Strong Bangla-India ties to grow further in 2023 despite outstanding bilateral issuesBangladesh-India relations are multifaceted in nature and rooted in a shared history, geographical proximity and commonality in their cultu...
26 Dec, 2022, 01.07 PM IST
NCLT approves NHPC's Rs 907 crore bid for 500 MW Lanco Teesta Hydro Power project"Resolution Plan submitted by the NHPC Ltd for Lanco Teesta Hydro Power Ltd has been approved by NCLT Bench, Hyderabad," NHPC said in a BSE...
26 Jul, 2019, 10.30 PM IST
NHPC to complete Teesta VI hydropower project in SikkimThe run of the river project in Sirwani village is aimed at utilising the power potential of Teesta river basin.
12 Mar, 2019, 03.46 PM IST
Linking of rivers may get 'national projects' tagThough the Ken-Betwa link has already been declared as a 'national project', the remaining ILR projects are yet to be clubbed in this categ...
18 Jan, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
Teesta issue: Will take Mamata Banerjee on board, says Sushma Swaraj"It is necessary to take the West Bengal Chief Minister on board (on the Teesta issue)," Sushma Swaraj said during her annual press confere...
05 Jun, 2017, 10.33 PM IST
Sheikh Hasina may visit India from December 18-20Hasina was earlier scheduled to visit between December 3-4 but the dates were shifted for a more substantive visit where few deals are expe...
15 Nov, 2016, 12.28 AM IST
Bengal government has not submitted any proposal for land acquisition for Teesta project: CentreThe barrage is a multi-purpose project on river Teesta and it was expected to have 3.40 lakh hectares agricultural land under its irrigatio...
21 Jul, 2016, 04.55 PM IST
Teesta accord: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee may be eyeing bigger compensationThe “politically incorrect” accord, which proposes equal sharing of river water between the two countries, could hurt her electorally.
13 Jun, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi’s Bangladesh visit an opportunity to resolve unsettled issuesModi’s visit to Bangladesh could be an opportunity for both nations to resolve many issues lying unsettled for long between the two neighbo...
29 May, 2015, 10.48 PM IST
Multi-purpose Teesta Barrage Project worth Rs 3K crore to be trimmed downWest Bengal’s multipurpose water taming project on river Teesta is going to have a trimmed shape soon. Problem in land acquisition is one o...
05 Nov, 2014, 05.50 PM IST
Hopes rise for solution to old Indo-Bangladesh water sharing dispute if BJP comes to powerDespite national level agreement between the two countries to have it resolved, the dispute remained under knots following strong oppositio...
07 May, 2014, 04.19 PM IST
Debated Teesta water sharing issue to gain further warmthDebated water sharing issue of trans- boundary river Teesta between India and its neighboring country Bangladesh is about to gain a new hei...
24 Oct, 2013, 04.52 PM IST
- West Bengal government to stress on hydel power generation
The West Bengal government will stress on development of hydel power generation capacity in the state during the 12th and 13th Plan period.
09 Feb, 2013, 05.55 PM IST
- Teesta Barrage Project gets a new completion commitment
There is one more new commitment for the completion of Rs 3Kcrore multipurpose water taming project on river Teesta in West Bengal.
05 Dec, 2012, 05.12 PM IST
- Monsoon raindrops start ringing alarm bell in Northern part of West Bengal
While agencies are busy with ongoing short term measures, scenario of long term flood management in this flood prone region is too bad.
09 Jul, 2012, 05.23 PM IST
- HCC bags Rs. 303 crore Teesta Hydro Electric Power Project order
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), a leading infrastructure construction and development company, has been awarded the work of Lot - IV ...
30 Apr, 2008, 05.24 PM 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