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Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], July 13 (ANI): The Haryana government on Saturday ordered the temporary suspension of mobile internet and bulk SMS services in Nuh district amid apprehensions of communal tension and public disorder. According to an official order issued by the Department of Home Affairs under Section 20 of the Telecommunications Act, 2023 and Rule 3 of the Telecommunications (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024, the suspension will remain in effect from 9:00 PM on July 1 ...Read More >
Chandigarh, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ahead of the Braj Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra, the Haryana government on Sunday suspended mobile internet services, bulk SMS, excluding banking and mobile recharge, and all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except the voice calls, in the jurisdiction of Nuh district till 9 p.m. of July 14, citing apprehensions of potential unrest and misuse of digital platforms to spread misinformation. A holiday in government and private schools in the Nuh district ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], July 13 (ANI): The Haryana government on Saturday ordered the temporary suspension of mobile internet and bulk SMS services in Nuh district amid apprehensions of communal tension and public disorder. According to an official order issued by the Department of Home Affairs under Section 20 of the Telecommunications Act, 2023 and Rule 3 of the Telecommunications (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024, the suspension will remain in effect from 9:00 PM on July 1 ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): The monsoon has left a trail of devastation across Himachal Pradesh, claiming 98 lives and causing property damage worth Rs 770.96 crore, according to the latest data released by the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Between June 20 and July 13, a total of 57 people died in rain-related incidents such as landslides (8), flash floods (15), cloudbursts (9), drowning (10), electrocution (4), and other rain-triggered accidents, including p ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): The monsoon has left a trail of devastation across Himachal Pradesh, claiming 98 lives and causing property damage worth Rs 770.96 crore, according to the latest data released by the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Between June 20 and July 13, a total of 57 people died in rain-related incidents such as landslides (8), flash floods (15), cloudbursts (9), drowning (10), electrocution (4), and other rain-triggered accidents, including p ...Read More >
Jaipur: Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) approved infrastructure projects worth Rs 526 crore at its Project Executive Committee (PWC) meeting held Thursday. Several key infrastructure and public utility proposals received administrative and financial endorsement during the session.Among approved projects, Rs 40.17 crore was sanctioned to widen high-level bridge near Vidya Ashram School. To enhance heritage tourism, Rs 5.5 crore was allocated for tourism development at the Govind Dev Ji temple. ...Read More >
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 7 (ANI): Thunag in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district is facing a severe water crisis after recent cloudbursts and floods washed away machinery, water pipes, and transformers used to extract and supply clean water. Jal Shakti Department Chief Engineer Anju Sharma visited the area to assess the damage. Speaking to ANI, she said, "All 81 panchayats in this constituency have been affected. Our people are tracing the sources... We collected all the staff as it ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): The heavy downpour in Himachal Pradesh has wreaked havoc, with the state reporting 23 flash floods, followed by 19 cloud burst incidents and 16 landslides till today. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a warning for "Extremely Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm & Lightning, Squall" for July 6. For tomorrow, the IMD forecasts "Very Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm & Lightning, Squall". The weather department has predicted heavy rains for July 8 a ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): The death toll from monsoon-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh has risen to 78, with 50 fatalities attributed to flash floods, landslides, cloudbursts, and electrocution, as per the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Road accidents caused the remaining 28 deaths since the monsoon began on June 20. Mandi district has emerged as the worst-hit region, with the highest number of infrastructure damages reported. A total of ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): Widespread rainfall across Himachal Pradesh has severely affected essential public utilities, with 269 roads blocked, 285 electricity transformers disrupted, and 278 water supply schemes rendered non-functional in the last 24 hours, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), Himachal Pradesh. In its daily situation report issued at 10 am on July 6, the SEOC said the maximum damage has occurred in Mandi district, where 200 roads are ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Jal Board (DJB), in a board meeting held on Wednesday and chaired by Water Minister Parvesh Verma, cleared several long-pending infrastructure projects aimed at improving water supply and sewerage services across the national capital. The decisions are expected to benefit lakhs of residents and address delays that have stalled essential public utilities. A key decision taken at the meeting was to allow DJB to directly handle water and sewerage schemes for the Delhi Develop ...Read More >
Lucknow: The state cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal to transfer the Jaya Prakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC) to the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) for its completion, operation, and maintenance.As per the new decision, the JPNIC Society formed under the previous Samajwadi Party govt, will be dissolved.Under JPNIC Society, the project remained stalled for years amid allegations of corruption.The cabinet approved handing over the incomplete centre to LDA, which will now take ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Thursday approved the re-initiation of the Delhi Water Supply Improvement Project in the command area of Wazirabad Water Treatment Plant (WTP) under Asian Development Bank (ADB) funding. The project whose proposed funding was withdrawn by the ADB allegedly due to the previous government's poor progress, promises to benefit over 30.16 lakh people -- approximately 13 per cent of the city's population. The Delhi Jal Board (D ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday criticised municipal bodies for showing "complete apathy and insensitivity" in maintaining public toilets in the capital."We are staking claim to host the Olympics, and we don't even have clean public toilets in the city," a bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Tushar Rao Gedela remarked, terming the status of public conveniences "hurting and unfortunate". It noted that "municipal authorities and development bodies like MCD, DDA and NDMC have exhibited ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday strongly criticised the city's civic authorities for neglecting the upkeep of public toilets, describing their actions as apathetic and negligent. The court was hearing a petition highlighting the unsanitary and unhygienic conditions of public conveniences across Delhi, particularly impacting the dignity and safety of women. A division bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said the fresh photogr ...Read More >
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) has issued a request for selection for procuring power from 500 MW solar projects on a build, own, operate basis. The tender includes a greenshoe option for an additional capacity of up to 500 MW, increasing the potential total to 1,000 MW. Bids must be submitted by June 13, 2025. Bids will be opened on June 18. Bidders must furnish an earnest money deposit of ₹928,000 (~$10,895)/MW, a tender document fee of ₹25,000 (~$293.50) plus 18% GST, and a tender process ...Read More >
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