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CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation has ranked 38th among Urban Local Bodies with a population of over 10 lakh in the Centre's Swachh Survekshan 2024-25. As one of the oldest municipal bodies in India, GCC's sanitation and standards lag significantly behind top performers. Released by the Union Government on Thursday, the annual Swachh Survekshan ranks ULBs based on various sanitation indicators. Indore Municipal Corporation secured the top national position, receiving the award from Pre ...Read More >
The AICC OBC Advisory Committee has requested the central government to implement the Telangana model of caste survey in the upcoming national census. The committee also aims to relax the 50% reservation cap for OBCs. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah mentioned Rahul Gandhi's influence on the caste census decision. He also spoke about a previous socio-economic survey ordered during his tenure. The AICC OBC Advisory Committee on Wednesday urged the Centre to adopt the Telangana model of the social, ed ...Read More >
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore Corporation has been ranked 28 out of 44 cities in the cleanliness survey (Swachh Survekshan 2025) under the category of cities with population of more than 10 lakh. The cleanliness ranking was released on Thursday by the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA).Coimbatore has shown significant improvement in rankings. It stood at 35th place in 2023 and 46th place in 2022.In Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore has maintained its top position for the third consecutive year whil ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands, including the fruit-bearing trees, all across the state and not limit it to some areas. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justices Vivek Thakur and Bipin C Negi on Wednesday after the Advocate General placed on record fresh instructions issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, informing that 2,456 apple and other fruit trees have been felled f ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Res ...Read More >
JAMMU: In a moment of pride for every resident of Jammu, the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has achieved a significant milestone in cleanliness and sanitation by winning the Promising Swachh Sheher Award, earning the prestigious Garbage Free City (GFC) 3-Star Rating, securing ODF++ certification, and ranking 42nd among the top 100 cities in India (3-10 lakh population category) in the Swachh Survekshan 2024, conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Election Commission (EC) has so far found that over 5.76 lakh electors in Bihar are enrolled at multiple places and over 12.55 lakh have probably died. As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state's voters' list continues, official data also states that out of nearly 7.90 crore electors, over 35.69 lakh were not found at their addresses during the house-to-house visit of booth-level officers. According to data, over 17.37 lakh electors have probably permanen ...Read More >
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India] July 17 (ANI): In a shocking incident in Madhya Nayanapalli village of Pakala mandal, a man named Giri allegedly murdered his wife and two daughters and then attempted to take his own life. According to police reports, Giri and his wife, Hemalatha, had two daughters. In a heinous act, Giri reportedly pushed his wife and daughters into a well. A family member stated that he received a call informing him that Giri had thrown his wife and children into a well. Wh ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwa ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Hyderabad has been rated as the sixth cleanest city out of the 40 cities in India with a population of over 10 lakh, according to the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 conducted by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs. The city was ranked 9th in 2023-24, and stood at 10th place the year before. The top two cleanest cities this year are Ahmedabad and Bhopal. In Telangana, no other city featured in the top 10 list this year. However, from Andhra Pradesh, the Greater Visakhapatnam Mu ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's campaign at the World University Games in Germany got off to a mixed start on Thursday, with teenage swimmer Rohit Benedicton providing the day's standout performance by shattering a national record in the men's 50m butterfly, even as other Indian athletes struggled to make an impact across multiple disciplines. The 19-year-old swimmer clocked 24.00 seconds to finish 12th overall and qualify for the semifinals, eclipsing the seven-year-old national ma ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's capital city has secured the third position in the category of urban spaces with population exceeding 10 lakh, while Prayagraj was adjudged the Cleanest Ganga City in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Lucknow also became the first city in the state to achieve a 7-star Garbage Free City rating in the 2024-25 survey. Gorakhpur achieved double success, ranking third in the Safai Mitra Surakshit Sheher category and fourth among cities with a population ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has secured the 31st position in the 'Medium Cities' category in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25. The awards, announced on Thursday, were based on the world's largest urban sanitation survey conducted under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. This edition of the survey saw participation from 4,589 Urban Local Bodies, a significant increase from just 73 participating cities in 2016 when the exercise was firs ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has secured the 31st position in the 'Medium Cities' category in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25. The awards, announced on Thursday, were based on the world's largest urban sanitation survey conducted under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. This edition of the survey saw participation from 4,589 Urban Local Bodies, a significant increase from just 73 participating cities in 2016 when the exercise was firs ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Panchayati Raj Ministry on Thursday said it has brought together 19 partner institutes of planning and architecture to prepare spatial development plans for 36 gram panchayats across 14 states as a pilot project. A two-day workshop in this regard, titled 'Navingram --" Re-Imagining the Village', commenced in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Thursday, the ministry said in a statement. A Gram Panchayat Spatial Development Plan (GPSDP) is a comprehensive plan that guid ...Read More >
