Jaipur, April 9 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), on Thursday, arrested former IAS officer Subodh Agarwal (Retired Rajasthan Additional Chief Secretary) in connection with a large-scale corruption case under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). In relation to a case, registered at the ACB headquarters, Agarwal was taken into custody in Delhi on Thursday and subsequently arrested.Further investigation in the matter is ongoing.The investigation h…
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Jaipur, April 9 (IANS) Former IAS officer Subodh Agarwal, who had been absconding in connection with the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam in Rajasthan, has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), officials said on Thursday. The ACB team brought Agarwal from Delhi to Jaipur, where he was questioned at the ACB headquarters by Deputy Inspector General of Police Om Prakash Meena. An arrest warrant had earlier been issued against Agarwal in the JJM scam.In the same case, nine officials of the…
Chandigarh, April 5 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday unveiled development projects of Rs 253 crore at a ‘Dhanyawad Evam Vikas Rally’ in Jind, signalling a major push to infrastructure and public services in the district. The Chief Minister laid the foundation stones of 12 projects of Rs 140.87 crore and inaugurated three projects with a combined cost of Rs 112 crore. Among the key inaugurations is the reconstruction of Jind Distributary No. 4, completed by the Irriga…
Bhopal, March 13 (IANS) In a proactive measure to combat rapidly declining groundwater levels, Bhopal Collector Kaushalendra Vikram Singh has declared the entire district a “water-scarce zone” and imposed an immediate ban on the digging of new private tube wells (borewells). The order, issued under the provisions of the ‘Madhya Pradesh Drinking Water Protection Act, 1986’, prohibits unauthorised drilling of borewells across urban and rural areas of Bhopal district. The administration has war…
New Delhi/Bhopal, March 11 (IANS) Union Minister for Jal Shakti C.R. Paatil felicitated Dharmendra Maran, Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Mugaliya Haat in Bhopal district, with the ‘Outstanding Water Leadership Sarpanch Award’ in New Delhi on Wednesday. The award was presented in recognition of his exemplary work in the successful implementation, efficient operation and maintenance of the tap water scheme under the Jal Jeevan Mission, according to the Madhya Pradesh government.Gram Panchaya…
Quetta, Feb 23 (IANS) A major water crisis unfolding in Pakistan’s Balochistan along with a demographic explosion threatens to overwhelm the fragile ecology of the province, a report has highlighted. “Every morning in Quetta, before the sun clears the jagged peaks of the Sulaiman Mountains, a ritual of anxiety begins. It starts with the hollow, metallic clink of a dry tap. For thousands of households, this sound is the starting gun for a daily race for survival. With it echo the neighbourhoods w…
Bhopal, Feb 17 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday presented the third supplementary budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the State Assembly, providing additional funds totalling Rs 19,287.32 crore to meet emerging requirements and strengthen key sectors. Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Jagdish Devda tabled the Third Supplementary Estimates, which include Rs 8,934.03 crore in revenue provisions and Rs 10,353.29 crore in capital provisions.A significant allocation of Rs…
Jaipur, Feb 17 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), on Tuesday, carried out early morning raids at multiple locations and arrested nine accused in connection with the alleged multi-crore corruption case related to the Jal Jeevan Mission, officials said. The action was taken in a case registered by the ACB regarding large-scale irregularities in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission in Rajasthan, officials added.Nearly six A…
Bhopal/Indore, Jan 28 (IANS) In a significant development amid the ongoing water contamination crisis in Indore, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at its Indore bench has appointed a one-man commission to probe the tragedy in Bhagirathpura and its broader implications. The order, issued on Tuesday by Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi, addresses multiple writ petitions filed as public interest litigations and individual complaints highlighting negligence by civic authorities that led to…
Indore, Jan 20 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday constituted a state-level committee to investigate the water contamination incident in Indore’s Bhagirathpura, which has led to several deaths and left nearly 500 people affected by waterborne diseases. The committee, headed by Sanjay Kumar Shukla, Additional Chief Secretary of the General Administration Department, has been tasked with examining the actual causes and key facts behind the contamination.The panel also includes P. Na…