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…
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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…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) The BJP’s emergence as the new government of West Bengal, ending the 15-year Trinamool Congress rule, has cleared uncertainties over the future of a number of centrally-sponsored schemes that had not been implemented so far by the state administration and outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.Now, as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his pre-election rallies, these centrally sponsored schemes will be implemented fully, the most important of which is the health…
Bhopal, May 5 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday announced a two-pronged push for administrative accountability, ordering intensive departmental reviews from May 8–10 and making District Development Committee meetings compulsory in all districts before May 12. At the core department-wise reviews, the Ministers and senior officials will present detailed reports on achievements, policy innovations, challenges, and future plans.”Our priority is to ensure that the benefits…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Panchayati Raj Secretary Vivek Bharadwaj on Monday stressed that preparation of the Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) should focus on quality outcomes that bring real change at the grassroots, rather than being treated as a mere compliance exercise.Speaking at the inauguration of a two-day National Workshop organised by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj on the Preparation of Panchayat Development Plans, the Secretary noted that proper planning for asset creation through…
Jabalpur, May 1 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday initiated stringent action against those found negligent in the cruise accident at Bargi Reservoir in Jabalpur. Cruise pilot Mahesh Patel, helper Chhotelal Gond, and ticket counter in-charge (Front Office Assistant) Brijendra were dismissed from service with immediate effect, the government said in a statement on Friday evening.It further stated that Sunil Maravi, manager of Hotel Maikal Resort and Boat Club Bargi, has been sus…