Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:39:24
India has the maximum number of people -- 63 million -- living in rural areas without access to clean water, according to a new global report released to mark World Water Day on Wednesday.
This is almost the population of the United Kingdom, said “Wild Water”, a report on the state of the world’s water.
Lack of government planning, competing demands, rising population and water-draining agri
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Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:14:12
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the conspiracy charges against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti matter till March 23 .
The apex court will hear the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s plea against Allahabad High Court's order dropping criminal conspiracy charges against the BJP leaders in the case.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:09:07
Three shops selling meat and fish were set afire by unidentified persons here, triggering panic in the area, police said today. The incident comes close on the heels of some slaughter houses being sealed in Uttar Pradesh after the BJP government led by Yogi Adityanath was sworn in. Police said the arson incident took place in Manyawar Kanshiram Colony last night. The shop owners said all their sto
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Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:06:38
A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Wednesday announced the quantum of sentence for the two convicts Devendra Gupta and Bhavesh Patel in the 2007 Ajmer dargah blast case.
After being held guilty, the court ordered the duo to undergo life imprisonment.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:59:43
Mayor KavithaSanil said that the present water storage at Thumbe vented dam is sufficient for Mangaluru city and surrounding areas till May 25 with the existing rationed supply. At a meet the press programme, Kavitha, said that water level at Thumbe dam stands at 5mts as on Tuesday and it will last till May 25. "There is no need to worry. If the water level in Thumbe dams dips further, we will ask
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Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:54:37
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Wednesday expressed his delight over former Congress veteran S.M. Krishna joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said the saffron party will get strength from his progressive image in Karnataka.
“He is a well-known experienced politician of the country. We will acquire strength from his progressive image in Karnataka. I welcome him in t
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Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:51:02
Overnight protest by hundreds of Anganwadi workers demanding increase in wages in the state capital rocked the Karnataka Legislative Assembly today with both opposition BJP and ruling Congress charging each other with not being sensitive to their issues.
As BJP and JD(S) demanded that the government concede Anganwadi workers demand and fix their wage at minimum Rs 10,000 per month, treasury ben
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Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:44:41
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre, asking it to file a reply within two weeks on the PIL filed by a person named Sharad Mishra, claiming that people are not being allowed to deposit their old currency notes till March 31 as promised by the ruling dispensation.
The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar also issued notice to the Reserve Ba
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Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:42:17
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Karge, on Wednesday said that former union minister S.M. Krishna is committing a big mistake by changing his principals at this age.
Extremely disappointed with Krishna's decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Kharge said the former was one of the few Congress leaders facilitated with everything and accorded with all sorts of posts.
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