water rights

Ranchi, April 11 Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren paid tribute to tribal freedom fighters Sido and Kanhu Murmu on their birth anniversary at Sido-Kahnu Park in Ranchi.Accompanied by his wife and MLA Kalpana Soren, Soren garlanded the statues of the two brothers, who led the Santhal...

New Delhi, March 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his greetings to the people on the occasion of World Water Day and paid tribute to water as a vital element that shapes the future of the planet."Water sustains us and shapes the future of our planet. On World Water Day, let...

Chandigarh, March 20 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Friday that his government will file a lawsuit to demand Rs 1.44 lakh crore from Rajasthan for "unpaid" water usage since 1960.Mann had said on Wednesday that Rajasthan had been paying royalties to Punjab for water until 1960...

Mahad (Maharashtra), March 20 On the occasion of the commencement of the centenary year of the historic Chavdar Tale Satyagraha in Mahad, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reaffirmed the state’s commitment to equality, social justice, and constitutional values on Friday.He expressed a firm...

Mumbai, March 20 The centenary celebrations of the historic Chavdar Lake Satyagraha by Dr B R Ambedkar were inaugurated in Maharashtra's Mahad on Friday, with leaders and activists emphasizing its message of equality, social justice, and fraternity.A group of people, led by Dr Ambedkar, drank...

Jaipur, March 20 – The Rajasthan government on Friday rejected Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's demand for ₹1.44 lakh crore in water royalties, calling it unconstitutional and legally baseless.Chief Minister Mann had cited a 1920 agreement signed between the British government, the...

Mumbai, March 20 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that the state government has undertaken a comprehensive development of the historic Chavdar Lake in Mahad, in the Raigad district, which is associated with Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's landmark protest and will complete...

Mumbai, March 19 A convention was held on Thursday in Mahad, Raigad district, Maharashtra, to mark the beginning of the centenary year of the historic 'Chavdar Tale Satyagraha' led by Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) said.The 'Human Rights Convention against Manuism and...

Chandigarh, March 18 – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann stated on Wednesday that the state would claim Rs 1.44 lakh crore from Rajasthan for decades of unpaid water usage, making it clear that Rajasthan must either pay Punjab its rightful dues or stop drawing water, while also calling...

Chandigarh, March 18 The Punjab government will seek Rs 1.44 lakh crore from Rajasthan for "unpaid" water usage since 1960, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Wednesday, referring to a 1920 tripartite agreement.Mann said that Rajasthan had been paying royalty to Punjab for water until 1960...

Chandigarh, March 18 The Punjab government will seek royalty from Rajasthan for providing it water, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Wednesday, as he worked out an unpaid amount of Rs 1.44 lakh crore, referring to a 1920 tripartite agreement under which the neighboring state started...

Washington, March 12 More than a century after federal law recognized that Native American reservations held reserved rights to water, senators returned to a question that remains unresolved for many tribal families in Arizona: why do thousands of homes still lack running water?At a hearing of...

Hyderabad, February 22 – Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy dismissed on Sunday the allegations made by BRS President and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and former minister T. Harish Rao that he was supporting Andhra Pradesh in diverting river waters, and made it clear that...