Raipur, Jul 17 (PTI) Bilha in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district has been declared the country's cleanest town with a population of less than 20,000, as per the government's annual cleanliness survey. Bilaspur city was ranked second in the 3 to10 lakh population category, while Kumhari municipality in the state stood third among towns with a population between 20,000 and 50,000, a state government release said. President Droupadi Murmu presented the 'Swachh Survekshan' awards at a ceremony held ...Read More >
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land o ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 17: In a major achievement under the Swachh Survekshan 2024, Jammu has been declared the cleanest city in Jammu & Kashmir. The announcement was made today by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India, based on a detailed survey conducted in April and May 2025. Jammu Municipal Corporation not only topped the UT rankings but also earned the prestigious 3-Star Garbage-Free City (GFC) certification. It was further honoured with the 'Promising Swachh Shehar' ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India said on Thursday that 89.7 per cent of the existing Bihar electors have given their Enumeration Form for inclusion in the draft Electoral Roll to be published on August 1, 2025. In order to re-verify the electors who have not been found at their addresses even after three visits of Booth Level Officers, the information on these electors who are probably deceased, permanently shifted or have enrolled at multiple places is being shared with District Pre ...Read More >
New Delhi/Raipur/Ambikapur: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday awarded seven urban local bodies (ULBs) of Chhattisgarh for cleanliness under the 'Swachh Survekshan 2024-25'. The awards were handed over to deputy Chief Minister and urban administration minister Arun Sao at a programme in Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Ambikapur mayor Manjusha Bhagat and municipal corporation commissioner DN Kashyap were also present on the occasion. The 'Swachh Survekshan' is an annual survey conducted by the Mi ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nearly 1.4 lakh new PM Jan Dhan Yojana accounts were opened and more than 5.4 lakh new enrollments under three Jan Suraksha Schemes were achieved since July 1, according to the Department of Financial Services (DFS). DFS has launched a three-month nationwide campaign, effective from July 1 till September 30, to bolster the outreach of flagship schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Man ...Read More >
India's finance ministry reports significant progress in its nationwide financial inclusion campaign. Approximately 1.4 lakh new Jan Dhan accounts have been opened, and over 5.4 lakh new enrolments were recorded under Jan Suraksha Schemes in the past two weeks. The campaign, running until September 30, 2025, aims to saturate all Gram Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies with key financial schemes. About 1.4 lakh new Jan Dhan accounts have been opened in the past fortnight under the nationwide fina ...Read More >
The Election Commission announces that over 6.60 crore electors in Bihar will feature in the draft electoral roll. This follows intensive revision of the voter list. Enumeration forms have been collected from a significant percentage of electors. Efforts are underway to include those temporarily migrated. The draft roll publication is scheduled for August 1. The names of over 6.60 crore out of the total 7.89 crore electors of Bihar will be included in the draft electoral roll, the Election Comm ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) About 1.4 lakh new Jan Dhan accounts have been opened in the past fortnight under the nationwide financial inclusion saturation campaign, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. The Department of Financial Services (DFS), under the finance ministry, has launched a three-month nationwide saturation campaign, effective from July 1 to September 30, 2025, to bolster the outreach of flagship schemes, such as Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) About 1.4 lakh new Jan Dhan accounts have been opened in the past fortnight under the nationwide financial inclusion saturation campaign, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. The Department of Financial Services (DFS), under the finance ministry, has launched a three-month nationwide saturation campaign, effective from July 1 to September 30, 2025, to bolster the outreach of flagship schemes, such as Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: With ten more days left for the last date of submission of the filled Enumeration Forms (EFs) in the ongoing Bihar SIR out of the 7,89,69,844 electors in Bihar, Enumeration Forms (EFs) of 6,81,67,861 or 86.32 per cent have been collected, a press release said. According to a press release by the Election Commission of India (ECI), accounting for the deceased, permanently shifted, and people enrolled in more than one place, the EF collection phase of the SIR has covered 90.84 per cent ...Read More >
Seven urban local bodies in Chhattisgarh have been awarded national recognition under Swachh Survekshan 2024 for outstanding cleanliness performance. President Droupadi Murmu will present the awards in New Delhi. The Chief Minister emphasized that the recognition resulted from collective efforts across various levels of governance to maintain clean and beautiful cities. Seven urban local bodies in Chhattisgarh have earned national accolades for their exemplary performance in cleanliness, as par ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu will present the 'Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25' on July 17, marking the 9th edition of the annual urban cleanliness survey, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said the event will honour the cleanest cities across India and recognise the relentless efforts of urban local bodies (ULBs) in advancing the goals of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U). Also Read | India Raises Paha ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu will present the 'Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25' on July 17, marking the 9th edition of the annual urban cleanliness survey, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said the event will honour the cleanest cities across India and recognise the relentless efforts of urban local bodies (ULBs) in advancing the goals of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U). A total of 78 awards will be ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan has flagged the "perceived reluctance" among several senior central government officials to give appointments to people, saying such interactions can give insights into ground realities, and clarify misunderstandings about government policies or intentions. In a letter to the secretaries of all central government ministries and departments, the country's top bureaucrat also said that such meetings should be held in offices and not clubs o ...Read More >
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