Everything you need to know about Narmada: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Narmada: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Thane, Apr. 12 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Dr. C P Joshi dedicated to the nation today the first interoperable Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) technology based electronic tolling system at Charoti Toll Plaza, Dahanu in Maharashtra's Thane District.
Mumbai, Apr 12 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Dr. C P Joshi dedicated to the nation today, the first interoperable Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) technology based electronic tolling system at Charoti toll plaza, Dahanu in Maharashtra's Thane District.
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New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Narmada Bachao Andolan activists Tuesday sought cancellation of a power purchase agreement between the S. Kumars group and the Madhya Pradesh government alleging high price of electricity per unit.
Ahmedabad, Feb. 6 (ANI): Gujarat Congress President Arjun Modhwadia on Wednesday lashed out at Chief Minister Narendra Modi for raising issues such as Narmada river and gas pricing with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, and said playing politics and doing nothing in this regard has been the catch phrase of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in the state.
New Delhi, Feb. 6 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at his 7, Race Course Road (RCR) residence here on Wednesday, said that it was a courtesy call after the formation of new government in his state.
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Film producer Pahlaj Nihalani says he is working to give Govinda's daughter Narmada Ahuja a "perfect launch" in Bollywood.
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Kamal Haasan's lavishly mounted multilingual "Vishwaroopam", which has yet to reach the theatres, is only the latest in a string of films caught in legal and other wrangles for purportedly hurting the sentiments of various sections of society. A look at some films in the last few years that have faced bans, whether official or social:
Shimla, Jan 28 (IANS) Fifty prominent national groups and green activists Monday questioned the environment and forests ministry's clearance to a World Bank-funded mega hydropower project coming up in Himachal Pradesh.
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) As many as 151 sailors, including some in China and Bahrain, remain stranded aboard six ships of Mumbai's Pratibha Shipping Company, which has been offered financial assistance by a seamen's union, a top maritime authority said Friday.
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) As many as 151 sailors, including some from China and Bahrain, remain stranded aboard six ships of Mumbai's beleaguered Pratibha Shipping Company, which has been offered financial assistance by a seamen's union, a top maritime authority said Friday.
After concluding the second phase of voting in Gujarat state, various channels, newspapers and news agencies began exit poll - the forecast of the result on the basis of polling - predicting that Modi could get the Chief Ministerial post once again as his party Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is going to get clear majority.................
Ahmedabad, Dec 17 (IANS) Exit polls universally forecast a sweeping, third term win for Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday as the two-phase assembly elections ended in Gujarat with a record 70 percent polling.
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Dec. 17 (ANI): After a record 70 percent voting in the first phase, around 68 to 69 percent polling was recorded in the second and last phase of Gujarat assembly elections on Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Gujarat registered a record voter turnout at 70.2 percent in the two-phase polling, Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath said Monday.
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) Govinda's daughter Narmada's Bollywood debut has always been the talk of the town, but nothing materialised. The veteran actor says she is still waiting for the right script to come her way.
Ahmedabad, Dec 4 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday roped in Sheila Dikshit, its three-time Delhi Chief Minister, as star campaigner for the crucial Gujarat assembly polls and unveiled its manifesto with a series of promises, including free laptops and tablets to students.
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) An NGO has written to the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) for immediate release of activist Medha Patkar and 21 others arrested Sunday evening in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district.
Dahod (Gujarat), Oct 4 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit back at Congress President Sonia Gandhi, and charge the ruling party at the Centre of defaming his state.
Ahmedabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Sounding the rallying cry for a new Gujarat, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday defended the central government's recent economic decisions and said the state's ruling BJP was not against corruption but only against her party.
Ahmedabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Sounding the rallying cry for a new Gujarat, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday defended the central government's decisions on the economy and said the state's ruling BJP was not against corruption but only against her party.
Rajkot, Oct. 3 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday launched a frontal attack on Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying the ruling party at the Centre is responsible for all development that Gujaratis are now enjoying.
Bhopal, Sept 10 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh Government has agreed to the demand of villagers who have been standing in neck-deep water for 17 days demanding reduction in the water level of the Omkareshwar dam.
Bhopal, Sep 10 (ANI): In a major sigh of relief for those participating in the 'Jal Satyagraha' in neck-deep water in Ghogalgaon village in Khandwa district, the
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) The monsoon delicacy Hilsa, without which a Bengali platter is never complete, has been selling between Rs.1,000 and Rs.1,500 and a state minister says the silvery delight will continue to be elusive as its prices soar courtesy a truant monsoon and decline in imports.
Gurgaon, Aug 3 (IANS) A Haryana government grievance committee Friday told the police to trace a man missing for over two years or produce his body within two months after his mother alleged that police had cremated her son's body, an official said.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday gave the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) another two weeks' time to complete its investigation and file a chargesheet in the Tulsiram Prajapati fake shootout case.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday gave the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) another two weeks time to complete its investigation and file a chargesheet in the Tulsiram Prajapati fake shootout case.
