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Guwahati: Northeast's biggest city, Guwahati, shines at the 44th national rank in the 3-10 lakh population category, a significant leap from 402nd rank last year, in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 rankings announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Thursday. Besides Guwahati, all the other cities across the northeastern states lag behind in the assessment. However, six cities -- North Lakhimpur in Assam, Jiribam in Manipur, Shillong in Meghalaya, Lunglei in Mizoram, Jalukie in Naga ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Saturday. The Prime Minister Office (PMO) handle posted on X, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri @myogiadityanath, met Prime Minister @narendramodi. Sharing an X post about the meeting, CM Yogi wrote, I had the honour of meeting the world most popular leader, the respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, in New Delhi ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday lauded Guwahati Municipal Corporation's (GMC) efforts behind the city's gradual upscale in the cleanliness category in Swachh Sarvekshan 2024-25.The award was presented on Thursday at a national ceremony held in New Delhi, and was received by GMC mayor Mrigen Sarania, in the presence of senior dignitaries and representatives from urban local bodies across the country.Securing the 44th rank in the nationwide competition, conducted by ...Read More >
The cities were evaluated based on 10 parameters and 54 indicators. Indore has retained its top position as the cleanest city in India for the eighth consecutive year. Surat and Pune were second and third. President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 Award on the city at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The cities were evaluated based on 10 parameters and 54 indicators. The Centre said that the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 adopted a smart and structured approach to assess urban cle ...Read More >
Indore: As Indore retained its top spot as the cleanest city in the country for the eight time in a row, senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh said that 'sanitation workers', who are the real heroes, are forced to survive on minimum monthly wages. He added that sanitation workers who made Indore as the cleanest city for eight times, "neither they get respect nor job security", and are forced to survive with minimum monthly wages, which is not enough to ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19: Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP P. Sandosh Kumar has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking a thorough and independent probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into a series of disturbing incidents in and around Dharmasthala, Karnataka. The letter, dated July 19, points to what the MP described as "a disturbing and systematic pattern of crimes -- primarily targeting women, often silenced through coercion, and concealed with frightening impunity ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala, P Sandosh Kumar, on Saturday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, urging a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the Dharmasthala burials case. He alleged that despite mass protests and years of appeals, the Karnataka government has failed to constitute a credible Special Investigation Team (SIT). The so-called 'Acquittal Review Committee' was never operationalised meaningfully, he said. Al ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the ongoing verbal spat between Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over the Hindi language debate in Maharashtra, Union Minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) president Ramdas Athawale on Saturday has called for restraint, urging all parties to maintain peace and avoid statements that could disrupt Mumbai's communal harmony. Responding to the exchange of inflammatory remarks, Athawale said, "Such state ...Read More >
Mangaluru: Allegations of secret burials and serious crimes at Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, have prompted widespread public concern and demands for a high-level probe. Political parties and progressive voices have urged the Karnataka government to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for a transparent and impartial probe into the alleged mass burial of human remains in Dharmasthala. The storm broke after a man, who claims to have worked as a sanitation worker ...Read More >
Thane: A 30-year-old man was arrested on Friday for allegedly pushing a woman under a moving goods train, killing her, after a heated argument at Diva railway station in Maharashtra's Thane district. According to police officers, Rajan Shivnarayan Singh, a resident of the Diva area, was following the woman along the tracks and tried to get close. "When she resisted, a heated altercation ensued. Singh then allegedly grabbed her by the neck and pushed her onto the tracks in front of a moving good ...Read More >
The Delhi government will launch a month-long cleanliness campaign from August 1, with active participation from schools, resident welfare associations (RWAs), and community groups, Education Minister Ashish Sood said. According to a statement, the preparations for the large-scale campaign were reviewed during a high-level meeting chaired by Mr. Sood at the secretariat on Friday (July 18, 2025). Modi launches initiatives to shape cleaner, greener future for Delhi Mr. Sood, who is the Educatio ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 19 (ANI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday asserted that the government will look into the demand for an SIT probe into the discovery of bodies in Dharmasthala and take a decision based on the necessities. We will make a decision based on the necessities. How can we go for an SIT at the preliminary stage itself? The investigation is currently underway. I have also spoken to the Chief Minister about it, Parameshwara told mediapersons. On BJP ...Read More >
Exposing the lack of cleanliness in Queen of Hills- Shimla has slipped to third place in the state and plummeted to 347th place nationally out of 824 cities in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 rankings released on Thursday. The state capital Shimla which was ranked as the cleanest city in Himachal Pradesh since 2015, has now fallen to third place. Theog was judged as the cleanest urban local body (UBL) of the Himachal Pradesh followed by the Nadaun in district Hamirpur. The survey findings show t ...Read More >
