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China's Belt and Road outreach to Nepal won't work, says leading European
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], Apr 13 (ANI): China's ambitious Belt and Road initiative (BRI) is not likely to work with Nepal due to a number of economic, infrastructural and environmental concerns, according to Amsterdam-based European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), which has clo
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SBI commits Rs 6,560 crore to Nepal's power project
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Mar 30 (ANI): Three banks, including the State Bank of India (SBI), committed over Rs 7,800 crore as a loan for Nepal's biggest hydropower project, during the two-day Nepal Investment Summit which concluded here on Saturday.
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India proposes to construct Lower Arun Hydro project in Nepal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 13 (ANI): The Indian government has proposed the construction of Lower Arun Hydropower Project with a capacity of 400 Megawatts (MW).
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Nepal hydropower site blasts: Workers scared to continue
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu (Nepal) Feb 09 (ANI): After three blasts on Thursday at Nepal's under-construction hydropower project, which is being developed with the assistance of India, workers at the site have expressed fears on continuing work.
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3 explosions hit India-assisted Arun-III hydel project in Nepal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 8 (ANI): As many as three explosions hit Arun-III hydropower project, a 900-megawatt power plant being built with Indian assistance in Sankhuwasabha District of Nepal on Thursday night.
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Anti-Pak protest in PoK over construction of Neelum-Jhelum hydropower proj
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [Pakistan], Jan 11 (ANI): A large number of local residents and political activists carried out massive protests on Friday against the construction of Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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Protests erupt over Pak's hydropower projects in PoK
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], Dec 19 (ANI): Residents on Wednesday took to the streets of Muzaffarabad against Pakistan's indiscriminate and unabated construction in the illegally occupied region of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), demanding the immediate termination of the projects that are underway
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Anti-Pak protest in PoK against exploitation of water resources
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Muzzafarabad (Pakistan Occupied Kashmir), Sep 25 (ANI): Residents of Muzzafarabad on Tuesday launched a large-scale protest against Pakistan for diverting water from Neelum River to fulfil the requirements of Punjab Province, leaving the region dry.
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China mulls exit from Nepal's Seti hydropower project
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu, [Nepal], August 31 (ANI): Citing high resettlement and rehabilitation costs, China is planning to make an exit from 750-megawatt West Seti hydropower project in Nepal, reported the South China Morning Post quoting sources in Kathmandu.
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Pakistan declares 'water war' on people of PoK
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [Pakistan-occupied Kashmir], Aug 12 (ANI): Video evidence has come to light pointing to the fact that Pakistan has now declared a `water war' on the people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) by diverting the waters of the Neelum River to Punjab province.
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Pakistan begin talks with World Bank on India's Kishanganga project
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Fearing disruption in water supply, Pakistan and World Bank have started talks in Washington D.C. over the recently-inaugurated Kishanganga hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir.
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PM Modi inaugurates important J&K hydropower projects
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar, (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] May 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone of Pakal Dul hydroelectric project, also inaugurated Kishanganga hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar District.
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