21 killed as strong storm, rains lash various UP districtsA severe storm and heavy rains swept through Uttar Pradesh districts on Wednesday. At least 21 people lost their lives in Bhadohi, Budaun, ...
13 May, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
ED makes third arrest in Rajasthan's Jal Jeevan Mission 'irregularities' caseThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Mahesh Mittal, proprietor of Shree Ganpati Tubewell Company, and Padamchand Jain, proprietor ...
20 Jun, 2024, 09.58 AM IST
CBI registers FIR in Jal Jeevan Mission 'scam' case in RajasthanCBI registers FIR in Jal Jeevan Mission scam involving fake certificates from IRCON. Rajasthan contractors face allegations of forgery and ...
07 May, 2024, 07.57 PM IST
Delhi Jal Board tasked with 5-year water plan as quality concerns persistThe Delhi Jal Board is tasked with creating a five-year plan to improve the city's drinking water supply, with specific focus on monitoring...
07 Apr, 2024, 10.40 AM IST
Class 11, 12 students across Haryana will soon get tablets for studies: CM Manohar Lal KhattarThe Haryana government will also plan to give tablets to the students of other classes, said CM Manohar Lal Khattar.
23 Nov, 2021, 09.18 PM IST
Farmers' delegation from western UP meets Tomar, extends support to agri lawsFarmers from different parts of the country, including Haryana and Punjab, have been camping at various border points of Delhi for three we...
20 Dec, 2020, 11.31 PM IST
Haryana mulls solar tubewell scheme for farmersHaryana's finance minister said that under this scheme, six lakh tubewells in the State would be linked with solar energy.
04 May, 2018, 07.28 PM IST
West Bengal government starts irrigation project for lands in SingurThe state agriculture department has been directed by Mamata Banerjee to introduce modern agro-science-based technologies for better cultiv...
24 Oct, 2016, 02.04 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh government plans 24-hour power supply after 2019The UP government said it has proposed round-the-clock power supply, except for tubewells, at all places in the state after 2019.
26 Aug, 2015, 04.21 PM IST
Power tariffs up in Haryana; farmers, EWS category sparedThe power consumers will have to pay more from April 1, 2015, as the hike in power tariff was announced today by the Haryana Electricity Re...
07 May, 2015, 11.25 PM IST
40% of India still banks on monsoon for agricultureBack in 1997, a government committee calculated that the Ultimate Irrigation Potential (UIP) for India was about 140 million hectares (Mha).
01 May, 2015, 12.52 PM IST
- Power connections for tubewells: NGT's larger bench to hear petition
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has decided to hear the petition about release of tubewell connections to farmers in Punjab at a larger b...
20 Mar, 2015, 02.26 PM IST
Projects worth Rs 1,700 crore launched in UPUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav launched a number of infrastructure projects worth over Rs 1,700 crore in the state.
03 Mar, 2014, 06.51 PM IST
Delhi Jal Board seizes 22 tubewells in South Delhi40 DJB officials, accompanied by police and officials from the DC office, reached the colony and cut off the power supply from each of the ...
09 Jan, 2014, 11.45 AM IST
- SP govt reverses more decisions taken by Mayawati
Reversing yet another decision taken during Mayawati regime, the Uttar Pradesh government today decided to discontinue two schemes in the n...
06 Nov, 2012, 10.50 PM IST
- India to invest Rs 300 million to construct tubewells in Nepal
India will deepen its economic cooperation with Nepal by investing Rs 300 million to construct some 3,000 shallow tubewells in the country'...
08 Nov, 2010, 10.15 PM IST
- Uttar Pradesh engineer resigns alleging threat to life from BSP MLA
The engineer accused a BSP MLA of threatening him.
21 Feb, 2010, 01.44 PM IST