No threat from China dam on Brahmaputra: Manmohan Singh
August 4th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Allaying fears that the flow of northeastern Brahmaputra river would be affected by a dam being built in China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday ... Read more...
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Difficult to verify Chinese activities on Brahmaputra: Minister
July 3rd, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Nongkrem (Meghalaya), July 2 (IANS) It would be difficult for India to verify the Chinese activities on the Brahmaputra river in the absence of any water-sharing agreement between the ... Read more...
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Gogoi to meet Krishna on Brahmaputra dam issue
June 15th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will meet External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday to take up the issue of China reportedly building a dam on ... Read more...
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‘India keeping watch on China’s Brahmaputra plans’
June 14th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 14 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Water Resources Vincent H. Pala Tuesday said India is keeping a watch on China's reported plans to divert the Brahmaputra ... Read more...
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Raise Brahmaputra diversion issue with China: BJP
June 13th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Amid reports of Beijing considering plans to divert the Brahmaputra river from its upper reaches, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said there ... Read more...
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Will Mandya, Karnataka’s sugarland, see Sai Baba reborn?
April 24th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 24 (IANS) Like his birthplace Puttaparthi in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Mandya, 80 km from here, was a faceless place till eminent engineer-statesman Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya conceived building a dam ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to give $19 mn for Mali dam project
November 30th, 2010 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 29 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi will give 70 million dirhams (about $19 million) to Mali for building a dam and a 25 MW power generating unit, it was announced Monday.Acting ... Read more...
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‘Pak govt selling thousands of acres of land in Balochistan to Arabs for hunting’
November 13th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Nov 13 (ANI): The Federal government of Pakistan is using its influence to get thousands of acres of land allotted and sold to Arab Sheikhs from the UAE for hunting, Balochistan ... Read more...
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India taking up China dam issue: Arunachal minister
August 11th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 11 (IANS) India is negotiating with the international community over China's plans to construct a dam across the Brahmaputra in Tibet, Arunachal Pradesh Power Minister Jabron Gamlin said here ... Read more...
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UPA government has failed in tackling terror: Rajnath
May 31st, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 31 (IANS) Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh Monday charged the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government with failing to convince the US that most terrorist activities ... Read more...
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Bangladesh’s main opposition party resents ‘transit’ to India
December 10th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 10 (IANS) The country's main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has opposed the government's move to join the UN-sponsored Asian Highway, saying it would provide "transit" to India ... Read more...
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No Chinese dam over Brahmaputra - PM assures Arunachal
October 20th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Oct 20 (IANS) China has formally clarified to India that it is not building a dam over the Brahmaputra river on its side, Arunachal ... Read more...
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Mullaiperiyar like Chinese dam on Brahmaputra: Jayalalitha (Lead)
October 18th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 18 (IANS) Equating Kerala's demand for a new dam at Mullaperiyar with China's attempts to build one on the Brahmaputra within its territory, AIADMK general secretary J.Jayalalitha Sunday said if ... Read more...
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Mullaiperiyar akin to Chinese dam on Brahmaputra: Jayalalithaa
October 18th, 2009 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 18 (IANS) Equating the Mullaperiyar dam being built by Kerala with the building of a dam across the Brahmaputra by the Chinese within their territory, AIADMK general secretary J.Jayalalithaa Sunday ... Read more...
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A book on life’s struggles, of women, by women
October 1st, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A woman panchayat leader's fight against corruption, another illiterate panchayat leader's endeavour to make education a reality for her village - stories of struggle and commitment, drawn ... Read more...
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Pakistan demands Chenab water compensation from India
December 5th, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec.5 (ANI): Pakistan has demanded compensation from India for the latter allegedly stopping the flow of water of the Chenab River.
Pakistans Water and Power Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf told journalists ... Read more...
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Canada to boost troops in Afghanistan
July 26th, 2008 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Kabul, July 26 (Xinhua) Visiting Canadian Foreign Minister David Emerson Saturday said that his country would send additional troops to Afghanistan to continue supporting the reconstruction process, fighting corruption and good governance ... Read more...
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Karnataka-Tamil Nadu tiff over water supply project worsens
March 31st, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by admin
Hogenekkal (Tamil Nadu) March 31 (IANS) The month-long dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over a Rs.13 billion water supply project worsened Monday, following protests by volunteers of a political party here ... Read more...
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Damming the Red Sea might generate 50 gigawatts of electrical power for the Middle East
December 6th, 2007 - 2:20 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 6 (ANI): A new report has suggested that building a dam around the Red Sea could solve the growing energy demands of millions of people in the Middle East and ... Read more...
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