. Speaking on the occasion, CM Yadav announced that Jal Ganga Samvardhan Abhiyan will continue in a new form. The 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign has been launched across the state. From June 3...Read More
Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav participated in the closing ceremony of Jal Ganga Samvardhan Abhiyan held in Khandwa district on Monday and laid the foundation stone and inaugurated water conservation works worth over Rs 1,518 crore in the programme. Speaking on the occasion, CM Yadav announced that Jal Ganga Samvardhan Abhiyan will continue in a new form. The 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign has been launched across the state. From June 3...Read More
MUMBAI - India is likely to get above-average monsoon rainfall, critical to the economy, in July after receiving 9 per cent above-normal rains in June, a senior weather department official said on June 30. The monsoon is the lifeblood of India's nearly US$4 trillion (S$5.1 trillion) economy, delivering almost 70 per cent of the rainfall needed to water farms and replenishing aquifers and reservoirs. Nearly half of India's farmland is not irrigated and depends on the annual June to September ra...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) As the monsoon arrives in the national capital, civic agencies race towards completing the desilting work with PWD and have completed 82 per cent of the work, according to a statement issued on Monday. Irrigation and Flood Control Department has completed 100 per cent desilting of large drains, officials said on Monday. Also Read | Gold Rate Today, June 30, 2025: As Gold Price Continues To Decline, Check Prices of Yellow Metal in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Ot...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) As the monsoon arrives in the national capital, civic agencies race towards completing the desilting work with PWD and have completed 82 per cent of the work, according to a statement issued on Monday. Irrigation and Flood Control Department has completed 100 per cent desilting of large drains, officials said on Monday. Waterlogging is a serious problem that the city faces, disrupting traffic movement every year during monsoon season. The Public Works Department (PWD, w...Read More
Hyderabad: International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed on June 30 every year to raise public awareness of asteroids and the importance of defending Earth against potential threats from the asteroid belts. This day has been sanctioned by the United Nations. Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Even though these rocky remnants are the leftovers from the formation of our solar system that occurred about 4.6 billion years ago, they still orbit around the sun like planets. There a...Read More
MUMBAI - India's annual monsoon rains covered the entire country on Sunday, nine days earlier than is typical, the weather department said, bringing forward planting of summer-sown crops. The monsoon is the lifeblood of India's nearly $4 trillion economy, delivering almost 70% of the rainfall needed to water farms and replenishing aquifers and reservoirs. Nearly half of India's farmland is not irrigated and depends on the annual June-September rains for crop growth. The southwest monsoon has ...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 30 (PTI) The Maharashtra government tabled supplementary demands of Rs 57,509.71 crore in the state legislative assembly on Monday to allocate funds for various schemes and projects. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who is also the state finance and planning minister, presented these demands on the first day of the three-week monsoon session. Supplementary demands are additional funds sought by the government over budgetary allocations. The government has primarily allocated thes...Read More
Chennai, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Mettur Dam reached its Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 120 feet, leading authorities to ramp up the water release from 26,000 to 58,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs). According to officials from the Water Resources Department (WRD), this is the first time this year that the dam has attained its FRL, marking a significant milestone that brings relief to farmers and water-dependent communities across Tamil Nadu. Of the total water being discharged, around 22,...Read More
NEW DELHI: Monsoon covered the entire country on Sunday, nine days before the normal date, advancing into the remaining parts of Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, west UP and Haryana, IMD said.This is only the fourth time in the past 25 years that monsoon covered NCR and remaining parts of northwest India the same day. The last time this happened was on July 13 in 2021, whereas the earliest date on which such an event took place was June 16 in 2013 -- the day Kedarnath witnessed a major disaster due to clou...Read More
Nizamabad/Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who has been asserting time and again that Naxalism is on its last legs across the country, on Sunday asked Maoists to immediately halt killings and surrender. He was addressing a public meeting after inaugurating the National Turmeric Board in Nizamabad in the afternoon. The Union Home Minister said: "Pakistan attempted to intimidate us with the Pahalgam terror attack. However, both Pakistan and the world learned about India's strength". Pri...Read More
