Access to basic supplies restricted at protest site, say wrestlers

Access to basic supplies restricted at protest site, say wrestlers

Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik addressing a press conference during their protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on April 29. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR On a cloudy Saturday afternoon, between sets of barricades in central Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, sat the wrestlers, khap leaders, politicians, activists, and the common people, … Read more

India’s power consumption rises 10% in Apr-Feb to 1375 billion units, surpasses full fiscal energy supplies year ago

India’s power consumption rises 10% in Apr-Feb to 1375 billion units, surpasses full fiscal energy supplies year ago

The government data showed that power consumption in April-February 2021-22 was 1245.54 BU. File (representational image) | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s power consumption surged 10% to 1375.57 billion units (BU) during April-February this fiscal year and has already surpassed the level of electricity supplied in entire 2021-22. The government data showed that power consumption in … Read more

Andhra Pradesh: Civil Supplies Minister lays foundation stone for ₹38.59 crore Jal Jeevan Mission project in West Godavari

Andhra Pradesh: Civil Supplies Minister lays foundation stone for ₹38.59 crore Jal Jeevan Mission project in West Godavari

Civil Supplies Minister Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao on Wednesday laid a foundation stone for laying a new drinking water pipeline and construction of a water storage tank with ₹38.59 crores under the Jal Jeevan Mission at Duvva village in West Godavari district.  Addressing the gathering, he said that the existing drinking water pipelines would be … Read more