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…
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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…