The Punjab government’s decision to advance paddy transplantation this year will result in groundwater equalling twice the capacity of the Bhakra Dam being extracted in June, placing an additional ...

The controversy erupted on April 28 when the Haryana government’s demand for additional water from the Bhakra Dam was approved by the BBMB despite opposition from Punjab. The Punjab government refused ...

During a hearing regarding Punjab's opposition to allocating additional water to Haryana from the Bhakra-Nangal dam, the central government's counsel referenced Guru Gobind Singh's teachings on ...

Punjab and Haryana have been at loggerheads over the distribution of water, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government refusing to share water from the Bhakra Dam, saying the neighbouring State had ...

The protests were led by Ashok Kumar (President, Bhakra Beas Employees Union - AITUC), Jarnail Singh (Local President, BBMB Field Employees Union - CITU), Vijay Rana, Pran Nath (CITU), Mangat Ram ...

But Mann's move to curtail Haryana's water share from the Bhakra Dam, terming it a "loot on Punjab's water," has not only helped counter the backlash over police crackdowns on farmer protests but ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...

which directed the state to comply with the May 2 meeting decision on releasing additional water to Haryana from the Bhakra Dam. The state claimed that the direction in question was passed on ...

Coming at a time when tempers are running high over the water sharing from the Bhakra dam, the appointment is being seen as a strategic, if contentious, intervention by the Union Government.

Workers employed on the Bhakra Dam Project in Punjab held a protest at Ropar on Wednesday, demanding payment of outstanding wages and permanent jobs for contract and daily wage workers.