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Illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh: Mafia takes to Narmada river to evade police as politicos play blame game
Abhishek Dubey •The modus operandi of the sand mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh resembles a Bollywood action flick: the police is busy scanning roads in siren-blaring jeeps while the smugglers escape unchallenged over water.
Drying rivers of Madhya Pradesh: Narmada on the cusp of extinction with six big dams, sand-mining, pollution threatening its survival
Manish Chandra Mishra •With six big dams and power projects on it, the river has been facing environmental threats from illegal mining, deforestation, and now the river linking project.
Five dead as overloaded boat capsizes in Maharashtra's Narmada river; 39 rescued, three missing
•Five persons, including four children, drowned and 39 were rescued Tuesday after a boat capsized in the Narmada river in Maharashtra's Nandurbar district
After unveiling of Statue of Unity in Narendra Modi's home state, tribals seek better employment opportunities
Rajnish Mishra •While the inauguration of the world’s tallest statue in Sadhu Bet might boost tourism in Gujarat, many tribals are uncertain about their future for various reasons.
Daily Bulletin: PM to unveil Statue of Unity; RSS to discuss Ram Mandir issue; Trump visits Pittsburgh amid protests; today's top stories
Fp Staff •Today's top stories: Narendra Modi will unveil the Statue of Unity in Gujarat today; Donald Trump visits the site of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting; Apple launches the new Macbook Air; and more.
Rahul Gandhi in Madhya Pradesh: Congress chief asserts party alone can generate employment, doesn't make false promises
•"I can assure (you) with full confidence that the Congress alone will generate employment for the youth," Rahul Gandhi said in Madhya Pradesh.
Water scarcity looms large in Gujarat with state receiving only 74% rainfall so far this monsoon, says government
•The silver lining is the storage in Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada, which, the government said, will be enough to meet the state's need for drinking water through the next summer.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes to be immersed in 10 rivers of Madhya Pradesh following Kalash Yatras in parts of state, says BJP
•Ten "Kalash Yatras" or processions on vehicles with urns containing Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes, will be taken out in different parts of the state before the ashes are immersed in rivers across Madhya Pradesh. The ashes from one of the 10 urns would be immersed in the Narmada, MP's most sacred river on Wednesday, while the rest would be immersed on Thursday.
Gujarat Congress writes to Vijay Rupani, seeks special Assembly session to discuss Patidar quota agitation
•Congress has written a letter to Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, calling for a special session of the Assembly to discuss a host of issues.
Bundelkhand water crisis: Fourth successive drought and vanishing water bodies compound farmer misery, trigger migration
Mohika Saxena •A fourth successive drought in Bundelkhand region in the last five years has shattered the farmers of this backward region, triggering a mass migration.