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LS elections: Unemployment, water crisis top election issues in Kurnool; i
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Kurnool Lok Sabha constituency, also known as the gateway to Rayalaseema, will go to the polls in the upcoming fourth phase of the 2024 general elections on Monday.
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West Bengal: Jobs, corruption, water crisis remain key concerns as Murshid
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Known for its silk weaving industry Murshidabad is going to polls in the upcoming third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 7 along with three other Parliamentary constituencies Jangipur, Malda Uttar and Malda Dakshin in West Bengal.
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Maharashtra: Locals urge govt's intervention over water crisis in Solapur
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, a local, Ravi Raj Rao, said, "We have been seeing for years that as soon as summer comes, the water crisis across Solapur increases. Elections are held every 5 years, but nobody tries to resolve our water crisis. So, we are facing a serious issue. There has been no water sup
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Water crisis deepens in Maharashtra's Sangli ahead of Lok Sabha polls thir
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Residents in Sangli spoke to ANI and said that Jat, Kavthe-Mahankal, Tasgaon Vita, Atpadi and Khanapur are among other numerous 'talukas' in the district currently facing a dire shortage of water, causing significant apprehension among local inhabitants.
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Water crisis grips villages in Maharashtra's Solapur, residents struggle w
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
With most of their groundwater resources already depleted, the villagers have no choice but to limit their daily water usage. They are resorting to collecting water in utensils placed under cots for bathing, and then reusing the same water for washing.
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Pakistan's sprawling megalopolis Karachi grapples with acute water shortag
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Both business owners and the general public struggle to afford and manage this most basic essentiality for themselves.
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"Bengaluru, a tech-city has turned into tanker city": PM Modi attacks Cong
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Stating that the people of Karnataka are regretting now having brought the Congress party to power in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with News18, said that the party has turned a "tech-city" into a "tanker city", in what was a jibe at the water crisis faced by the
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Great injustice to Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah on devolution of taxes
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
"In Karnataka, in 2023-24, we all gave 4 lakh 30 thousand crores rupees as taxes from various tax systems. But we are getting only 55 thousand crores. Is it not an injust to Karnataka? That is what we are requesting. There is great injustice to Karnataka so far as devolution of taxes is conc
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"You have maintained stoic silence, complete apathy towards water- related
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In a reply to the Delhi LG, Delhi Minister Atishi wrote a letter to him and accused Saxena of encouraging the officers who obstructed work and did not take any action against them despite repeated requests, the Delhi water minister alleged.
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Atishi writes to L-G over 'water crisis', seeks removal of Delhi Jal Board
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Expressing concern over the incident in East Delhi, where a woman lost her life in a scuffle over alleged shortfall in water supply, AAP leader and Delhi minister Atishi on Sunday urged Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to immediately suspend the CEO of Delhi Jal Board within 24 hours, as the
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BJP candidate Mahtab blames Odisha govt for water shortage, says "Central
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Accusing the ruling BJD of neglecting the drinking water crisis in the state, Bhartruhari Mahtab, the BJP candidate for Cuttack Lok Sabha, asserted that the Odisha government has failed to effectively utilize the funds allocated by the Central government.
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Building Water Resilience: New-age Solutions for Bengaluru's Water Crisis
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5: The unprecedented water crisis gripping the city of Bengaluru demands urgent attention. With soaring temperatures, acute water shortages and district-wide drought declarations, the gravity of the situation cannot be overstated. Projections indicate an increase in
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