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Some were making 'toolkit' against India when we were making PPEs: Minister

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday said while India was making PPE kits for the world, some people were busy "making tool kit against Indians"

Have assured Uttarakhand CM of all assistance: Jal Shakti minister

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday said that he has spoken to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and assured him of all assistance, after a massive glacial burst led to flash floods in Chamoli district. He said the ministry is keeping an eye on all the possible developments. A glacier has broken off in Uttarakhand & breach of a barrage has been reported. I have spoken to the CM Sh. Trivendra Singh Rawat ji and assured him of all assistance. We are keeping an eye on all possible developments. Praying for everyone's safety!, Shekhawat tweeted. More than 150 labourers working in a power project are feared dead, officials said after a glacier ruptured at Joshimath, leading to a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and causing large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of this ecologically fragile Himalayan region. Homes were swept away as the waters rushed down the mountainside in a raging torrent. An alert was sounded due to fears of damage to .

TMC slowing Bengal's development for 'narrow political interests': Shekhawat

Alleging the Mamata Banerjee govt did not implement central schemes for its narrow political interests, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said this approach was hampering the state's development

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhwat tests positive for coronavirus

Water resources minister says he is getting admittted in a hospital on the advice of doctors

Minister Shekhawat launches IVR-based training course on ODF Plus programme

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the 'Swachh Bharat Mission Academy', an IVR-based training course with modules on Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus programme

Rajasthan HC provides relief to union minister Shekhawat in scam case

Shekhawat has been named along with his wife and others in the complaint related to the Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society scam

Modi's Swachh Bharat man, Param Iyer calls it a day as sanitation secy

Iyer was given a year's extension to take on the task of providing drinking water to all households by 2024 in February this year.

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: A 'minister in hurry' with deep roots in the RSS

In 2014, Shekhawat debuted in the Lok Sabha from Jodhpur. In the "Modi wave" that swamped Rajasthan, his win was another statistic among the 25 seats in the BJP's kitty

Shekhawat attacks Gehlot, says CM himself making Governor 'feel unsafe'

Accusing Governor Kalraj Mishra of acting under pressure to not call an assembly session, Gehlot along with several Congress MLAs had staged a sit-in at the Raj Bhawan in Jaipur on Friday

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat faces probe over alleged credit society scam

The development comes amid allegations by the Congress that the minister is involved in a bid to topple the Ashok Gehlot government.

Probe ordered into complaint against Sekhawat in credit society scam

The development comes amid allegations by the Congress that the minister is involved in a bid to topple the Ashok Gehlot government

Centre to give Rs 346 cr to Assam, hold talks with Bhutan to solve crisis

As per the daily flood report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Wednesday, a total of 89 lives have been lost due to the floods in the state

Gehlot writes to PM Modi, accuses Shekhawat of trying to topple Cong govt

Gehlot said the alleged attempt to bring down the Congress government in the state insulted the people's mandate and was an open violation of constitutional values.

After SOG notice, Shekhawat says check authenticity of audiotapes first

The Minister has asserted that he is ready for any kind of enquiry but first the authenticity of the audiotapes should be checked

Congress accuses BJP of horse-trading to topple party's govt in Rajasthan

The party also suspended rebel MLAs Bhanwarlal Sharma and Vishvendra Singh from the party for allegedly being involved in the conspiracy to topple the government

2.5 mn got piped-water connections during Covid: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

In a Q&A, Jal Shakti Minister says he is confident the pandemic will not delay the targets under the Har Ghar Jal initiative or lead to any fund crunch

Rajasthan crisis: BJP dares Gehlot to prove horse-trading charges or quit

Leader of opposition Gulab Chand Kataria said the chief minister should handle his party's internal crisis and should stop making "false accusations" against the BJP

No proposal to transfer water from state list to concurrent: Govt

Shekhawat said at present there is no proposal to transfer water from the state list to the concurrent list

22% groundwater has either dried up or in critical category: Jal Sakti Min

The government has also started the work of mapping aquifer and by next March

A third of 305 projects for cleaning Ganga completed: Jal Shakti Minister

The minister also said that no proposal to declare the right to safe water a fundamental right is under consideration of the government.