Mamata-Antony meeting on important Bengal projects
August 18th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony had an 80-minute meeting Saturday with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on issues like Ganges riverfront beautification, a metro project ... Read more...
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ADB to be tapped for funding Jammu water scheme
January 4th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, January 4 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government will approach the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to seek monetary assistance for the launch of a major water supply scheme.Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Kovalam to get massive makeover
September 29th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 29 (IANS) The Kovalam beaches, which over the years have lost much of their charm due to poor management, are set to get a massive facelift at a ... Read more...
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PM, Rahul slam Mayawati for poverty in Bundelkhand (Lead)
May 1st, 2011 - 3:48 am ICT by IANS
Banda (Uttar Pradesh), April 30 (IANS) Attacking Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), top Congress leaders Saturday blamed the Mayawati regime for the prevailing backwardness and poverty ... Read more...
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Irate villagers throw eggs, tomatoes on Jaipal Reddy
April 18th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Gangirala (Andhra Pradesh), Apr. 18 (ANI): Irate residents of Gangirala village in Andhra Pradesh's Chevella assembly constituency hurled eggs and tomatoes on Union Petroleum Minister S. Jaipal Reddy's vehicle on Sunday, ... Read more...
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Kerala panel wants Coca Cola to pay for water damage
March 18th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 (IANS) Beverage giant Coca Cola's bottling plant in Perumatty in Palakkad district has led to depletion of water resources, a Kerala assembly panel said Thursday and recommended ... Read more...
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Over 160 cases of Hepatitis E in Shimla since mid-January
February 18th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 18 (IANS) More than 160 people in the Himachal Pradesh state capital have tested positive for Hepatitis E -- a liver problem caused by the consumption of water contaminated by ... Read more...
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Contaminated water supply in Shimla
February 13th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Hemant ChauhanShimla, Feb.13 (ANI): Residents of Shimla are a worried lot these days following a contaminated water supply to their houses which has become a major health hazard. The administration says, ... Read more...
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Hogenakkal drinking water scheme to begin in March: Stalin
January 11th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin Monday told the state assembly that work on the Hogenakkal drinking water project would start in March and be completed by ... Read more...
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PMK appeals for support from all parties in Pennagaram bypoll
January 10th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss Sunday appealed publicly to all the opposition parties for support in the Pennagaram bypoll.
His earlier letter to two communist parties -- ... Read more...
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YSR’s plan for farmers: Bottled water, community farming (Lead, superseding earlier story)
June 26th, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 26 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government plans to supply bottled drinking water to all its villages and introduce community farming for better returns to farmers.
Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Friday ... Read more...
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Andhra to supply mineral water to villages, introduce contract farming
June 26th, 2009 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 26 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government plans to supply bottled mineral water to all its villages and introduce contract farming for better returns to farmers.
Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Friday ... Read more...
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Restart Sethusamudran project: Karunanidhi
June 11th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Thursday urged the
central government to restart the Rs.2,427-crore (Rs.24.27 billion) Sethusamudaram shipping canal project.Inaugurating the Rs.616-crore Ramanathapuram combined drinking water scheme ... Read more...
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Higher budgetary allocation for rural development under UPA: Raghuvansh Prasad
January 14th, 2009 - 10:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.14 (ANI): Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh on Wednesday stated that the Rural Development Ministry under United Progressive Alliance government was allocated 2.5 times more budget than it was ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu begins work on Hogenekkal water project
June 19th, 2008 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu), June 19 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Thursday began work on the controversial Rs.13.34 billion drinking water project in Hogenekkal, on the border with Karnataka, which had witnessed frenzied ... Read more...
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Jharkand farmer shows diligence can yield results even on infertile land
June 15th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar Ojha
Jamtara (Jharkhand), June 15 (ANI): Many farmers in Jharkhand villages despite being faced with various problems and limited resources are making it possible to extract good harvests from ... Read more...
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Rampur labourers, residents demand protection of their rights
April 7th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by admin
Rampur, Apr 7 (ANI): Over a thousand labourers and residents staged a protest against the state-run hydropower company, Satluj Jal Vidhut Nigam Ltd. (SJVN), in Rampur, Himachal Pradesh, demanding protection of ... Read more...
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What is the Hogenekkal row all about?
April 6th, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by admin
Where is Hogenekkal?
It is situated 150 km northeast of Bangalore and 350 km southwest of Chennai. What is the origin of the controversy?It started as a minor claim over a river islet. ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi seeks PM’s intervention, slams Bangalore violence
April 1st, 2008 - 7:41 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, April 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Tuesday condemned Monday's violent protests in Karnataka against a water supply project and called for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention into the ... Read more...
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Javadekar nominated BJP’s Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra
March 19th, 2008 - 9:12 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Javadekar has been nominated as the partys Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra.
Javadekar, who is considered close to senior BJP ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu launches new drinking water project
February 27th, 2008 - 12:19 am ICT by admin
Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu), Feb 26 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a drinking water project at the Hogenakkal waterfall to be constructed with Rs.11.4 million ... Read more...
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