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India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures --a roundup of today’s news across the country from a speacial train that carrying 25 lakh litres of water to parched Chennai and preparations for ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 launch which is scheduled for July 15.

Updated on: Jul 12, 2019 4:58 PM IST

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A train with 25 lakh litres of water reached parched Chennai today. Technicians at the railway station at Jolarpettai, worked from early Thursday to fill fifty wagons with 50,000 litres of water each, sourced from a south Indian river. The train was supposed to reach Chennai on Thursday, but leakages in valves connecting the tank to the railway station forced authorities to push back plans by a day. (ANI )

Updated on Jul 12, 2019 4:58 PM

A train with 25 lakh litres of water reached parched Chennai today. Technicians at the railway station at Jolarpettai, worked from early Thursday to fill fifty wagons with 50,000 litres of water each, sourced from a south Indian river. The train was supposed to reach Chennai on Thursday, but leakages in valves connecting the tank to the railway station forced authorities to push back plans by a day. (ANI )

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AAndhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy announced the setting up of a state calamity relief fund with Rs 2,000 crore to help farmers overcome the impact of severe drought conditions in the state. Reddy also announced the release of Rs 1 crore each to all the 175 MLAs in the state, irrespective of their political affiliation, to help them take measures to resolve the drinking water scarcity in their constituencies. (ANI)

Updated on Jul 12, 2019 4:58 PM

AAndhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy announced the setting up of a state calamity relief fund with Rs 2,000 crore to help farmers overcome the impact of severe drought conditions in the state. Reddy also announced the release of Rs 1 crore each to all the 175 MLAs in the state, irrespective of their political affiliation, to help them take measures to resolve the drinking water scarcity in their constituencies. (ANI)

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ISRO officials carry out the hoisting of the Vikram Lander during the integration of Chandrayaan-2, at the launch centre in Sriharikota. This launch scheduled on July 15 will be ISRO’s second mission to the moon. After the launch, it will take 16 days to raise the orbit and then five days to reach the moon’s orbit. (ISRO / PTI)

Updated on Jul 12, 2019 4:58 PM

ISRO officials carry out the hoisting of the Vikram Lander during the integration of Chandrayaan-2, at the launch centre in Sriharikota. This launch scheduled on July 15 will be ISRO’s second mission to the moon. After the launch, it will take 16 days to raise the orbit and then five days to reach the moon’s orbit. (ISRO / PTI)

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V. Lavanya, a Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO) of Keshampet in Ranga Reddy district of Telangana, was taken into custody and produced before a magistrate after Rs 93.5 lakh in cash, and gold was recovered from her residence by Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). (ANI)

Updated on Jul 12, 2019 4:58 PM

V. Lavanya, a Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO) of Keshampet in Ranga Reddy district of Telangana, was taken into custody and produced before a magistrate after Rs 93.5 lakh in cash, and gold was recovered from her residence by Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). (ANI)

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Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said he would seek a trust vote and asked Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar to fix the time for it. This came soon after the Supreme Court posted the rebel MLAs’ case for hearing on July 16 and banned the Speaker from deciding on disqualification or resignations till then. (ANI)

Updated on Jul 12, 2019 4:58 PM

Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said he would seek a trust vote and asked Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar to fix the time for it. This came soon after the Supreme Court posted the rebel MLAs’ case for hearing on July 16 and banned the Speaker from deciding on disqualification or resignations till then. (ANI)

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India may be among the few countries that allow recognised journalists special access to government buildings, as compared to other prominent democracies where the terms of a reporter’s entry into a government facility are often at par with those of a general citizen’s. The Indian practice has been in focus since Tuesday, when the Union Finance Ministry said journalists will be allowed entry into North Block offices only after an appointment. (ANI)

Updated on Jul 12, 2019 4:58 PM

India may be among the few countries that allow recognised journalists special access to government buildings, as compared to other prominent democracies where the terms of a reporter’s entry into a government facility are often at par with those of a general citizen’s. The Indian practice has been in focus since Tuesday, when the Union Finance Ministry said journalists will be allowed entry into North Block offices only after an appointment. (ANI)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met women MPs of the BJP over breakfast at his residence, the fifth in the series of meetings with a cross-section of parliamentarians from the party. The party’s MPs have been divided into seven groups and Modi has already met party parliamentarians belonging to the OBC, SC and ST categories, and those who were ministers once. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 12, 2019 4:58 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met women MPs of the BJP over breakfast at his residence, the fifth in the series of meetings with a cross-section of parliamentarians from the party. The party’s MPs have been divided into seven groups and Modi has already met party parliamentarians belonging to the OBC, SC and ST categories, and those who were ministers once. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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