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Sawant said this while speaking during the commissioning of the augmentation of the water supply system in North Goa.”Currently, 40 per cent of households in the state are getting free water (under scheme) up to usage of 16 cubic meter of water. Those who cross this limit have to pay for further usage, and that is also very affordable. You should know that the government bears Rs 17 after every cubic meter,” Sawant said.”Hence, I am telling you… don’t waste water while you wash utensils. Also, don’t wash your vehicles and water the plants using tap water. Use the water…

Both have been arrested, police said.One of the girls fainted after the incident in the Zilla Parishad school in Edupugallu village and the other two also fell sick. The students were taken to the hospital and released after the treatment on Saturday.The accused – identified as Marrivada Suribabu, 30, and Vijaya Shekar, 45, both residents of Kankipadu, told the police that they did the act to have fun.The accused were roped in by the school management to repair electrical outlets. Accused Suribabu connected electric wires to the steel benches at the time of replacing the sockets and the three girls…

Sable clocked a season-best of 8:11.63 to finish sixth in the men’s steeplechase event, though his effort on Sunday was good enough to achieve the qualifying standard for the Paris Olympic Games, which is 8:15.00.Though the army man came up with a superb performance on Sunday, his effort was short of the Indian star’s personal best and the national record of 8:11.20.This was the third Diamond League meet for Sable this season. He had finished 10th in the Rabat leg and then fifth in the Stockholm leg. The 8:11.63 at Silesia was also Sable’s best timing in Diamond League competitions.On…

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said the allegations were nothing but a political vendetta and a desperate attempt to create a media sensation ahead of the hearing in Supreme Court on the Ordinance on Delhi service matters.It said that the government unequivocally reiterates that the appointment of these fellows/specialists was made in accordance with the prescribed rules and regulations of the departments or institutions they were hired by.”The L-G’s statement follows the brazenly illegal and unconstitutional order issued by the Services department terminating hundreds of young professionals hired under one fellowship programme of Delhi Assembly (DARC i.e. Delhi Assembly Research…

After 54 days, movement of vehicles carrying essentials resumed along the NH-2 as the economic blockade, imposed by various organisations in the wake of the ethnic violence in Manipur, was lifted on July 2.The CTUSH decision to re-impose the total shutdown along the NH-2 was taken during its emergency meeting held at Gamgiphai on Sunday afternoon where it also passed various other resolutions as well.During the total shutdown, all shops will shut and vehicle movement, including private vehicles, will completely cease in the Kangpokpi district, a statement of the organisation said. However, medical services only will be exempted from the…

The family has claimed that she contracted an infection due to repeated exposure to floodwaters while bringing in supplies. After that, her condition deteriorated, and she passed away on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Usha Devi. DCP, East Delhi, Amrutha Guguloth said that the woman was admitted to LBS Hospital on July 11. “As per her family, she had a chest infection. She was further referred to GTB Hospital after her condition deteriorated. During the course of treatment, she succumbed this afternoon. The death has been attributed to colon/sepsis/septic shock by the doctors. The body was brought back…

The Mumbai girl, however, lost her match by 6-11, 11-8, 3-11 against Liu after U Mumba TT reached the necessary eight team points required to win the tie against the defending champions. In the end, the overall score was 8-7 in favour of the Mumbai-based franchise.The franchise-based league, promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), started on a good note for U Mumba.World No.18 Quadri Aruna lived up to his reputation from the start of the tie and comfortably defeated the two-time Asian Games gold medallist Achanta Sharath Kamal…

It said that they had requested the Haryana government to hand over the ownership of the barrage but it did not pay any heed towards this. Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj said he had spoken about the urgent need to hand over the ownership. “It is imperative for the BJP-led government of Haryana to take immediate action to transfer the rightful ownership of the ITO Barrage to the Delhi government. Despite being owned by Haryana, the barrage was not adequately maintained, leading to the unfortunate consequence of five barrage gates remaining closed. As a result, the water level within the Yamuna…

“My car accidentally hit a ‘kanwar’ (vessel in which holy water is carried) and those who assaulted me thought I was a Muslim since I was wearing a black cap, have a beard and a burqa-clad woman was accompanying me,” he said.A widely shared video of the incident, which took place on July 10, purportedly shows the Kanwariyas forcibly pulling the car owner, Pratap Singh, out of the vehicle before overturning the vehicle and hitting it with sticks.The woman in the car, was a member of the BJP’s local minority wing.”They let the woman go, but tried to manhandle me,”…

Just before the SAFF Championships, India had won the Intercontinental Cup title.The Indian team was trailing Kuwait, one of the two guest teams in the event, before coming back to win the event in penalties. Gawali, who has helped the team develop an impregnable defence, helped the team successfully negotiate through the penalties.In an interview with www.the-aiff.com, Gawali said he was not under pressure when Kuwait took the lead in the SAFF Championship final.”No, I never had that feeling. Sometimes when you are trailing, it comes to your mind “Kya ho raha hai?”, which is funny. But this time it…