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In this direction, Bharti chaired a high-level meeting with MLAs of different Assembly constituencies and top officials, in which the areas affected with contaminated water supply were identified and a detailed list of such areas was prepared. Bharti said: “As per the instructions of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the DJB will be employing modern technologies in place of traditional methods to deal with the problem of contaminated water supply. DJB has started to find out the possibilities of correcting the leakages in the pipelines with the help of helium gas or modern camera systems.” He also stated that there would…

The party on Tuesday named Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy as Telangana chief, Sunil Jakhar (Punjab), former Union Minister D. Purandeswari (Andhra Pradesh) and Babulal Marandi as the Jharkhand BJP President.In the coming days, according to party sources, BJP President J.P. Nadda will be appointing the new state chiefs in more than half a dozen states including Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir. However, it is being said that no big face is ready to take the charge of Madhya Pradesh, where Assembly polls are scheduled to be held by the end of this year. Sources…

In this case, the ED had earlier attached properties worth Rs 54.18 crore, and thus, the total attachment stands at Rs 71.42 crore. The ED initiated PMLA investigation based on an FIR registered by the Special Investigation Team, Karnataka Lokayukta, against Karadapudi Mahesh, his brothers and associates under various sections of Indian Penal Code, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, and the Prevention of Corruption Act. “During investigation under PMLA, it has been noticed that illegally mined iron ore worth Rs 62.92 crore was transported and traded by the main accused Mahesh and his brothers, K. Govindaraj, K.…

In the circular on arrangements with card networks for the issue of debit, credit and prepaid cards, the central bank said that the existing arrangements between card networks and card issuers i.e. banks and non-banks, are not conducive for customers. In addition to this, the RBI said that card issuers should not enter into any arrangement or agreement with card networks that restrain them from availing the services of other card networks. It further added that card issuers and card networks shall ensure that they would follow the existing agreements at the time of amendment or renewal. The central bank…

MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh said in a letter to Scindia that it has come to light through various social media posts that a few Air India tickets have printed the ATO of Manipur as “Air India, ATO Imphal Airport, Lamka”.Objecting to the addition of the word ‘Lamka’, the three-term MLA said: “This is totally unacceptable on the part of Air India to have made this gross error… It is an act of negligence and conspiracy to mention ‘Lamka’ on the tickets.”He said that there is only one airport in entire Manipur, which is located in Imphal.Demanding correction of the name…

Khanijau’s birdie on the 18th hole, while playing alongside the talented Keerthana, ensured both had a share of the lead before the duo was joined at the top by Vidhatri, who had won the ninth leg by a massive 13 shots.Three others led by the experienced Tvesa Malik alongside a yet another amateur, Mannat Brar, who leads the Order of Merit on the IGU circuit, and rookie pro, Kriti Chowhan shot even par 72 each.Four players, including two more amateurs, Saanvi Somu, who was second behind Vidhatri in the ninth leg, and Prakruthi Sastry, were tied for seventh place alongside…

“From July 6 to July 13, effigies and copies of the black ordinance will be burnt at various locations across Delhi, which will serve as a powerful reminder of people’s discontent,” AAP said.The AAP said that the significant turnout of Delhi residents for the protest rallies clearly conveyed their demand for the withdrawal of the ‘oppressive’ ordinance, which infringes upon the constitutional rights of the elected government.The public firmly believes that the ‘black’ ordinance undermines the best interests of Delhi, AAP said.”It is important to note that a previous Supreme Court order granted the elected government of Delhi the authority…

The officials also seized more than one lakh cigarette sticks from another passenger. Based on passenger profiling and surveillance, the Customs seized the gold. In the first case, the smuggled gold, weighing 1,196 grams and valued at Rs 72 lakh, was seized upon searching the aircraft. The gold was concealed behind an aircraft seat in paste form in an aircraft which had arrived at Hyderabad from Ras-al-Khaima. In the second case,752 grams of smuggled gold, in the form of cut pieces of gold bars, valued at Rs 45 lakh was recovered from passenger who had arrived from Kuwait via Dubai.…

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that this project will help to give relief to people from getting flooded. Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik, state WRD Minister Subhash Shirodkar and others were present. “People residing in this area (of Mala) now don’t have to worry about floods in this rainy season and in future too,” Sawant said. About his constituency Sanquelim, where floods were witnessed every year, he said: “Since 2013, we are not facing flooding in Sanquelim as the water pumping station is effectively functioning . Earlier, flood water was entering shops in the market area. During…

“Three people were electrocuted, two died after roofs collapsed, and a child drowned after rainwater accumulated,” Pakistan Punjab interim Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi told journalists in Lahore, Geo News reported.In an update on his official Twitter handle, the interim CM said the rain death toll rose to seven.The metropolis received 291 mm of rain, during which more than a dozen areas recorded more than 200 mm of rain, Commissioner Lahore Mohammad Ali Randhawa said, adding this is happening due to climate change and strong monsoon, Geo News reported.The city administration and all officers and staff of Water and Sanitation Authority…