Press Clippings in 2003
News by monthJuly 2004June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 September 2002 August 2002 July 2002 June 2002 May 2002 April 2002 March 2002 February 2002 January 2002 December 2001 November 2001 October 2001 September 2001 August 2001 July 2001 June 2001 May 2001 April 2001 March 2001 February 2001 January 2001 December 2000 November 2000 October 2000 September 2000 August 2000 July 2000 June 2000 May 2000 April 2000 March 2000 February 2000 January 2000 December 1999 November 1999 October 1999 September 1999 August 1999 July 1999 June 1999 May 1999 April 1999 March 1999 February 1999 1998 |
News in December 2003December 2003 Selling a watery euphoria; Himanshu Upadhyaya;www.indiatogether.org December 05, 2003 Narmada water to reach three crore people by 2021, says GWSSB; Business Standard News in November 2003November 15, 2003 Raising of Narmada dam height may hit roadblock; The Times of India November 9, 2003 Development or displacement? Vivek Bendre; The Hindu November 2003 A Curious Bond; Himanshu Upadhyaya;www.indiatogether.org News in September 2003September 10, 2003 Troubled Waters; Meenakshi Ganguly;Time Magazine September 09, 2003 Suvarnarekha: Major anthropology find reported in India; UPI;washingtontimes.com September 04, 2003 Meet the Narmada couple who stayed; The Indian Express September 04, 2003 Sanghavi refuses felicitation, expose Modi's jingoism; D. V. Maheshwari;The Indian Express September 03, 2003 Drowned and Out; Shaheen Parkar;Mid Day News in August 2003August 23, 2003 Inhabitants of Narmada valley fighting (English/German) ; de.indymedia.org August 20, 2003 State Repression in the Narmada Valley; Angana Chatterji;Asian Age August 2003 My Monsoons; Venu Madhav Govindu;Himal August 17 2003 Kutchch rains rescue Modi govt ; NDTV News August 16 2003 Dinosaur gives hope to anti-dam activists ; Gulf News August 13, 2003 'Rajasaurus' dino species discovered in India; Sify News New Dinosaur species found in India; Stefan Lovgren;National Geographic.com August 11 2003 Gujarat becoming police state: Narmada activists ; Ashish Mehta;Indo Asian News Service No more Narmada water from today; The Indian Express Govt looks on as Narmada drowns rehab land; Hartosh Singh bal;The Indian Express August 08, 2003 Activists: Indian villages may be submerged by Dam; Kalyani;Common Dreams: News Centre August 04, 2003 26 wells, but all is not well here. Ayesha Khan;The Indian Express August 03, 2003 Defect in construction caused leakage in ISP, says NHDC; The central Chronicle News in July 2003July 31, 2003 All arrangements for the safety of displaced (NVDA's false claims); The Central Chronicle July 30, 2003 2 breaches in Narmada canal, Officials say no more damage; The Indian Express Water level at Sardar Sarovar Dam above danger mark; www.ahmedabad.com Rain fury abates in Gujarat (3rd breach in Narmada Canal in Surendranagar dist); www.ahmedabad.com Casting the reel; Shradha Sukumaran;The Indian Express July 29, 2003 Rising Narmada water puts focus back on relief; Indian Express Govt, seismologists deny damage to Narmada dam; Express India Three Gujarat districts face flood threat; The Hindu New national park to accommodate Narmada-hit wildlife; Central Chronicle July 28, 2003 Narmada dam water nearing danger mark; The Times of India July 27, 2003 Two quakes hit Narmada, NE regions; The Hindu Mild temblor rocks Narmada district; ahmedabad.com They care about displaced farmers; Express India July 24, 2003 Panned by Amnesty, govt shuts door on its chief; The Times of India July 20, 2003 NHEPC to seek foreign funds; Central Chronicle July 19, 2003 Kids explore school of life; Express India News in June 2003June 13 Medha Patkar's demand accepted ; The Hindu June 10, 2003 "Narmada deadline to be adhered despite monsoon" ; Ahmedabad.com June 8, 2003 Can Narmada Change Gujarat?; Milind Ghatwai ;The Indian Express June 07, 2003 Amnesty slams arrest of NBA activists; The Indian Express Drop charges against Narmada demonstartors: Amnesty ; Press Trust of India June 05, 2003 Narmada Dam activist arrested; BBC News June 05, 2003 Govt has accepted NBA's demands: Patkar; Zee news.com June 03, 2003 Medha Patkar 'deteriorating' on fifth day of fast; PTI;The Hindustan Times