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US President-elect Trump criticises Panama for charging "exorbitant prices
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Trump said that the Panama Canal was not China's and that it should not fall into the "wrong hands".
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"People of Rajasthan will always be indebted": Suresh Singh Rawat expresse
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Suresh Singh Rawat, Minister of Water Resources Planning of Rajasthan, on Tuesday expressed his deepest gratitude, and stated that the people of Rajasthan will forever be thankful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his unwavering support and commitment to the Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal Easte
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"Should apologize to people of Rajasthan": LoP Tika Ram Jully blames PM M
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Rajasthan's Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully on Tuesday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ten-year delay in the Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (PKC-ERCP) and demanded that he apologise to the people of Rajasthan for the undue delay, which has impacted the s
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Pakistan: Political and farmer groups rally against canal project
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Protests continue to intensify across Sindh against the federal government's proposed canal project on the Indus River, with various political and farmer groups voicing their opposition, The Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Haphazard dumping of solid waste causing environmental hazards i
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
For over two decades, solid waste has been dumped haphazardly near the Jhal Road Overhead Bridge in Sahiwal, causing severe environmental and health issues. Despite a PKR 1.8 billion development project, the city still lacks a permanent dumping site. Residents report air pollution, contamina
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No water deficit for upstream taluks in Tumakuru district from now: Karnat
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Technical Advisor to Deputy Chief Minister and Irrigation Minister, K Jaiprakash, said on Saturday that there won't be any deficit of water for upstream taluks in Tumakuru district by supplying water to Kunigal taluk through the Sriranga Drinking Water Project (Kunigal Express Link Canal).
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Pakistan: Sindh United Party warns of eco devastation as protestors reject
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Leaders, activists, and supporters from Sindh United Party (SUP), growers' associations, and civil society staged a major rally against the federal government's plan to dig six new canals fed by the Indus River. Protesters, led by SUP's Syed Zain Shah, warned the project would devastate Sind
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Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project will prove to be a boon: CM Bhajanlal Shar
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, the Rajasthan Chief Minister said, "This (ERCP) is such an ambitious scheme and this scheme was started in Surat by the Union Minister CR Patil under the leadership of PM Modi. This is a very big work and I can say that this will prove to be a boon for Rajasthan, installing
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Pakistan: Sindh Rawadari hold rally against canal project, demand justice
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Several members and supporters from PPP-Shaheed Bhutto, JSQM, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, as well as other civil society groups and organizations, took part in the Sindh Rawadari rally.
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Pakistan: Sindh's water crisis deepens as farmers protest against proposed
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The demonstrators stated that the new canals, authorised by the Central Development Working Party, threatened the livelihoods of millions in Sindh. SAB president Mahmood Nawaz Shah emphasised that the farmers were protesting "for the welfare of this country and Sindh."
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Pakistan: Mass rallies erupt across Sindh against controversial Canal proj
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Widespread rallies were held across Sindh on Sunday in opposition to the controversial plan to dig six canals to irrigate lands in Punjab.
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Pakistan: Farmers, nationalists join forces against new canals
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Farmers and nationalist groups in Sindh have united to oppose the federal government's plans to build six new canals on the Indus River, claiming they will exacerbate water scarcity in the province. The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture and other organisations criticised the projects for ignoring
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