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Explained: The Farakka Barrage Pact Amid 'Fake News' On Bangladesh Floods
Reports in Bangladesh have claimed that the flooding in the country is caused partially due to the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal, prompting a fact-check by the Government of India, which trashed all such reports as "fake".
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Centre Refutes Reports Linking Farakka Barrage To Bangladesh Floods
India on Monday trashed reports in Bangladesh that the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal is causing floods in some areas in the neighbouring country.
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3 Dead As Under-Construction Bridge Collapses In Bengal
Three people including an engineer were killed and three others injured when an under-construction bridge on Farakka barrage collapsed in Baishnabnagar of West Bengal's Malda district on Sunday night, officials said.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Demands Decommissioning Of Farakka Barrage
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today made a strong demand to the centre to decommission the Farakka barrage, saying it has no utility and causes floods in the state every year.
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Government Approves Rs 1,955 Crore Road Linking Bihar And Jharkhand
A highway project worth Rs 1,955 crore for construction of a road link between Sahibganj in Jharkhand to Manihari in Bihar, including a bridge on the Ganges, received Cabinet clearance on Thursday.
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Bihar Pitches For Action Due To Siltation Caused By Farakka
The Bihar government today made a strong presentation before a committee constituted by Union Water Resources Ministry to show how siltation in the Ganga due to the Farakka Barrage had caused flooding in the region.
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Experts Sent By PM Modi Vindicate My Stand, Says Nitish Kumar
As he awaits the verdict of experts on what drove the worst floods in Bihar in over a decade, Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister, is anxiously tweeting what he claims as evidence that the deluge is man-made.
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Mamata Banerjee Calls Floods In UP, Bihar 'Man-Made', Silent On Farakka Barrage
With floods wreaking havoc in Bihar, the Farakka Barrage in West Bengal could become a bone of contention between the chief ministers of the two neighbouring states.
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No Scientific Evidence Proves Farakka Dam Caused Bihar Floods: Sushil Kumar Modi
The BJP on Wednesday claimed there is no scientific evidence to prove that floods occurred in Bihar due to Farakka Dam and alleged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is raising the barrage issue and silt management policy to hide lacunae in providing relief to the marooned people.
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In Meeting With PM On Bihar Floods, Nitish Kumar Says 'Send Experts'
Amidst a grim flood situation in Bihar, chief minister Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Modi to discuss long term solutions to prevent annual flooding of the state.
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As Bihar Floods, Nitish Kumar Warns Centre, Send 'Impartial' Experts
More than 10 lakh people have been affected by the floods in Bihar - over 2 lakh of them have lost their homes and waters from the Sone and Ganga breached the embankments. Patna is witnessing unprecedented floods, the worst since 1994.
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Cabinet Approves Transfer Of 59 Acres Of Land To BSF In Malda
The government on Wednesday approved transfer of around 59 acres of land belonging to Farakka Barrage Project to the Border Security Force (BSF) for setting up a battalion centre in West Bengal's Malda district.
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Mamata Banerjee to meet Prime Minister today
Pitching for early solution of the Farakka barrage issue, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today. Ms Banerjee, whose Trinamool Congress has 19 members in the Lok Sabha, would also take up implementation of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration during the meeting with Dr Singh.
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Mamata absent at Chidambaram's function: Second snub to UPA in two days?
Two days and two snubs for the Centre, courtesy key ally Trinamool Congress. A day after she took on the Centre and lodged her protest against Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's pet project on a new counter terror body - the National Counter Terrorism Centre or NCTC, Trinamool Chief Mamata Banerjee did not attend a function in her state that was i...
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Explained: The Farakka Barrage Pact Amid 'Fake News' On Bangladesh Floods
Reports in Bangladesh have claimed that the flooding in the country is caused partially due to the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal, prompting a fact-check by the Government of India, which trashed all such reports as "fake".
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Centre Refutes Reports Linking Farakka Barrage To Bangladesh Floods
India on Monday trashed reports in Bangladesh that the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal is causing floods in some areas in the neighbouring country.
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3 Dead As Under-Construction Bridge Collapses In Bengal
Three people including an engineer were killed and three others injured when an under-construction bridge on Farakka barrage collapsed in Baishnabnagar of West Bengal's Malda district on Sunday night, officials said.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Demands Decommissioning Of Farakka Barrage
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today made a strong demand to the centre to decommission the Farakka barrage, saying it has no utility and causes floods in the state every year.
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Government Approves Rs 1,955 Crore Road Linking Bihar And Jharkhand
A highway project worth Rs 1,955 crore for construction of a road link between Sahibganj in Jharkhand to Manihari in Bihar, including a bridge on the Ganges, received Cabinet clearance on Thursday.
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Bihar Pitches For Action Due To Siltation Caused By Farakka
The Bihar government today made a strong presentation before a committee constituted by Union Water Resources Ministry to show how siltation in the Ganga due to the Farakka Barrage had caused flooding in the region.
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Experts Sent By PM Modi Vindicate My Stand, Says Nitish Kumar
As he awaits the verdict of experts on what drove the worst floods in Bihar in over a decade, Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister, is anxiously tweeting what he claims as evidence that the deluge is man-made.
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Mamata Banerjee Calls Floods In UP, Bihar 'Man-Made', Silent On Farakka Barrage
With floods wreaking havoc in Bihar, the Farakka Barrage in West Bengal could become a bone of contention between the chief ministers of the two neighbouring states.
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No Scientific Evidence Proves Farakka Dam Caused Bihar Floods: Sushil Kumar Modi
The BJP on Wednesday claimed there is no scientific evidence to prove that floods occurred in Bihar due to Farakka Dam and alleged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is raising the barrage issue and silt management policy to hide lacunae in providing relief to the marooned people.
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In Meeting With PM On Bihar Floods, Nitish Kumar Says 'Send Experts'
Amidst a grim flood situation in Bihar, chief minister Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Modi to discuss long term solutions to prevent annual flooding of the state.
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As Bihar Floods, Nitish Kumar Warns Centre, Send 'Impartial' Experts
More than 10 lakh people have been affected by the floods in Bihar - over 2 lakh of them have lost their homes and waters from the Sone and Ganga breached the embankments. Patna is witnessing unprecedented floods, the worst since 1994.
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Cabinet Approves Transfer Of 59 Acres Of Land To BSF In Malda
The government on Wednesday approved transfer of around 59 acres of land belonging to Farakka Barrage Project to the Border Security Force (BSF) for setting up a battalion centre in West Bengal's Malda district.
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Mamata Banerjee to meet Prime Minister today
Pitching for early solution of the Farakka barrage issue, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today. Ms Banerjee, whose Trinamool Congress has 19 members in the Lok Sabha, would also take up implementation of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration during the meeting with Dr Singh.
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Mamata absent at Chidambaram's function: Second snub to UPA in two days?
Two days and two snubs for the Centre, courtesy key ally Trinamool Congress. A day after she took on the Centre and lodged her protest against Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's pet project on a new counter terror body - the National Counter Terrorism Centre or NCTC, Trinamool Chief Mamata Banerjee did not attend a function in her state that was i...
