Govt denies charges of JJM irregularities in Garo Hills

Shillong: Public health engineering department has denied claims of alleged irregularities in implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the Garo Hills region of the state and assured that no village will be left out of the Centre’s scheme to ensure tap water to every household in rural areas. “We have made significant progress in providing drinking water supply to villages across the state including Garo Hills. However, the project is still ongoing and we are resolving different challenges we face during the implementation phase,” an official statement issued by the department said. “While there are challenges such as objections to water sources, land acquisition issues etcetera, these are actively being addressed by our field engineers,” the statement issued by the additional chief engineer (PHE), zone-II, Garo Hills, Tura said.An official attributed the delay in a few projects to unavoidable reasons such as climatic conditions and logistical issues, forcing some contractors to extend their timelines. “It is important to emphasise that no village will be left out of the scheme,” the official said.

NTA postpones Joint CSIR-UGC-NET exam due to 'unavoidable circumstances' as well as 'logistic issues'

The NTA has postponed the Joint CSIR UGC NET 2024 exam scheduled for June 25 to June 27, 2024, surprising many candidates. The postponement adds pressure on the central education ministry amidst the NEET paper leak controversy.

Hry does not politicise water issues, state is giving Delhi 1,050 cusecs of water: Min

Haryana's Minister of State for Irrigation and Water Resources, Abhe Singh Yadav, refutes Delhi government's allegations of water shortage, attributing it to internal mismanagement in Delhi.

NTA postpones CSIR-UGC-NET, cites 'logistic issues' as reason

NTA appointed observers for the retest of 1,563 NEET-UG candidates and postponed the CSIR-UGC-NET exams due to unavoidable circumstances. Congress's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticized BJP over alleged paper leaks. Education minister ruled out NEET cancellation. BSP chief Mayawati demanded action on NEET-UG paper leak. Bihar deputy CM plans CBI probe into NEET paper leak suspect's links.