With a rainfall deficit of nearly 70 per cent, production has dipped to an all time low and fodder is likely to last for only another ten weeks. CNN-IBN travels to Union Minister Veerappa Moily's constituency Chikkaballpur to take stock of the situation. One such scenario is the Chitravati dam that feeds 128 villages with drinking water. The dam has now got more weeds than water.
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09:55 18 Jun 2013 from
IANS
Bihar ex-top cop to be Jharkhand governor's advisor
Ranchi, June 18 (IANS) Former Bihar police chief Aanand Shankar will replace Vijay Kumar as Jharkhand governor's advisor, said an official Tuesday."The union home ministry Monday issued a notification regarding appointment of Shankar as advisor of...
09:45 18 Jun 2013 from
IBNLive
Delhi: Yamuna crosses danger mark, evacuation begins
New Delhi: While Uttarakhand reels under floods with the Ganga flowing above the danger mark, Delhi too is under threat as the Yamuna crossed the danger mark on Tuesday. The Delhi government on Monday began evacuating people from low-lying...
09:30 18 Jun 2013 from
IBNLive
BJP calls for Bihar Bandh today to protest 'betrayal of people' by JD(U)
The Bharatiya Janata Party has called a Bihar Bandh on Tuesday to protest the "betrayal of the people" by the Janata Dal United, which walked out of the National Democratic Alliance on Sunday.A day after...
