The Minister of State for Jal Shakti Shri Rattan Lal Kataria today chaired the 34th Annual General Meeting of the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) Society and 18th Meeting of the Special Committee for Interlinking of Rivers (SCILR) through video...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Saturday that the protests against the Central farm laws were backed by political parties with some unwanted elements raising pro-Khalistan slogans."The state has inputs of some unwanted elements raising pro-Khalistan...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said to contain the surge in Covid-19 cases in six districts in the NCR, it was decided to limit the number of people allowed for social gatherings to 50 for indoor and 100 for outdoor events from November...

Haryana Minister of State for Sports Sandeep Singh on Thursday said no participation fee will be charged by the government from any player for the Khelo India 2021 games to be held in Panchkula.In the games, the player can participate only on the basis of his/her...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday flagged off 20 new ambulances to improve the health services in Gurugram district.These ambulances were provided by  a private firm under Corporate Social Responsibility."These ambulances will increase...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Saturday that new district transport officers (DTOs) would be appointed to ensure that the Regional Transport Authority (RTA), which is believed to be a corruption hub, works in a transparent and corruption-free...

Taking a step forward towards complete digitization of villages by uploading the entire records of all developmental activities of villages as well as of various Government Departments on a single digital platform, Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal today...

The new Industrial and Employment Policy of Haryana, 2020 will come into force from November 1 on the occasion of Haryana Day, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Saturday in Gurugram.Khattar and Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala earlier had invited...

With the continuous spike in coronavirus cases, Haryana on Friday ordered the closure of shops, except those dealing in essential items, and offices on weekends, starting this Saturday.State Health Minister Anil Vij, who also holds the Home portfolio announced...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday unfurled the national flag on the 74th Independence Day here and paid rich tributes to the Army men for their bravery in the Galwan Valley clash in Ladakh."This a day to remember our martyrs who sacrificed...

Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Swachh Bharat Mission Academy at an event here today as part of the ongoing week-long behaviour change campaign ‘Gandagi Mukt Bharat’. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched SBM Academy...

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Monday said a sero survey is being carried out with an aim to gauge the penetration of Covid-19 and to monitor its transmission trends.Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Rajeev Arora said the findings of the study would be...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday announced opening of 11 colleges on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, enabling the state to become the first one to have a college within a radius of 15 km.He announced the setting up of the colleges at a function...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas &Steel Dharmendra Pradhan, along with the Haryana Chief Minister Shri Manohar Lal, today laid the foundation stone of Indian Oil’s state-of-the-art Technology Development & Deployment Centre as its second R&D...

“Nasha Mukt Bharat: Annual Action Plan (2020-21) for 272 Most Affected Districts’ was e-launched by  Rattan Lal Kataria, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment on the occasion of “International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking”...

Under the guidance of Nirankari Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji Maharaj, a donation via cheque was handed over to Haryana Chief Minister, Shri Manoher Lal Khattar, at his residence today,  by Sant Nirankari Mandal Chandigarh Zone, Zonal Incharge , Shri K.K Kashyap...

The COVID-19 has disrupted normal life and business in India and across the world. The need of the hour is to protect all sections of society in the country and to keep them safe and protected. In this challenging time to support the authorities and underprivileged,...

Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah presided over the Flag-in ceremony of the Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan, organized under the National Mission for Clean Ganga, in  New Delhi today."We must not look at Ganga as only a river. It is the pivot of...

Mount Abu based 95 years old, renowned spiritual leader and  International Joint Chief of Brahma Kumaris Rajyogini Dr. Dadi Ratan Mohini ji  blessed five Brahma Kumari sisters who took pledge yesterday  at Brahma Kumaris Sukh Shanti Bhawan,...

 Krishan Pal Gurjar, Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment presented awards to Divyangs artisan and entrepreneurs who participated in week long exhibition cum fair “Ekam fest” organized by National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation...

The week long Exhibition-cum-Fair “EKAM Fest” organized by National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation (NHFDC) under M/o Social Justice& Empowermentbegan today at State Emporia Complex, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi-1.Union Minister for...

The Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Social Justice & Empowerment, Rattan Lal Kataria chaired the 17th Meeting of the Special Committee for Inter-Linking of Rivers (ILR) here today. The Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development...

Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Social Justice and Empowerment, Rattan Lal Kataria today inaugurated Sewa Dham- a Skill Development Center at KPs Migrant Colony, Jagti under ‘Athroot’ initiative.Advisor to LG Farooq Khan, Member Parliament Jugal Kishore,...

Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said the Government is making all out efforts to provide safe piped drinking water supply to all households in the country by 2024. Inaugurating the one-day National Conference on “Provision of Potable...

The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that the hallmark of Union Budget 2020-21 is the highest priority...

The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh and Rattan Lal Kataria, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti chaired...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said, at the inaugural function of Surajkund International Craft Mela-2020, Himachal was participating as a 'Theme State' in this biggest craft fair of the World which has provided an opportunity to highlight art, cultural and...

The Parliamentary Consultative Meeting of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment held here today under the Chairmanship of Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of  Social Justice & Empowerment. The Ministers of State for Social Justice...

Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal said that on the auspicious occasion of International Gita Mahotsav, the energy of  Gita recitation of 18 verses of 18 chapters of the holy book Gita have been resonated all over the world by 18,000 students. He said...

Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal said that the food processing unit in village Bhor Saydan, Kurukshetra, will certainly help the State youth to get employment opportunities. He said that by setting up this kind of food processing unit, around one thousand...

The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) signed an Memorandum of Understanding with MARVI (Managing Aquifer Recharge and Sustaining Groundwater Use through Village-level Intervention) Partners of Australia at a function here today. Union Minister of Jal Shakti,...

The ‘Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan’ is a pioneering and historic exploratory open-water rafting and kayaking expedition on the Ganga River to be held between 10th October 2019 to 11 November 2019. Starting at Devprayag and culminating at Ganga Sagar, the expedition...

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind presented the “Vayoshreshtha Samman-2019” to the eminent senior citizens and institutions in recognition of their services towards the cause of the elderly persons to mark ‘International Day of older Persons’ at a function...

Government of India will soon come out with an updated version of  National Water Policy to effect key changes in Water Governance Structure, Regulatory Framework, besides setting up of a National Bureau of Water Use Efficiency. Speaking at the valedictory...

The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, GoI launched the 10 Year Rural Sanitation Strategy (2019-2029), which focus on sustaining the sanitation behavior change that has been achieved under the Swachh Bharat Mission...

Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Sekhawat said that water conservation along with water-harvesting and judicious and multiple use of water are key to tackle the water challenge in India. Speaking after giving away the National Water Mission Awards-2019...

The Soil and Water Conservation Department Punjab on Wednesday bagged prestigious National Water Mission Award for efficient utilization of treated waste water for  irrigation purposes from Sewerage Treatment Plant, Phagwara in Kapurthala district.The...

Union Minister for Jal Shakti  Gajendra Singh Sekhawat said that India is eager to share the best practices and also to learn from experiences of others on all important  issues relating to water, as such discussions help in fine tuning policies...

‘Sign Language Day’ was celebrated by the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), an autonomous body under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, M/o Social Justice and Empowerment here today. Union Minister for Social...

Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State(I/C), Housing & Urban Affairs has said that all the states under the National Capital Region will work closely together in visualising and building a better future for citizens of National Capital Region. He was addressing...

At the Swachh Mahotsav event in New Delhi today, The President Ramnath Kovind today complimented the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) for inspiring historic behavior  change in the country and putting forth a model for the world to replicate. He also gave...

“As health is the responsibility of all Government departments, there is a need for a ‘sub-department of health’ in all the Ministries for health impact assessment of the policies/initiatives of these Ministries right from the conceptual stages.” This was...

Addressing a public rally in Jind, Haryana; Union Minister for Home Affairs  Amit Shah said that with the removal of Article 370, the Government has fulfilled Sardar  Patel’s dream of a united India. This was a step that previous governments did not take,...

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 (SSG 2019) in the capital today. To be instituted from August 14 to September 30, 2019, SSG 2019 will cover 17,450 villages in 698 districts across India and include...

The Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, today launched the capacity strengthening initiative of the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. He was joined at the event by the Minister...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the sale and consumption of narcotics is not a state specific but a national problem and there is need to formulate a joint strategy and implement it effectively to check the drug menace.He was addressing the second...

Expressing concern over the spread of narco terrorism by Pakistan through various states, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday proposed joint operations on the inter-state borders, as part of a series of collaborative measures to tackle the...

With over 5.6 lakh villages, 622 districts, and 30 States/UTs declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) in rural India underthe Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen),Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shaktiorganized a two-day National...

The Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana met here on Friday to discuss greater coordination in the battle against drugs, and agreed to hold an inter-state meeting of all the northern states on July 25.The meeting will be hosted by Punjab, Chief Minister...

After months of flip flop, Haryanvi folk singer Sapna Chaudhary on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of several party leaders here.Chaudhary embraced the BJP in the presence of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh...

Union Jal Shakti Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, today announced the commencement of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan - a campaign for water conservation and water security. The campaign will run through citizen participation during the monsoon season, from 1st...

Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today lamented that 22 kilometers of  Yamuna stretch in Delhi contains more than 90 percent of pollution load and we are sounding helpless to clean the same. Participating in a Cleanathon event of...

The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for launching special campaigns to target vulnerable groups like school-college students and make them aware of the deleterious effects of drug abuse. He also wanted special attention to be paid towards youngsters...

Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment flagged off “17th Run Against Drug Abuse” on the occasion of “International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking” at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi today. Ministers of State for...

Union Minister for Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today said that challenges of Climate challenge and unpredictability of Monsoon has emerged as one of the greatest problems facing India. Speaking at a Workshop on Flood Management here, the Minister...

Union Minister for Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat was the Chief Guest at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of WAPCOS here and said that WAPCOS is an important organization, which had not only taken path breaking developmental activities, but also came...

In another setback to the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in Haryana, two of its sitting legislators joined the ruling BJP on Tuesday.Nuh legislator Zakir Hussain and Julana's Parminder Singh Dhull joined the saffron party at a function here where Chief...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said the state government was focusing on moving towards a high Ease of Living Index for the people of the state after systematically ushering in a new era of corruption-free governance.The Chief Minister...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday announced that tubewell connections would be given to those farmers who adopt micro irrigation system for saving water.He said many areas in the state have gone into the 'dark zone' as the level of groundwater...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved the construction of six nursing colleges at a cost Rs 194.30 crore in the state so as to overcome the shortage of trained  and qualified nursing personnel, it was announced on Tuesday.The nursing colleges...