New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil on Monday said the Centre has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration under ‘Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0’ to strengthen drinking water services in remote and island regions.In a post on social media platform X, Paatil said: “The agreement was signed between the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Andaman and Nicobar administration under the in…
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Jaipur, May 13 (IANS) In the Jal Jeevan Mission scam case, the Anti-Corruption Bureau produced accused Sanjay Badaya before the court on Tuesday, after which the court remanded him to judicial custody. The Anti-Corruption Bureau had sought an additional three-day remand for further interrogation, citing new facts that allegedly emerged during questioning.However, after hearing arguments from both sides, the court rejected the request and ordered that Badaya be sent to jail.Anti-Corrupti…
Jaipur, May 11 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Sunday night arrested accused Sanjay Badaya in connection with the multi-crore corruption case linked to the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), officials said on Monday.According to the ACB, Sanjay Badaya was detained at Delhi Airport upon his return from Thailand on the basis of a Lookout Circular issued earlier against him.He was subsequently brought to the ACB headquarters by a special team an…
Jaipur, May 11 (IANS) Former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi and alleged middleman Sanjay Badaya were produced before an ACB Court on Monday in connection with the alleged Rs 900-crore Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam, where Joshi was sent to judicial custody while Badaya was remanded to police custody.The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) had sought three days’ police remand for Joshi and five days for Badaya.However, the court sent Joshi to judicial custody while remanding Badaya to police custody f…
Jaipur, May 11 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has taken Sanjay Badaya, alleged mastermind and key middleman in the Rs 900 crore Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam, into custody at Delhi airport. He is currently being brought to Jaipur for further investigation, said officials on Monday.As per the officials, Badaya had travelled to Thailand to attend a wedding ceremony. Upon his arrival at Delhi airport, the Bureau of Immigration immediately alerted the ACB. Subsequently, around 2 a.m., an AC…
Jaipur, May 9 (IANS) Hanuman Beniwal, National President of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) and Member of Parliament from Nagaur, termed the cancellation of the SI Recruitment-2021 examination and the announcement of fresh recruitment by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission and the Rajasthan government as a “major victory” for the movement spearheaded by the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party. He also demanded that investigations into paper leak cases be handed over to the Central Bureau …
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) The first BJP-ruled state government in West Bengal led by the state’s first BJP Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, will begin its journey after the oath ceremony on Saturday with a gift from the Union Jal Shakti ministry which had cleared an amount of Rs 2,700 crore under the central ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ project.A communication from the Union Ministry on this count reached the current state secretariat of Nabanna on Friday evening, where it was said that the amount of Rs …
Jaipur, May 7 (IANS) The ACB team on Thursday produced former minister Mahesh Joshi before the court, which remanded him to ACB custody until May 11, 2026, officials said. The Special Investigation Team of the Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Joshi from his Jaipur residence on Thursday morning in connection with the alleged large-scale corruption uncovered in the Jal Jeevan Mission.Further investigation into the matter is underway, officials from the Anti-Corruption Bureau said.According to the i…
Jaipur, May 7 (IANS) Rajasthan politics witnessed major developments on Thursday morning after the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested former PHED Minister Mahesh Joshi in connection with the alleged Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam involving tenders worth nearly Rs 960 crore.According to officials, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by ACB DIG Dr Rameshwar Singh reached Joshi’s residence in Jaipur’s San Colony at around 5 a.m. and took him into custody following allegations of corruption…
New Delhi/Aizawl, May 6 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Wednesday announced that Mizoram has emerged as one of the first states in India to successfully achieve 100 per cent implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), providing functional tap water connections to 1,33,060 households across the state.The Mizoram government and the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi on Wednesday t…