India completely stops Ravi river water flow to Pakistan. Historical context and significanceThe completion of the Shahpur Kandi barrage has diverted water from the Ravi river which will benefit Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. This pr...
26 Feb, 2024, 08.47 AM IST
PM Modi to address public rally in Jammu next week: Union ministerPrime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on February 20. The stoppage of the Ka...
13 Feb, 2024, 01.52 PM IST
Vijay Kedia-invested Om Infra returns to black in Q2; revenue soars 250%On a 6-month basis, Rajasthan-based Om Infra's net profit jumped more than 34 times to Rs 38.20 crore. Revenue from operations spiked 175% ...
30 Oct, 2023, 09.10 PM IST
Pakistan raking up IWT violation without any reason: Union Minister Jitendra SinghThe step comes around 10 months after the World Bank announced appointing a neutral expert and a chair of the Court of Arbitration under tw...
28 Jan, 2023, 08.58 PM IST
Pakistan won't get a drop of water if it exports terror: Nitin GadkariThe minister's remarks came amid anger in India over the Pulwama terror attack, for which Pakistan-based Jaish-e- Mohammed has claimed resp...
22 Feb, 2019, 09.47 PM IST
Surplus water to be used by Punjab, Haryana, Raj: MoS PMO Jitendra Singh on stopping water to PakUnion Minister Jitendra Singh said the construction of the Shahpur-Kandi dam on river Ravi was started due to the efforts of Prime Minister...
21 Feb, 2019, 10.26 PM IST
Govt giving attention to stop unutilised water from entering Pak: Nitin GadkariAddressing the gathering, Gadkari said there is enough water available in the country, but the real issue is its effective management.
11 Jan, 2019, 03.28 PM IST
India to expedite 3 projects to stop its share of Indus waters from flowing into PakistanUnder the Indus Waters Treaty, waters flowing in three of Indus tributaries -- the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi -- have been allotted to India; wh...
25 Nov, 2018, 01.01 PM IST
Of 16 major power, irrigation projects, only 5 under execution: CAGNone of the five projects is near completion and the anticipated benefits in terms of creation of irrigation potential and augmentation of ...
23 Jul, 2018, 10.11 PM IST
Days before Indus talks, J&K & Punjab sort out dam rowThe move to resume work will give a boost to the country's strategy to utilise its entire share of water under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT).
05 Mar, 2017, 11.54 AM IST
Work on Shahpur Kandi dam project to resume soon: Modi governmentA Water Resources Ministry official said the respective state governments will have to ratify the agreement for the project work to resume.
04 Mar, 2017, 02.20 PM IST
J&K says Himachal Pradesh, Punjab occupying its landHerdsmen from Himachal's LahulSpiti belt have encroached upon at least six kilometers of pastures envisaging some commercial space in Nyoma...
03 Sep, 2014, 12.35 PM IST
Punjab loses out as Attorney General gives Jammu and Kashmir a free hand in construction of the Ravi canalAG's approval in hand, J&K to go ahead with the construction of the Ravi canal from Basantpur up to the inflow of the Ranjit Sagar Dam rese...
23 Apr, 2013, 05.03 AM IST
- Govt decides to declare 14 river projects as national assets
With an aim of improving irrigation and enhancing power generation capacity, the Centre today decided to declare 14 river projects as natio...
07 Feb, 2008, 07.09 PM IST
- Punjab engages Clevendon to prepare master tourism plan
Robert Clevendon, a tourism specialist of United Nations World Tourism Organization today called on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Bad...
12 Nov, 2007, 07.52 PM IST
- Canadian firm keen to set up metro project in Punjab
Noting the desire of Punjab Government to set up a Metro project in Ludhiana, Canada on Thursday offered to provide the total transit syste...
16 Aug, 2007, 09.50 PM IST
- Punjab govt to construct Shahpurkandi Dam: CM
Shahpurkandi Dam is proposed to be constructed in Gurdaspur district of Punjab with a generation capacity of 168 MW.
27 Jun, 2007, 05.30 PM IST