New Delhi, June 21 Dilip D'Souza, the 52-year-old author of "Roadrunner: An Indian Quest in America" (HarperCollins India), has won the Newsweek and The Daily Beast award for South Asian commenatry.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday gave the Central Bureau of Investigation a month's extension till June 30 to complete its probe into the killing of Tulsiram Prajapati in an alleged staged shoot-out case and file a charge sheet.
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A court here Wednesday directed Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar to ensure the presence of her counsel in the next hearing in a defamation case filed by her.
Narmada District (Gujarat), Apr.7 (ANI): Forest officials have rescued a python, which was entangled on a tree, in Gujarat's Narmada District.
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Jan.28 (ANI): In a possibly embarrassing gaffe, the opposition Congress party in Gujarat has praised Chief Minister Narendra Modi in an advertisement in this election year.
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Jan.28 (ANI): In a possibly embarrassing gaffe, the opposition Congress party in Gujarat has praised Chief Minister Narendra Modi in an advertisement in this election year.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (ANI): Hours after veteran social activist Anna Hazare broke his fast for a strong and effective Lokpal Bill, prominent social activist Medha Patkar on Sunday termed it to be the first victory in the long process.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (ANI): With Anna Hazare's fast for a strong Lokpal Bill entering its sixth day today, prominent social activist Medha Patkar asked the government if it wanted Anna to sacrifice his life, as they were not paying any heed to his demands.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (ANI): Noted social activist Medha Patkar on Thursday said the granting of permission to the civil society team headed by anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare to go with the protest at Ramlila Maidan is only half the battle won.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): In a major setback to the Narendra Modi Government in Gujarat, the Supreme Court today ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter case.
Mandala (Madhya Pradesh), Feb 11 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat asserting that there is a need to frame a new law to stop religious conversion, on Friday said the Scheduled Tribes, who convert into Christianity, should be debarred from the benefits of reservation.
New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh assailed Madhya Pradesh Government of "misusing government money" for "disinformation campaign against Christians and minorities.
Bhopal, June 15 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh Government on Tuesday sacked Swaraj Puri from the Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) for his alleged involvement in aiding the release of former Union Carbide chairman Warren Anderson shortly after the Bhopal gas tragedy.
Bhopal/ New Delhi, Apr 29 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivaraj Singh Chauhan has reportedly written a letter to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, expressing dissatisfaction over a Union Environment and Forests Ministry's order to stop the Maheshwar Dam construction.
New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): Over a thousand oustees of the controversial Maheshwar Dam all on an indefinite hunger strike over a demand for the immediate suspension of construction.
Patan (Gujarat), Apr 16 (ANI): Residents of Dilgapura and Kanij villages in Gujarat's Patan District are facing acute water shortage and have to travel several kilometres to fetch drinking water.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday granted more time to Union Environment and Forest Ministry to file affidavit on Narmada canal project in Madhya Pradesh.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday declined to grant a stay on the indefinite status quo order of the Jabalpur High Court on land acquisition and canal excavation for the Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar canals in Madhya Pradesh.
Hoshangabad (MP), Sep 12 (ANI): Floods situation continued to remain grim in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh.
Imphal, Aug.4 (ANI): People in Manipur are seeking an end to militant violence which has affected their everyday life. They want peace so that they can lead a normal life without fear.
Bhopal, May 11 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh's Urban Administration Department has sanctioned a 50-lakh-rupees scheme to make the Narmada river pollution free.
Bhopal, May 6 (IANS) Fear of not performing well in exams drove two girls studying in a government college in Madhya Pradesh's Badwani district to commit suicide by jumping into the Narmada river, police said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Election Commission Thursday issued notice to Kailash Joshi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Bhopal seat, for violating the model code of conduct.
Not only modern lifestyles are causing un-brindled exploitation of natural resources upsetting the ecosystem and upping the global warming, but also the national policies
The National Stock Exchange (NSE), India's largest financial market, on Tuesday night announced the exclusion of as many as 50 stocks from the Futures & Options (F&O) segment as 'those' were unable to fulfill the eligibility.
Bhopal, April 21 (IANS) Condemning the alleged slapping of a tribal woman by Madhya Pradesh Women and Child Welfare Minister Ranjana Baghel at Manawar in Dhar district last week, the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) Tuesday urged the poll panel to take action against the minister.
"Politics after all, is the allocation of resources. Also politics is who gets to decide on how this resource allocation should be done"
Shimla, Apr 16 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Thursday described India as a political and economic paradox, a rich-poor nation with a weak strong state.
Bhopal, April 13 (IANS) Over 30,000 villagers in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district - where many villages have submerged due to a dam project - have decided to boycott the polls in protest against the power plant on the Pench river.
