Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 3 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti V. Somanna has claimed that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is serving his second term, has used his power for personal and selfish interests, thereby deceiving the people of the state and pushing Karnataka into darkness.Speaking to the media in Bagalkot, on the sidelines of campaigning for BJP candidate Veeranna Charantimath, he pointed out that despite announcing support prices for various crops, the gove…
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New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Out of around 19.36 crore rural households in the country, around 15.82 crore (81.71 per cent households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes as on March 3, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. The Minister of State for Jal Shakti V. Somanna, in a written reply, said that at the start of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal in August 2019, only 3.23 crore (16.7 per cent of rural households were reported to have tap water connections.This…
Amaravati, Feb 10 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday met Union Minister for Jal Shakti C. R. Patil in New Delhi and presented proposals for the Polavaram–Nallamala Sagar Link Project, aimed at diverting surplus Godavari waters to the drought prone-regions. He described the project as a crucial lifeline that would meet drinking water, irrigation, and industrial needs, and requested approvals along with technical and financial support under the National River Li…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said it has released Rs 213.9 crore as untied grants under the 15th Finance Commission for rural local bodies in Assam.This represents the first instalment for the financial year 2025–26, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said in a statement.“It has been released for all 2,192 eligible Gram Panchayats, 182 eligible Block Panchayats and 27 eligible Zilla Parishads across the state, said an official statement.In November last year, the Centre rel…