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"Facing issues related to drinking water; people of both states should mai
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Amid the ongoing water-sharing dispute between Haryana and Punjab, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday appealed to the people of both states to maintain peace and said that in the all-party meeting, a resolution was passed that the Punjab government should implement the deci
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"Didn't know politics would go this far": Haryana CM Nayab Saini over Bhak
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Amid the ongoing water-sharing dispute between Haryana and Punjab, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday said that politics should not be done in the name of drinking water. He expressed dismay over the issue being politicised, stating that Haryana is merely asking for its rig
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"Punjab does not have even one extra drop of water": Congress MP Sukhjinde
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Amid the escalating water-sharing dispute between Punjab and Haryana, senior Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Friday firmly stated that Punjab is in no position to release additional water.
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"Unfortunate": Haryana CM Saini slams Punjab CM Mann amidst water dispute
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini slammed his Punjab counterpart, Bhagwant Mann, over remarks made during the ongoing water-sharing dispute between the two states.
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Punjab-Haryana water row: "Not a drop will be given away," says AAP leader
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Speaking from the protest site, Bains emphasised the critical condition of Punjab's groundwater, stating that over 90 per cent of the state's blocks have already fallen into the "dark zone" due to over-extraction.
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"Politicising drinking water is Arvind Kejriwal's old habit," says Haryana
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli on Thursday accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo of politicising the drinking water issue and instigating Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to deny more water to Haryana to avenge AAP's defeat in the Delhi elections.
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BJP MP Nishikant Dubey condemns Pahalgam attack; calls out Bangladesh wate
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Commenting on water-sharing agreements with Bangladesh, Dubey criticised the 1996 Ganga water treaty signed during the Congress government's tenure, calling it a wrong decision.
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PM Modi, Mauritius PM ink MoUs on currency, shipping to boost ties
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The MoUs centered upon currency settlement system, water, sharing of shipping information, among others.
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Bangladesh delegation visits India to discuss sharing of water resources
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Ganges is one of the 54 rivers shared by India and Bangladesh. Long-standing differences over its water sharing were resolved with the signing of the Ganges Water Treaty on December 12, 1996, by then-Indian Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and his then-Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina.
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"Ice has started to melt" says Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader after m
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
"We discussed normal relationship between the two countries. We mentioned the water sharing issues, the border killings, trade imbalances in existence. At the same time, India's main issue was the security problem. We have assured that if we are in the power, we will ensure that this land
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West Bengal govt spreading "false claims" on India-Bangladesh Farakka Trea
Updated : 1 year, 11 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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Conservation, management of Teesta river in Bangladesh will be undertaken
Updated : 1 year, 11 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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