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], July 19 (ANI): The Ana Sagar lake in Rajasthan's Ajmer overflowed on Saturday morning, following incessant rain, which caused waterlogging. Due to this, the road connecting Bajrang Garh to the market has been closed. The locals used sandbags in an attempt to stop the flow of water. Also Read | Meghalaya Shocker: Schoolgirl Hacked to Death With Machete by Assailant in East Garo Hills District. Municipal Corporation Chief Engineer Vinod Manohar stated that the cause o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): A team of Nand Nagri Police Station launched a special drive against individuals involved in the sale of banned 'Chinese Manjha', amid rising incidents of injuries and nabbed two siblings with 325 rolls on Friday. With Independence Day (15th August) and Raksha Bandhan approaching, the Delhi Police has launched a special drive to curb the sale and use of hazardous Chinese Manjha -- a nylon-based kite string that has caused numerous injuries and fatalities involv ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Shimla city's mayor, Surinder Chauhan strongly objected to the recent rankings of the Swachh Survekshan awards, calling into question credibility of the process conducted by the Central Government's agency. Chauhan, who heads one of the oldest municipal corporations in the country, expressed dismay over Shimla being ranked poorly in the national Swachh Survekshan Index, despite receiving a 100 per cent cleanliness certificate from the same evalu ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Riding high on its historic eighth consecutive win as India's cleanest city, Indore will now mentor Varanasi, the spiritual capital of India, in enhancing its cleanliness standards. Indoreans celebrated the momentous win on Friday with processions, band performances and public gatherings. A victory rally from Indore Airport to Rajwada was led by civic officials and sanitation workers, drawing large crowds of enthusiastic citizens. As part of the central government's in ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, not to obstruct Telangana's irrigation projects He appealed to the neighbouring state not to obstruct Telangana's crucial irrigation initiatives, including the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, as well as the Dindi, Kalwakurthy, Bheema, Nettempadu, and Koilsagar projects. "We demand Andhra Pradesh not to block our projects. We seek cooper ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 7,000 crore in Motihari, East Champaran, asserting that a new era of development had begun for Eastern India and reiterating his government's commitment to transforming Bihar. Addressing a large public gathering just months ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Prime Minister said the initiatives would directly benefit millions across the region. "This is the begin ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Delhi Art, Culture and Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra on Friday visited the Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) at Teen Murti Marg, with singer and music director Himesh Reshammiya accompanying him. The museum, which showcases the lives and contributions of India's former prime ministers, features 14 high-tech galleries equipped with interactive and immersive exhibits, including a 6D helicopter ride, virtual photo booths, a handwriting robot, a time machine and a ki ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Shimla city's mayor, Surinder Chauhan strongly objected to the recent rankings of the Swachh Survekshan awards, calling into question credibility of the process conducted by the Central Government's agency. Chauhan, who heads one of the oldest municipal corporations in the country, expressed dismay over Shimla being ranked poorly in the national Swachh Survekshan Index, despite receiving a 100 per cent cleanliness certificate from the same evalu ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Congress accused the CBI on Friday of going soft in its probe against Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) Chairman Montu Patel in an alleged multi-crore-rupee scam. Addressing a press conference at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters here, Rajya Sabha MP and party spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil alleged that the CBI did not present all the facts before the court that led to Patel getting interim protection from arrest. He said it took the Central Bureau o ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Shimla city mayor, Surinder Chauhan strongly objected to the recent rankings of the Swachh Survekshan awards, calling into question credibility of the process conducted by the Central Government agency. Chauhan, who heads one of the oldest municipal corporations in the country, expressed dismay over Shimla being ranked poorly in the national Swachh Survekshan Index, despite receiving a 100 per cent cleanliness certificate from the same evaluatin ...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 departm ...Read More >
Mumbai: The indefinite strike launched by over 30,000 nurses across Maharashtra's government hospitals from Friday is poised to escalate, with Class IV hospital staff including ward boys, sanitation workers, and clerks threatening to join the agitation in solidarity. The striking nurses are demanding immediate recruitment to fill vacant posts and a complete rollback of contractual appointments. Although hospitals have managed to keep essential services running with the support of nursing studen ...Read More >
The inauguration ceremony was attended by NDMC Chairman. (Photo Credit: X/@tweetndmc) When art meets the sky, magic happens! Delhi now boasts its first open-air art gallery, Srijan, at Nehru Park in Chanakyapuri, bringing creativity to the heart of nature. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) inaugurated the gallery on Friday, aiming to make Delhi a hub of artistic and cultural significance. This initiative has garnered attention by providing a platform for artists to showcase their work and ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Freida Pinto is all set to star in streaming giant Netflix's upcoming series "Unaccustomed Earth," an adaptation of the Jhumpa Lahiri short story collection. Pinto will play Parul Chaudhury in the series, which was originally announced in April. As previously reported, Netflix has commissioned eight episodes, reports variety.com. The official tagline for the show states that it is "an epic, soapy, and culturally vibrant drama about a tight-knit Indian A ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation, which had unveiled an ambitious plan, Singara Chennai 2.0, to transform itself into a beautiful megapolis, was shown the reality by the Swachh Survekshan rankings 2024-25, which placed it at a low 38th spot among Urban Local Bodies with a population of over 10 lakh. Such is its dismal situation that even within Tamil Nadu, the capital city, which often boasts of being among the oldest municipal bodies in the whole world, was placed at an abysmal 104th r ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. As many as seven people have been rescued from the debris so far and admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital, they said. According to preliminary information, chawl number 37 in the Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East collapsed around 5.56 am. Eight fire engines are at the spot along with teams from th ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: State BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Thursday slammed the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for failing to address farmers' issues despite completing 19 months in office. Speaking at the Kisan Morcha state office-bearers' meeting at the BJP headquarters in Hyderabad, he accused the state government of neglecting farmers due to its skewed policies. He urged party workers to collaborate with the Kisan Morcha to highlight farmers' grievances and counter the Cong ...Read More >
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