Bhopal, April 13 (IANS) In an attempt to 'dishearten' its opponents, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh has majorly started a political poaching and recruitment drive, and claims that since the announcement of the general elections, as many as 3,000 political workers and leaders from other parties have come into its fold.
New Delhi, Mar.23 (ANI): The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) on Monday joined other people's movements in saluting the services and contributions of Smitu Kothari to what it called the anti-poor agenda of privatization, globalization and liberalization.
Gandhinagar, March 19 (IANS) Tata Motors, which is building its Rs.20-billion Nano small car plant in Gujarat's Sanand, has been slapped with a list of environmental conditionalities by the state government, a few days before the launch of Nano.
Gandhinagar, March 17 (IANS) Gujarat's state health department Tuesday began investigating the causes behind the rising number of typhoid cases among children in the villages of Bavla, Kherala and Bhayla on the outskirts of Ahmedabad over the past five days.
On 19 February 2009, at the behest of Bahujan Samaj Party's Satish Chandra Mishra, the local administration came into swing to brutally demolish the slums in Nadwa (Daliganj)
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Bollywood star Govinda's daughter Narmada is ready to face the camera and the anxious father has decided to produce her debut film himself.
Ahmedabad, Jan 13 (IANS) As many as 39 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth over Rs.41,002 crore (Rs.410.2 billion) in chemicals and petrochemicals sector were signed Tuesday morning, on the final day of the two-day Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A leading construction and infrastructure development company Monday signed deals worth $8.3 billion with the Gujarat government to develop a water front city and three pipeline projects in the state.
Bhopal, Jan 2 (IANS) At least six people, including a woman and her two children, were killed and two others injured when a sand-laden tractor-trolley in which they were traveling overturned in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh early Friday, the police said.
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday sought a detailed status report from the government on the implementation of five river-linking projects in southern, western and central India.
Bhopal, Nov 25 (IANS) 'BSP' is proving to be quite a headache for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh. But it isn't a rival party. It is simply short for 'bijli', 'sadak', 'pani' - or electricity, roads, water.
On the 5th of November I was in Khandwa, a town in central India, taking part in a rally organized by the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), or Save the Narmada Movement. About 20,000 rural people, mostly landless farm labourers or small-medium farmers, m
Ahmedabad, Nov 8 (IANS) It's a happy homecoming for the farmers of Saurashtra. Faced with scarcity of water they left their land and profession. But today, thanks to a new water management system employed by the state government, a reverse migration is in progress.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The following is the timeline of events surrounding the small car project of Tata Motors, that finally resulted in the company pulling-out of Singur and relocating to Gujarat:
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Medha Patkar of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), who had joined hands with the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in the struggle against land acquisition for Tata Motors' Nano project in West Bengal, has welcomed the company's decision to shift the project.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) GE Healthcare Friday evening announced the launch of a new technique for early diagnosis of urinary bladder cancer.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The following is the timeline of events surrounding the small car project of Tata Motors at Singur in West Bengal, that finally resulted in the group announcing a pull-out of the project from the communists-ruled state Friday:
Gandhinagar, Sep 30 (IANS) Gujarat's Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) D. Rajgopalan was Tuesday named the state's next chief secretary.
Chennai, Sep 27 (IANS) With many states not agreeing on the river inter-linking project, an expert Saturday proposed an alternative plan to harvest flood water - open three major waterways across the country that will be connected through a network of canals.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) GE Healthcare Friday evening announced the launch of a new technique for early diagnosis of urinary bladder cancer.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The following is the timeline of events surrounding the small car project of Tata Motors at Singur in West Bengal, that finally resulted in the group announcing a pull-out of the project from the communists-ruled state Friday:
Gandhinagar, Sep 30 (IANS) Gujarat's Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) D. Rajgopalan was Tuesday named the state's next chief secretary.
Chennai, Sep 27 (IANS) With many states not agreeing on the river inter-linking project, an expert Saturday proposed an alternative plan to harvest flood water - open three major waterways across the country that will be connected through a network of canals.
The game of numbers was never at its vulgar ebb as it is today. It is clear by now, more than ever before that electoral politics is nothing more than
New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): Presiding over the 24th annual general meeting of National Water Development Agency, Water Resources Minister Prof. Saifuddin Soz today promised the Government's commitment to remove the anomaly of regional imbalance in availability of water in the country to the extent possible.
New Delhi, July 2 (ANI): Central Water Commission (CWC) is monitoring storage position of 81 important reservoirs spread all over the country, of which as many as 36 reservoirs have significant hydro-power benefits with installed capacity of more than 60 MW each.
Baba Amte, the renowned social worker took his last breath on Saturday at his Anandvan Ashram in Chandrapur District of Maharashtra.
