Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, May 8 (IANS) Asserting that the state was fighting twin battles, one against Pakistan to safeguard the borders and the other against the Union and Haryana governments to protect its water rights, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said they “foiled the nefarious design” of Bhakra Beas Management … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) On the initiative of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, all state political parties on Friday displayed a rare show of unity to condemn the move by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to “snatch river waters” and pledged to take every step to save the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday made it clear that it would not tolerate looting of the water resources of Punjab and asserted that the latest move to allocate an additional 8,500 cusecs of water to Haryana is a blow to federalism and should be … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Patna, April 29 (IANS) CPI-ML General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, on Tuesday, opposed the Central government’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan following the recent Pahalgam terror incident, saying that such a move would primarily hurt civilians and not terrorist groups. “Stopping water will affect a huge population … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) In a significant development, India has decided to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, an agreement that has governed water-sharing arrangements with Pakistan for decades. This move comes as a response to Pakistan’s continued cross-border terrorism and failure to act on previous concerns raised by India. … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 15 (IANS) Venting his ire at the authorities at the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti (MOJS), former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda on Saturday stated that he was aghast by the decision of the ministry to not allocate any water to Karnataka from the Godavari River. Former PM Gowda has written a letter … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded the Indian Coast Guard on their raising day and remarked that ICG is a formidable guardian of the nation’s seas ensuring the safety of its waters and people. Taking to social media platform X, PM Modi wrote in a post on Saturday, “Today, … Read more