Hillary expresses US desire to invest: Mamata
May 7th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Describing the talks with Hillary Clinton as positive and constructive, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said the US secretary of state has expressed the US' ... Read more...
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Clinton, Mamata meet with folded hands
May 7th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat here, with FDI in retail, the Teesta ... Read more...
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Hillary, Mamata likely to discuss FDI, Teesta treaty
May 5th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) As US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets West Bengal's first woman Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday, discussions on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail ... Read more...
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Mamata urges PM to put NCTC decision on hold
February 22nd, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and demanded that the move to set up the National Counter Terrorism ... Read more...
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Mamata to discuss NCTC, Teesta pact with PM Wednesday
February 21st, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday, would discuss various issues ranging from the Teesta water ... Read more...
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Congress playing with fire: Trinamool
January 2nd, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Stating that the Congress was playing with fire by ignoring it, the Trinamool Congress Sunday said it will not compromise with the central government over ... Read more...
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Government working on fair, equitable Teesta deal: Krishna
September 8th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) With India unable to sign an accord on the Teesta water with Bangladesh due to objections from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, External ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition observes Farakka Day
May 16th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 16 (IANS) Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has revived the observance of 'Farakka Day' to commemorate a march it had organised in 1976 to demand that ... Read more...
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US facilitating Pak-Afghan talks on bilateral water treaty
April 20th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 20(ANI): The United States is facilitating initial talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan on a bilateral water treaty as part of its efforts for trilateral water cooperation, according to informed sources.US-led ... Read more...
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Teesta water deal an optimistic beginning: Bangladeshi daily
January 12th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 12 (IANS) The 15-year framework deal Bangladesh and India have reached on sharing the Teesta river water marks "an optimistic beginning", a Bangladeshi newspaper has said, calling for its ... Read more...
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Dhaka, Delhi resume talks on river water sharing
January 10th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 10 (IANS) Bangladesh Monday resumed talks with India on sharing of common river-waters.At the secretary-level talks of the Indo-Bangla Joint River Commission (JRC), Sheikh Mohammed Wahiduzzaman, secretary of the ... Read more...
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UN declares access to clean water, sanitation a human right
July 29th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 29(ANI): The United Nations (UN) has recognized access to clean water and sanitation as a human right.The UN General Assembly resolution, sponsored by Bolivia, received favourable votes from ... Read more...
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Human chain in Bangladesh to demand dredging of Padma river
April 14th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 14 (IANS) Villagers backed by several non-government organisations and environmentalists formed a human chain to demand early dredging of the silted Padma river, one of Bangladesh's main river systems. ... Read more...
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Pak raises lands drying up issue due to Indian conspiracy with Holbrooke
August 21st, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.21 (ANI): The Pakistan Government is reported to have raised the issue of its agrarian lands drying up due to India's water conspiracy with visiting US Special Representative to Pakistan ... Read more...
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Pak accuses India of reducing its agro-based economy to tatters
August 19th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.19 (ANI): Authorities in Pakistan have once again charged India with reducing the country's agro-based economy to tatters by building the Wullar Barrage/Tulbul Navigation Project on the Jhelum River.The News quotes ... Read more...
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Zardari says he discussed Indus Basin Water Treaty issue with Manmohan Singh
August 9th, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug. 9 (ANI): Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said that he discussed the issue of the Indus Basin Water Treaty during his first meeting with India Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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Hasina to discuss controversial dam with Manmohan Singh
July 13th, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 13 (IANS) The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India are expected to meet this week on the sidelines of the 15th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit to discuss New Delhi's ... Read more...
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Protests mount in Dhaka against Indian river project
June 14th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 14 (IANS) Bangladesh's main opposition has threatened to move the United Nations as the Sheikh Hasina government has called for talks over a river valley project India is planning ... Read more...
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Terrorism to top Mukherjee’s agenda during Dhaka visit
January 19th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 19 (IANS) A joint task force to combat terrorism in South Asia, which was proposed by Bangladesh, will top the agenda during Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's visit here ... Read more...
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We want to increase cross- LoC trade with India: Pak Foreign Secretary
October 24th, 2008 - 11:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorBeijing, Oct 24 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Secretary, Salman Bashir on Friday said Pakistan wants to increase cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade and people-to-people contact with India on the sidelines ... Read more...
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Nepal asks India to pay over $1 mn power dues
September 29th, 2008 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 29 (IANS) Smarting with its sole fuel seller Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for slashing supplies for non-payment of dues and triggering an acute fuel scarcity for almost two years now, ... Read more...
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Pak alleges India filling Baglihar Dam in violation of Indus Basin Water Treaty
August 23rd, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore , Aug 23 (ANI): Pakistan s Indus Commissioner Syed Jamaat Ali Shah has alleged that India was filling the Baglihar Dam in clear violation of the Indus Basin Water Treaty, ... Read more...
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Pakistan permitted to inspect Baglihar dam: official
May 31st, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by admin
By Muhammad Najeeb
Lahore, May 31 (IANS) India has agreed to Pakistan's request to inspect the Baglihar dam project in Jammu and Kashmir and the dates for this will be worked out ... Read more...
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Indian team in Pakistan for 100th meet of Indus commission
May 31st, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by admin
By Muhammad Najeeb
Lahore, May 31 (IANS) An 11-member India team is here to attend the 100th meeting of the Pakistan and India Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) that began Saturday to review progress ... Read more...
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Pakistan to seek inspection of Baglihar project site
May 25th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by admin
By Muhammad Najeeb
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) Pakistan will seek inspection of the Baglihar project site during a meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) to be held in Lahore. "We will take ... Read more...
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Indus commission to meet by May end: Pakistan official
May 5th, 2008 - 3:39 pm ICT by admin
By Muhammad Najeeb
Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) The annual Pakistan-India joint meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) is likely to be held by May end and inspection of the Baglihar dam, being ... Read more...
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Indo-Nepal treaty Maoists’ new poll target
April 2nd, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, April 2 (IANS) A controversial water treaty between India and Nepal has become a new weapon in the hands of Nepal's Maoists who laid down their guns to fight ... Read more...
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