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India withdraws transshipment facility for Bangladesh
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Addressing the weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "The Transshipment facility extended to Bangladesh had over a period of time resulted in significant congestion at our airports and ports. Logistical delays and higher costs were hindering our own exports and creat
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SC permits Teesta Setalvad to travel Amsterdam to attend film festival
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed activist Teesta Setalvad, accused of fabricating evidence in the 2002 Godhra riots cases, to travel to Amsterdam to attend the International Documentary Film Festival between November 14 and November 24.
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Early snowfall in North Sikkim, disrupts socio-economic activities
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The heavy rainfall over the past three days has resulted in season's first snowfall in Thangu (3900 metres) and Gurudongmar Lake (5425 m) in the tundra belt of North Sikkim. The snowfall is much before the onset of the winter season.
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SC allows Teesta Setalvad to travel to Malaysia for attending conference
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Setalvad, told the apex court that Setalvad was seeking a relaxation of her bail condition to travel to Malaysia from August 31 to September 10 to attend an anti-racism conference.
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Sikkim: 510 MW Teesta Stage 5 dam's power station destroyed by landslide
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The aftermath of the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) still affects Sikkim, as a major landslide on Tuesday morning has destroyed the power station of NHPC's 510 MW Teesta Stage 5 dam in Balutar, Sikkim.
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CM Prem Singh Golay inaugurates Indryani bridge, constructed in record tim
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) inaugurated a 300-foot BSB bridge on Monday over the Teesta River by Project Swastik of BRO at Singtham.
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West Bengal govt opposes any agreement on Teesta Water: Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday affirmed that her state will oppose any kind of agreement between India-Bangladesh on the Teesta River, as sharing of Teesta water will mean "depriving north Bengal of water."
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on 4-day bilateral visit to China
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka and Beijing are likely to sign some 20 or so MoUs and announce inauguration of some development projects after a bilateral meeting between the two sides to be led by the two premiers.
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West Bengal govt spreading "false claims" on India-Bangladesh Farakka Trea
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
"False claim spread by West Bengal Government that they were not consulted on the Internal Review of the India-Bangladesh Treaty of 1996 on Sharing of the Ganga/Ganges Waters at Farakka," the government sources said.
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"Encroachment on government land will be investigated": Mamata Banerjee in
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday chaired a meeting with the Howrah Municipal Corporation and said that the biggest problem with which the city is grappling with is encroachment and asserted that encroachment on government land will be investigated.
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Conservation, management of Teesta river in Bangladesh will be undertaken
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Saturday that a joint technical committee will initiate discussions for renewal of the Ganges water sharing treaty, and added that "conservation and management of the Teesta River" will also be undertaken in Bangladesh with suitable Indian assistance
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Traffic restricted along NH10 due to heavy rains: Kalimpong District Magis
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
"I, Sri Balasubramanian T, IAS, District Magistrate. Kalimpong in exercise of the power conferred upon me U/S 115, U/S 116 (1) (a), U/S 122 and U/S 126 of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 direct to restrict and divert the movement of all types of vehicles along NH 10 from this day the 13th day of Jun
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