PDP assures action plan for growth of Chenab Valley
September 6th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 5 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday assured the formulation of a comprehensive action plan for the socio-economic growth of the people of ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s economic growth depends on power: Omar
September 4th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 4 (IANS) Economic growth and holistic development of Jammu and Kashmir is largely dependent on the production of electricity, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Tuesday.During an inspection ... Read more...
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Capacity of hydropower plants on Ganga to be reduced: Natarajan (Lead)
May 29th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) To ensure free flow and clean water in the Ganga, the union environment ministry is formulating a plan to cut down the capacity of major ... Read more...
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Capacity of hydropower plants on Ganga to be reduced: Natarajan
May 29th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) To ensure free flow and clean water in the Ganga, the union environment ministry is formulating a plan to cut down the capacity of major ... Read more...
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‘Hydel agreements in Kashmir need renegotiation’
May 23rd, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 23 (IANS) Terming existing agreements on hydro-electric projects in Jammu and Kashmir as discriminatory, patron of the main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Wednesday asked ... Read more...
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Omar visits snow-hit Jammu region
January 9th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 9 (IANS) After spending three days monitoring restoration of electricity in the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday visited the mountainous areas of Jammu ... Read more...
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Kashmir reviews terms of NHPC-run power projects
January 3rd, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 3 (IANS) A day after a youth was killed in firing allegedly by paramilitary forces outside a National Hydro-Electric Projects Corporation project, the Jammu and Kashmir government began ... Read more...
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Mufti seeks boost for Kashmir economy
December 26th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 26 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Monday sought the early implementation by the central government of the recommendations made by the prime minister's working ... Read more...
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Hydroelectric projects harming rivers: Experts
October 30th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 30 (IANS) A two-day national conference on the impact of climate change on India's rivers that ended here Sunday has called for discouraging the setting up of hydro-electric ... Read more...
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Record power generation by Bhakra, Pong
September 21st, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 21 (IANS) The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Wednesday said it had achieved a record power generation of over 7,000 million units (MU) in the filling season (April-September) ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s historic town soon to be history!
July 10th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 10 (IANS) Pul Doda, the highway town that has connected tourist hubs in Jammu and Kashmir for many years, will soon disappear from the state's map as the ... Read more...
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Meghalaya to develop chain of small hydro projects
June 5th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 5 (IANS) Power-starved Meghalaya has decided to develop a chain of small hydro projects to meet the requirements of this mountainous state, an official said Sunday."We have identified ... Read more...
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Chinese officials meet Zardari on power project
June 4th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) A team of officials from China's Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, has briefed President Asif Ali Zardari on a 120 MW project at ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir has huge power deficit
February 25th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 25 (IANS) The water resources-rich Jammu and Kashmir, which has the potential to generate 10,000 MW of power, is suffering a huge power deficit.Besides an estimated loss of Rs.1,500 crore, ... Read more...
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Kashmir imposes usage charges on hydro projects
February 3rd, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 3 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday announced it would impose water usage charges on all major and medium hydro-electric projects in the state, a measure it described ... Read more...
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Kashmir hydro project faces delay due to Pakistan (Lead)
November 18th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 18 (IANS) Pakistan's objections over river water sharing are again biting hard into hydro-electric projects in Jammu and Kashmir, shooting up costs and causing delays in completion.According to Power ... Read more...
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BBMB records all-time high power generation
October 1st, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 1 (IANS) Hydro-electric projects of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) generated a record 1575.5 million units (MU) in September, a board official said here Friday."The BBMB has recorded an ... Read more...
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Three new power projects in Mizoram
March 27th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, March 27 (IANS) The state-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corp (NEEPCO) has signed an agreement with the Mizoram government to commission three hydro-electric power projects having a capacity of 1,526 MW, ... Read more...
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Kashmir power projects to be allotted through tenders
March 6th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 6 (IANS) For the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, hydro-power projects will be allotted through tenders, a state government official said Saturday.
Earlier, major projects such as Uri, Salal and ... Read more...
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India-Bhutan ink 12 agreements, four in hydropower (Second Lead)
December 22nd, 2009 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) India and Bhutan Tuesday inked a dozen agreements, including four on hydropower generation, after Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck held extensive talks with Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Kashmir planning 310 power projects
December 1st, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 1 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir is planning to set up 310 hydro-electric projects in the state to meet its power needs ove the next 20 years, a government official said ... Read more...
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Forest and Power ministries to study Bhagirathi power projects
October 5th, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): The first meeting of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has asked Union Environment and Forest, and Power ministries to jointly study the issue of ... Read more...
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Nepal PM to arrive in New Delhi Tuesday
August 17th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will arrive here Tuesday for a five-day visit - his first trip to India after becoming premier.
Nepal is expected to ... Read more...
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India, Nepal discuss extradition treaty, peace process
August 11th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) India Tuesday discussed a host of issues, including the revision of friendship and trade treaties and a revised extradition pact, when External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna ... Read more...
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Abdullah promises special energy plan for Jammu and Kashmir
June 12th, 2009 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 12 (IANS) Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah Friday said his ministry would draw up a special plan for meeting Jammu and Kashmir's energy needs.
"The main focus ... Read more...
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CBI files chargesheet against CPI-M leader Vijayan
June 11th, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvananthapuram, June 11 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed a chargesheet against CPI-M Kerala secretary Pinarayi Vijayan, who is an accused in the multi-crore-rupeee SNC-Lavalin scam.The case ... Read more...
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Kerala governor’s decision not surprising: Achuthanandan
June 10th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvananthapuram, June 10 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan on Wednesday said State Governor R S Gavai's nod to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute CPI-M party leader Pinarayi Vijayan ... Read more...
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SNC Lavalin graft case: Kerala Governor sanctions CBI probe of Vijayan
June 7th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, June.7 (ANI): Kerala Governor R S Gavai on Sunday gave sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute Communist Party of India (Marxist) State Secretary Pinarayi Vijayan in ... Read more...
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Security in Himachal Pradesh intensified after militant threats
March 21st, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Shimla, Mar 21 (ANI): The government of Himachal Pradesh has intensified the security measures at six hydel project sites in the state, including the Bhakra Dam, after receiving several threats from ... Read more...
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Hydroelectric Power Corp to commission two projects by 2009-end
March 13th, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) State-run National Hydroelectric Power Corp (NHPC) plans to commission two of its projects with a combined capacity of over 250 MW by 2009-end, a top official said ... Read more...
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IIT alumni form action group to save the Ganges
February 18th, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Former students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Wednesday came together to form an action group to save the ecosystem around river Ganges.
The group 'IITians for ... Read more...
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Kerala’s ruling Left front meet skips discussion on Lavalin scam
January 31st, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (IANS) A liaison committee meeting of Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) held here Saturday skipped discussion on charges against Pinarayi Vijayan of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) ... Read more...
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Kerala’s people cannot be misled by fabricated cases: Vijayan
January 24th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 24 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) Kerala unit secretary Pinarayi Vijayan, named an accused in a multi-million-rupee scam, Saturday said that the people of the state "cannot be misled ... Read more...
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Kerala CPI-M leader named accused in foreign firm scam
January 23rd, 2009 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Jan 23 (IANS) In a major set-back to the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), its Kerala unit secretary Pinarayi Vijayan has been named an accused in a multi-million-rupee scam after the ... Read more...
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CBI charges against Kerala leader politically motivated: CPI-M
January 22nd, 2009 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday said the decision of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute a Kerala party leader in a 12-year-old graft ... Read more...
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