Srinagar- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said foreign countries were told clearly during the post-Operation Sindoor diplomatic outreach that in case of a fresh provocation, India would repeat its action. Speaking at a discussion at the Ahmedabad Management Association, Tharoor said Indian delegations which visited foreign countries in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor managed to convey that India acted with restraint and responsibility. "In other places, we actually were able to get s...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 29 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said the state government would reply to the notice issued by the High Court on Cauvery aarti near the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam. Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence, he said, 'No one objects to offering pooja. Certain sections have some concerns, and the government will address them. No one is seeking permission to offer pooja, it is a practice that has been going on every...Read More
Mumbai, June 29: Facing mounting opposition to the introduction of Hindi language in Maharashtra schools from classes 1 to 5, the state cabinet on Sunday decided to withdraw two GRs (government orders) on the implementation of the three-language policy. Immediately after the announcement, the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) said the protest march planned on July 5 against the GRs has been cancelled. However, Uddhav Thackeray said that a...Read More
Inflow into the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur increased to 80,984 cusecs on Saturday. Following an increase in inflow, the Water Resources Department (WRD) issued a flood warning to people living in low-lying areas on the banks of the River Cauvery. On Saturday, the dam's water level stood at 117.93 feet against its full capacity of 120 feet. The storage level stood at 90.20 TMC against its full capacity of 93.47 TMC. At 8 a.m., inflow into the dam increased to 73,452 cusecs from Friday's inflow ...Read More
Chandigarh, June 29 (UNI) Haryana Environment, Forests and Wildlife, and Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare Minister Rao Narbir Singh today stated that in the 123rd edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' programme, the PM spoke about the success of Operation Sindoor and encouraged citizens to plant trees in memory of soldiers. The slogan "Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam, Ek Podha Veer Jawan Ke Naam" represents a unique blend of environmental protection and patriotism. He emphasized that every...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 29 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said the state government would reply to the notice issued by the High Court on Cauvery aarti near the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam. Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence, he said, "No one objects to offering pooja. Certain sections have some concerns, and the government will address them. No one is seeking permission to offer pooja, it is a practice that has been going on every...Read More
Hyderabad, June 29 (UNI) In a scathing attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao on Sunday demanded to know why the BJP-led Centre has failed to order an investigation into the corruption allegations against the Congress government in Telangana. Reminding Shah of his own remarks made earlier in Nizamabad- where the latter called the Revanth Reddy-led government an "ATM" for Congress high command- KTR questioned, "Why hasn't the Union Home Minister acted upon i...Read More
Hyderabad, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Sunday demanded to know why the BJP-led government at the Centre failed to order an investigation into the corruption allegations against the Congress government in Telangana. Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleged at a public meeting in Nizamabad that the Congress government in Telangana has become "ATM" for the Congress high command, Rama Rao wanted to know why he did not act upon it...Read More
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 29 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal leader (RJD) Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday slammed the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), while countering the ruling alliance's 'Jungle Raj' jibe, saying that their 'tactics of spreading fear are not going to work'. The State faces assembly elections later in the year. Addressing at the Vaishya Representative Conference in Patna, Tejashwi Yadav questioned Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led NDA alliance in Bihar over trade and asserted that ne...Read More
Chennai, June 29 (UNI) The Mettur Dam, also called as Stanley Reservoir, the lifeline for farmers in Cauvery Delta districts for irrigation, attained its full level of 120 ft today evening for the second time in the month of June, following which water was released from the dam prompting the authorities to issue flood alert to those living in Cauvery river beds. For the first time in 68 years, the water level has reached its full capacity twice in the month of June, officials said, bringing...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 29 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said the state government will respond in accordance with the law to a petition challenging the holding of Cauvery Aarti near the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam. "We will respond as per law, whatever it may be. Nobody is stopping people from praying and worshipping," Shivakumar told reporters, after the Karnataka High Court sought a formal response from the state on the matter. Also Read | Stock...Read More
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Sunday, June 29, 2025, that the southwest monsoon has now covered the entire country-nearly nine days earlier than the normal expected date of July 8. After a brief lull earlier in the season, the monsoon regained pace over the past week, advancing rapidly through most of northwest India, including the national capital, Delhi, by June 25. The IMD confirmed that as of June 29, all meteorological subdivisions across India have received monsoo...Read More