Sonia inaugurates drinking water project in Raj

Last Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 18:34

A major drinking water project which would benefit the parched area of Rajasthan by linking it with the Indira Gandhi main canal was inaugurated by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.

Slow work on Narmada canal to increase Gujarat water woes

Last Updated: Monday, July 23, 2012, 10:59

Gujarat this monsoon has received 50 percent deficient rains.

Couple murdered for honour, bodies dumped in canal

Last Updated: Monday, July 9, 2012, 15:01

In a suspected case of honour killing, five persons have been arrested for allegedly murdering a young couple and later dumping their bodies in a canal near Baghapurana of this district.

Kawadiyas to pass through Ganga canal road

Last Updated: Friday, June 29, 2012, 16:21

Uttar Pradesh authorities would allow the Kawad Yatra pilgrims to pass through the Ganga canal road to keep the Delhi-Haridwar national highway unaffected.

‘Bones found in Rajasthan canal are of Bhanwari’

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 23:48

The CBI has been told by the FBI that the bones recovered from a canal in Rajasthan were of the auxiliary nurse.

Modi to inaugurate world`s first canal-top solar plant in Gujarat

Last Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012, 18:50

The world`s first 1 MW canal-top solar power plant in Gujarat`s Mehsana district has generated 2 lakh units of clean energy.

New ancient camels named from Panama Canal excavation

Last Updated: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 15:24

The study is the first published description of a fossil mammal discovered as part of an international project in Panama.

Five killed as car plunges into canal at Baraut

Last Updated: Friday, February 24, 2012, 14:33

Five persons from Delhi were killed while returning from a marriage when their car plunged into the Yamuna canal at Baraut town, about 56km from here, early Friday morning.

Iranian Navy ships return from Syria through Suez

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 14:37

Two Iranian naval ships returned from Syria through the Suez Canal Tuesday, a Suez Canal source said.

Iranian naval ships enter Mediterranean via Suez

Last Updated: Saturday, February 18, 2012, 09:11

The Suez Canal cuts through Egypt and allows shipping to pass from the Middle East to Europe and vice versa.

Nadal slams French `campaign` to discredit Spain

Last Updated: Friday, February 10, 2012, 08:13

Rafa Nadal has hit out at what he called a "general campaign" in France to discredit Spanish athletes by implying their success is due to the use of illegal drugs.