June 02, 2003 Medha Patkar's fast enters fourth day; PTI;The Hindustan Times June 02, 2003 Ripples in the Rann; Darshan Desai;Outlook News in May 2003May 31, 2003 Politics by Pipeline; Dilip D'souza;Rediff on the net May 31, 2003 Patkar's fast enters second day.; The Hindu May 30 Medha patkar begins her indefinite fast ; PTI;Hindustan Times Water in Kutch at cost of eastern region: Amarsinh Chaudhari (leader of oppositi on); Ahmedabad.com Knotty, or just nutty?; Ashok Mitra;Calcutta Telegraph May 28 Activist author address Dam / Age at Royce Hall; Sharifah Williams;Daily Bruin May 26 A Way for the Damned; Prem Shankar Jha;Outlook Under Siege in the Narmada Valley; Angana Chatterji;Asian Age, New Delhi May 25, 2003 Celebrating with water (includes statement of J.N. Vyas and Sanat Mehta); Nandini Oza;Deccan Herald May 22 Medha Patkar continues fast; Deccan Herald Medha Patkar admitted to ICU; Sify.com May 21 Medha Patkar held with 200 supporters at Dy CM's house; HT Correspondent;Hindustan Times Medha , Dy. CM row ends in her arrest; The Indian Express Narmada water enters Kutch, but more costs to come, say critics.; Ranjit Devraj;Greencrossinternational.net May 20 Response to Ecomomic Times editorial "Rigid Stance"; Himanshu Upadhyaya;Economic Times May 19 New Gujarat Governor meets PM: Thanks him for taking personal interest in SSP; The Hindu Civic Body has sunk Rs 20 M for it but has nothing to show for it: A curious tal e of Sabarmati river; Palak Nandi;The Indian Express May 18 Violating the spirit; Editorial;The Hindu Modi releases Narmada water to Kutch District ; The Hindu Society needs firefighters too: Response to Vaman's response on "Corrupt Politics"; Himanshu Upadhyaya;Outlook May 16 Work resumes at Sardar Sarovar dam; The Hindu Rigid Stance; Editorial;The Economic Times A Corrupt Politics; Medha Patkar;Outlook Corporates versus the people ; Rajeev Dhavan ;The Hindu Rs 300 cr ADB loan to bring Narmada waters to Bhopal; Central Chronicle May 15 Clearance for raising Narmada dam height; The Hindu SC go-ahead to river linking; Economic Times May 14 'Conditional' recommendation to raise Narmada dam height; The Hindu May 11 Narmada water all over, but Gujarat is still thirsty; IANS;Economic Times May 10 Narmada flow, but Gujarat city still thirsty; Indo-Asian News Service;Hindustan Times May 07 Documentary on Narmada gets runners up award; Edward Guthman;Sanfrancisco Chronicle May 04 Ungagging NBA; Sucheta Dalal;The Indian Express May 02 Here, Narmada water goes down the drain; Masuma Bharmal;The Indian Express News in April 2003April 29 Narmada Dam: Drowning out the truth; Daily Times Dams dry: Trains to bring water; Hiral Dave;The Indian Express April 28 Premjibhai gets award for work on watershed development; The Indian Express April 27 In coastal Mangrol, most houses have a kidney stone patient ; Hiral Dave;The Indian Express April 25 Give us the right to live: patkar; The Indian Express April 19 State objects to Damanganga - Pinjal riverlinking project; The Indian Express April 9 RMC pours contaminated water over their joy; The Indian Express April 7 Rajkot residents rejoice as Narmada flows through their taps; Hiral Dave;The Indian Express Construction of Bargi division project in full swing; Central Chronicle Oustees will be ruined if dam is heightened: Medha; The Times of India April 6 Narmada to soon flow from your taps: AUDA; The Indian Express April 3 Chudasma to meet Maharashtra minister; Times of India April 1 Speculations put to rest about construction of NSP; Central Chronicle News in March 2003March 31 Shortcomings in Narmada projects; The Times of India March 30 BHEL to supply equipment to Maheshwar project soon; Central Chronicle Narmada water flows again, but not into Sabarmati river; The Indian Express March 27 Medha Patkar criticises river linking proposal; Hindusthan Times March 25 Sabarmati Rivers Runs Dry; Hindustan Times March 24 Patkar lends support to Tehri movement; Outlook India March 23 Faultlines in Kalpasar project: Geologists; The Times of India March 21 Drying Sabarmati leaves these fish out of water; The Asian Age, through ahmedabad.com March 19 State solves VMC water crisis then seeks money; The Asian Age, through ahmedabad.com March 14 Maharashtra a stumbling