State Irrigation Department

The Karnataka government dismissed the allegation of disgruntled BJP leader AH Vishwanath, a member of the state legislative council, that the Irrigation Department had readied a Rs 21,473.67 crore tender in a hurry and without financial approval.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa made another change in his cabinet today -- within hours of the last reshuffle this afternoon -- to give Former Law Minister J C Madhuswamy the Minor Irrigation department that he wanted. Altogether this was the fourth change in the state cabinet within five days. Seven ministers, five of them new, were induc...

As many as six out of nine major dams that supply water to urban and rural areas in Maharashtra's drought-prone Marathwada region continue to face shortage, the data released by the irrigation department stated on Friday.

Rice farmers in Jammu and Kashmir are in a bind over what to plant this season, following a prolonged dry spell in January and February. The state irrigation department has found a 'solution' to the water shortage -- it has asked farmers not to plant paddy this season as this crop needs a lot of water to grow

State Irrigation Department on Sunday will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Space Research Organisation for setting up Telangana Water Resources Information System (TWRIS).

A 50-year-old employee of the state irrigation department allegedly committed suicide on Thursday by jumping from a multi-storey government building near Legislative Assembly in Lucknow, police said.

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released a "Black Paper" today in response to the White Paper on irrigation that has been prepared by the Maharashtra government. The activist-turned-politician has slammed the report which was presented to the state cabinet on Friday and practically gives a clean chit to NCP leader and former deputy chie...

A Maharashtra irrigation department report that sources say will counter allegations of corruption against Ajit Pawar that cost him his job as deputy chief minister was presented to the state cabinet this evening. It is being seen as the first step in the political rehabilitation of Mr Pawar and his return to government.

The Karnataka government dismissed the allegation of disgruntled BJP leader AH Vishwanath, a member of the state legislative council, that the Irrigation Department had readied a Rs 21,473.67 crore tender in a hurry and without financial approval.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa made another change in his cabinet today -- within hours of the last reshuffle this afternoon -- to give Former Law Minister J C Madhuswamy the Minor Irrigation department that he wanted. Altogether this was the fourth change in the state cabinet within five days. Seven ministers, five of them new, were induc...

As many as six out of nine major dams that supply water to urban and rural areas in Maharashtra's drought-prone Marathwada region continue to face shortage, the data released by the irrigation department stated on Friday.

Rice farmers in Jammu and Kashmir are in a bind over what to plant this season, following a prolonged dry spell in January and February. The state irrigation department has found a 'solution' to the water shortage -- it has asked farmers not to plant paddy this season as this crop needs a lot of water to grow

State Irrigation Department on Sunday will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Space Research Organisation for setting up Telangana Water Resources Information System (TWRIS).

A 50-year-old employee of the state irrigation department allegedly committed suicide on Thursday by jumping from a multi-storey government building near Legislative Assembly in Lucknow, police said.

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released a "Black Paper" today in response to the White Paper on irrigation that has been prepared by the Maharashtra government. The activist-turned-politician has slammed the report which was presented to the state cabinet on Friday and practically gives a clean chit to NCP leader and former deputy chie...

A Maharashtra irrigation department report that sources say will counter allegations of corruption against Ajit Pawar that cost him his job as deputy chief minister was presented to the state cabinet this evening. It is being seen as the first step in the political rehabilitation of Mr Pawar and his return to government.