Minister reviews execution of drinking water projects in Chidambaram

Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare M.R.K. Panneerselvam on Saturday (April 19, 2025) reviewed the progress of various drinking water projects being executed in Chidambaram by Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department at an outlay of ₹265.59 crore under Amrut 2.0 and Jal Jeevan Mission. Chairing the review meeting, Mr. Panneerselvam said the combined drinking…

PM Modi greets people on Easter Sunday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Photo Credit: ANI Greeting people on Easter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (April 20, 2025) wished that the sacred occasion inspired hope, renewal and compassion in everyone. Mr. Modi said in a post on X, “Wishing everyone a blessed and joyous Easter. This Easter is special because world over,…

‘Janivara’ row: Principal and staff dismissed in Bidar; two guards suspended at Shivamogga

Members of various brahmin organisations staged a demonstration in Mysuru on Saturday condemning the alleged incident in which a few students were asked to remove sacred threads at the CET examination centres in Shivamogga and Bidar. | Photo Credit: SRIRAM M.A. Shivamogga Deputy Commissioner Gurudatta Hegade, after verifying CCTV camera footage at a Common Entrance…

Target of May-end for NHPC’s Subansiri dam triggers downstream impact worries in Assam

File photo of the NHPC’s 2,000 MW Lower Subansiri project being constructed in Arunachal Pradesh. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR The NHPC’s plan to start generating electricity from the 2000 megawatt Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project (LSHP) has triggered downstream impact worries in Assam, specifically because an independent reservoir management authority recommended by an Environment…