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Water theft: Kerala Water Authority functioning with just one anti-theft squad for four districts despite rising cases

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Water theft: Kerala Water Authority functioning with just one anti-theft squad for four districts despite rising cases

The Kerala Water Authority has just one anti-theft squad for its entire central region covering Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Idukki and Thrissur districts. | Photo Credit: K.K.. MUSTAFAH Notwithstanding the worsening water shortage in the searing heat, the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has just one anti-theft squad for its entire central region covering Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Idukki and … Read more

Collectors told to take steps amid heavy rain forecast in Southern districts: Minister

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Collectors told to take steps amid heavy rain forecast in Southern districts: Minister

Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran on Saturday said instructions had been issued to Collectors to take precautionary measures in the wake of forecast of heavy rain in the southern districts on January 1 and 2. In a statement, he said that in the last 24 hours, till 8.30 a.m. on December 30, … Read more

Tamil Nadu rains | Holiday declared for schools in six districts

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Tamil Nadu rains | Holiday declared for schools in six districts

A view of the water-stagnated Great Cotton Road after heavy rain lashed Thoothukudi on Thursday, November 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: N. Rajesh Due to heavy rain, authorities have declared holiday for schools and colleges in about six districts on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Due to wide spread rain, Virudhunagar Collector V. P. Jayaseelan, has … Read more

AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam, withdrawn from four others

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AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam, withdrawn from four others

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Assam Police on October 1 said the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA has been extended in four districts of the State for six more months. At the Assam Police Day 2023 celebrations in Guwahati, DGP Gyanendra Pratap Singh said the ‘disturbed area’ … Read more

Uttar Pradesh BJP to see overhaul at districts level with eye on 2024 polls

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Uttar Pradesh BJP to see overhaul at districts level with eye on 2024 polls

Image used for representative purpose only. File | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI In a major rejig to organisational structure ahead of the Lok Sabha election in 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh is planning to change at least 50 district presidents Many of the district presidents who are expected to face the … Read more

Assam Cabinet approves creation of 4 new districts, 81 sub-districts

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Assam Cabinet approves creation of 4 new districts, 81 sub-districts

The districts to be created are Hojai, Biswanath, Tamulpur and Bajali, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Assam Cabinet has decided to create four new districts and 81 sub-districts following completion of the delimitation process, to improve administrative efficiency, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on August 25. The districts … Read more

Curfew relaxed in Imphal East, West districts of Manipur till noon on August 7

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Curfew relaxed in Imphal East, West districts of Manipur till noon on August 7

Smoke billows from an abandoned house set on fire by miscreants in the violence-hit State of Manipur, in Imphal. (Representational image only.) | Photo Credit: AFP Curfew in the Imphal East and West districts of Manipur was relaxed from 5 a.m. to noon on August 7. Separate statements were issued by the office of the … Read more

Central team assesses flood damage in Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu districts

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Central team assesses flood damage in Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu districts

August 03, 2023 02:33 am | Updated 02:35 am IST – JAYASHANKAR BHUPALPALLY/ MULUGU Members of the inter-ministerial Central team along with the officials of Warangal and Hanamkonda districts including civic officials visiting rain-ravaged areas in Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) limits. Members of the inter-ministerial Central team on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, visited Moranchapally … Read more

19 of Punjab’s 23 districts reeling under floods; Akali Dal demands special session of Assembly

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19 of Punjab’s 23 districts reeling under floods; Akali Dal demands special session of Assembly

With 19 of the 23 districts in Punjab continuing to reel under floodwater, the Opposition parties have upped the ante against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the State. Former Union Minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Tuesday asked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to immediately call a special … Read more

Yellow alert issued for five Kerala districts today

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Yellow alert issued for five Kerala districts today

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI Kerala is likely to witness isolated heavy rains and thundershowers for the next four days, said a weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department in Thiruvananthapuram on June 17. A yellow alert has been issued for five districts — Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, and … Read more