Revolt in Pakistan's Sindh: Highway blocked, minister's house torched, two dead as protest over Indus canal project spirals out of controlA violent protest in Moro taluka, Noushehro Feroze district, resulted in protesters setting fire to the Sindh Home Minister's house after c...
21 May, 2025, 03.59 PM IST
After India, now Afghanistan plans to build dams to cut water flow to Pakistan, claims Baloch activistAmidst regional tensions, Afghanistan is reportedly planning new dams, potentially restricting water flow into Pakistan, following India's ...
20 May, 2025, 11.28 AM IST
PM will take a call on further infra investments in Afghanistan: GadkariGadkari, who is helming the Road Transport and Highways Ministry, said that while many infrastructure projects in that country have been co...
19 Sep, 2021, 11.10 AM IST
India says it brought development projects to Afghanistan, world knows what Pakistan broughtAt the Afghanistan 2020 Conference, India had announced about 150 projects worth USD 80 million. It has signed an agreement for building th...
24 Jun, 2021, 08.52 PM IST
Taliban capture key Afghan dam as fighting ragesDahla Dam, which provides irrigation to farmers via a network of canals as well as drinking water for the provincial capital, was now under...
06 May, 2021, 05.08 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi expresses concern over increasing violence in AfghanistanThe prime minister said no "outside force" will be able to stop Afghanistan's journey towards development as well as its friendship with In...
09 Feb, 2021, 03.25 PM IST
India-backed Afghan dam to put Pakistan under pressureNew Delhi’s plan to support Kabul build the Shahtoot dam is likely to trigger protest in Pakistan, which has since long been jittery about ...
16 Aug, 2018, 06.09 AM IST
BHEL commissions two hydel units in AfghanistanIn the execution of the Salma hydro project, BHEL faced numerous challenges in the movement of men and material through difficult terrains.
27 Jun, 2016, 03.53 PM IST
Pune institute gave structural and design inputs for Salma damThe institute has claimed that it played a pivotal role while providing recommendations to ensure safety and security of the dam during its...
11 Jun, 2016, 12.22 PM IST
Narendra Modi, Ashraf Ghani inaugurate landmark Rs 1,700 crore Afghan-India Friendship DamIndia has a strategic partnership with Afghanistan and is implementing projects worth $2 billion to help rebuild the country's infrastructu...
04 Jun, 2016, 06.21 PM IST
Friendship Dam: India's landmark infra project in AfghanistanThe project has an installed capacity of 42 MW with three power units of 14 MW each and has a gross capacity of 633 million cubic metres.
04 Jun, 2016, 04.07 PM IST
PM to inaugurate Salma Dam in Afghanistan tomorrowTouted as a "landmark" infrastructure project, the dam is located 165 km east of Herat town and connected with earthen road, the Union Wate...
03 Jun, 2016, 09.13 PM IST
Wapcos implements Salma dam project in AfghanistanThe reservoir capacity of the dam is 633 million cubic metres. The Central Water Commission provided the design and drawing of the dam to W...
03 Jun, 2016, 07.18 PM IST
Government clears proposal for re-construction of dam in AfghanistanA proposal to reconstruct a dam in Afghanistan with revised cost estimates of Rs 1,775.69 crore was cleared by Government.
22 Dec, 2015, 10.54 PM IST
Salma dam project in Afghanistan to be commissioned next yearSalma Multipurpose Dam, a goodwill project executed by the Indian Government in Afghanistan, is likely to be commissioned in the middle of ...
09 Aug, 2015, 12.22 PM IST
Afghanistan invites Indian companies to invest in renewable energyOsmani, currently on a visit to India, is accompanied by a business delegation from Afghanistan which is looking forward for "business matc...
06 Aug, 2015, 06.33 PM IST
How Salma Dam progress has secured India's interest in AfghanistanAfghanistan government officials said the dam is of immense importance to their country and it can help tide over the power crisis to an ex...
30 Jul, 2015, 10.44 PM IST