As Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal enters fourth day of his indefinite fast against "illegal" electricity and water bills in Delhi, the turnout of people in Sundernagri, where he is holding what he calls a "civil disobedience movement", remains thin. While there has been a departure in strategy with most volunteers focussing on 264 wards in Delhi, the question is, did Kejriwal ask for too much when...
08:40 AM, Mar 26, 2013
It's tough to imagine Holi with no water, but that is exactly what Mumbai is aspiring to do this year. An extreme water crisis in the state has prompted various institutions in the city to try and do their bit during this festival. As Maharashtra faces one of its worst droughts in four decades, the city promises to do its bit. ...
08:25 AM, Mar 26, 2013
After attacking two offices of private company Indiabulls, Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) justified its violence, saying the party was just reflecting the anger and the anxiety of the common man in the face of the government's inability to deal with the drought. ...
07:33 AM, Mar 26, 2013
Watch the Citizen Journalist show, citizens talk about having a safer Holi for women and save water as well. ...
04:43 PM, Mar 25, 2013
This festive season we are looking at saying no to water wastage, will you be playing a waterless Holi? ...
04:01 PM, Mar 25, 2013
After nearly a fortnight, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday renewed his attack on the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance. ...
05:17 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Arvind Kejriwal, the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party, is on the second day of his indefinite fast, to protest against the "inflated" electricity and water bills in New Delhi. He launched his hunger strike, or what he calls a "civil disobedience movement', from the house of a volunteer of the party in north-east Delhi, urging Delhiites not to pay the "illegal" bills. ...
09:50 AM, Mar 24, 2013
Accusing Delhi government of not listening to people's problems, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday launched his indefinite fast and 'Civil Disobedience Movement' from a north-east Delhi home urging Delhiites not to pay "inflated" power and water bills. ...
05:20 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal will begin his indefinite hunger strike from Saturday. Kejriwal intends to launch a "civil disobedience movement", asking Delhi residents not to pay their "illegal" electricity and water bills. ...
07:45 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Stresses on water supplies aggravated by climate change are likely to cause more conflicts and water should be considered as vital to national security as defence, the United Nations report said on Friday. ...
05:15 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Italy said it will send back two marines to India, who face trial for killing two Kerala fishermen, after receiving an assurance from the Indian government about the protection of their fundamental rights. "The two sailors will start tonight (Thursday night CET) for India," the Italian government said in a statement, reversing an earlier decision not to send them to India as agreed when they were granted permission to return...
12:50 AM, Mar 22, 2013
The drought in Maharashtra is more a result of the states colossally corrupt and flawed water policy rather than simply monsoon failure, as experts say. But one village in Hiware Bazaar is showing just how a common-sense water policy goes a long way in mitigating acute water scarcity. ...
04:52 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Expressing surprise over the wastage of water during a pre-Holi celebrations at Self-proclaimed spiritual leader Asaram Bapu's ashram, Maharashtra's Home Minister RR Patil said this was shocking since the state is suffering its worst drought in over four decades. ...
09:35 AM, Mar 19, 2013
Lack of water in Gujarat's Saurashtra region has forced people to pay more for water than what they earn in a day. It has been over a week since residents of Bhatarwadi locality in Amreli have had water. ...
09:32 AM, Mar 19, 2013
Self-proclaimed spiritual leader Asaram Bapu has come under flak for indulging in pre-Holi celebrations wasting tonnes of water even as Maharashtra reels under its worst drought in over four decades. "Water was not misused as claimed by media, we used very less quantity of water. Media has been misguided by an NGO. Our people have not manhandled media," said Asaram. ...
08:07 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Spiritual leader Asaram Bapu has denied any wastage of water in Nagpur in Maharashtra, saying more water is used to have a bath. In a statement, Asaram said, "Only one tanker of water was used by thousands of people, so each person used only a minimal amount of water. We use far more to have a bath. We will continue to play Holi with water in other places and states...
12:00 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Self-proclaimed spiritual leader Asaram Bapu has come under flak for indulging in pre-Holi celebrations wasting water. Even as the state of Maharashtra is reeling under its worst drought in over four decades, the spiritual leader and his followers used tonnes of water. ...
09:36 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Italy warned its citizens to exercise caution when travelling in India following its decision not to send back to trial two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen while on anti-piracy duty. ...
05:48 AM, Mar 18, 2013
After the official Water and Sanitation Management Organisation (WASMO) portal stated that 7675 habitations suffer from high ground water fluoride levels, the organisation's chairman called it a "goof-up" and said that less than 400 habitations are affected. The official WASMO portal states that a recent habitation survey found that 7675 habitations suffer from high levels of ground water fluoride, nitrate and groundwater salinity. ...
11:04 PM, Mar 17, 2013
The New Zealand businessman, previously the deputy chairman of the organising committee, will replace James Strong who died last week. ...
05:12 PM, Mar 13, 2013