block in SSP; The Times of India Narmada: Saurashtra's lifeline ; Indian Express Gujarat, Centre pressure state on dam height; The Times of India March 13, Hopes of bank to bank Sabarmati dry up; The Asian Age, through ahmedabad.com Permission for Narmada Dam height to be given by April: Chudasma; from Deepikaglobal.com News in February 2003February 17 MEDA to tap falls, streams for power; Pune Newsline February 16 Not a drop to drink; Vinod Raina;Midday News Feburary 15 juice By The River: Diary of a Trip; Dilip D'Souza;Rediff February 11 Arundhati to join anti-globalisation campaign; Deccan Herald February 10 NAPM campaign kicked off from Kerala enters Maharashtra; keralanext.com February 6 Regulate groundwater usage: PM; Economic Times February 4 Medha Patkar calls for political movement ; The Hindu Medha stands up for Chennai fishermen; Midday February 2 Pipe-dream?; The Hindu Water-wars; The Hindu The smaller, the better; The HIndu News in January 2003January 31 Proposal to link rivers a 'waste of money', says Medha Patkar; Outlook India Ministries fight over watershed plans; The Times of India Experts raise doubts about river-linking project ; The Hindu January 30 Kerala: Rousing reception to Medha Patkar's march ; Keralanext.com Medha warns against plunder of natural resources ; The Hindu January 29 Current of Patriotism: Thousand Points of Light in Bilgaon; Dilip D'Souza;Times of India January 20 Coffers empty, but SSP needs Rs 16500 cr; ahmedabad.com January 10 Modi seeks higher crude oil royalty; ahmedabad.com January 9 Centre to help Gujarat implement Sardar Sarovar Project; Outlook India January 1 Govt refutes NBA charges on Maheshwar project; Central Chronicle News in December 2002December 31 Expect new power projects during 2003'; Central Chronicle December 27 Cong to take up power issue to public; Central Chronicle December 26 Law will take it's own course in riots : Modi ; Manas Dasgupta;The Hindu December 25 Modi in governance mode, talks of development plan; The Economic Times December 16 A Positive Mandate: Says BJP (While South and Central Gujarat voted for ruling party, the whole Saurashtra region rejected them); Joydeep Ray;Business Standard December 15 Power generation at Indira Sagar from next year Central Chronicle December 13 Economics of Water: Sardar Sarovar's Promise a Mirage; Himanshu Upadhyaya;The Times of India People power: here it's about power and water shortage; ahmedabad.com December 12 National Park case still not sent for center's node; Central Chronicle December 11 Arid Politics; The Times of India December 9 Water a key issue in Gujarat polls ; Sify News December 8 Energy & roads problem areas, says Digvijay Singh; The Economic Times Bandh against power hike evokes mixed response in Jabalpur; Outlook India Water is the issue in Rajkot - 2 ; R. Swaminathan;rediff.com December 7 Focus on development, will win: Keshubhai; Economic Times 9 down, looking at another 6; Central Chronicle Singh says it all through Economics ; ahmedabad.com December 6 Talk water, then safety: BJP land; ahmedabad.com Tehri Dam oustees stage dharna; Outlook India December 5 Narmada dam height remains contentious issue; The Times of India December 3 Interlinking Mirages Medha Patkar and LS Arvinda; The Hindu December 2 Modi kicks off Eleventh phase of Gaurav Yatra; Outlook India December 1 Sardar Sarovar Project, a political lifeline; The Hindu News in November 2002November 29 Congress for Probe, Peace, Security ; www.ahmedabad.com Patkar sentenced a fine of Rs. 100; PTI;Mid Day Patel kicks off BJP campaign projecting Modi as Chief Minister ; Outlook India November 28 Delays force foreign investors to pull out of power projects; Rediff November 27 Modi Cheating People : Says Medha; UNI;SIFY News November 22 High powered panel finds Tehri dam safe; The Times of India November 18 Sardar Sarovar Being Treated as National Project, Says Government; Outlook India November 16 Rs 743.56 crore supplementary budget tabled in House (Note the provision for Madhya Pradesh's share to SSP); Central Chronicle November 15 Hindutva? How about water and power; Sudhir Vyas;Times of India November 8 Times Samvaad (dialogue) : Rivers of Discord; B. G. Verghese and Ramaswamy R. Iyer;The Times of India Ten hydel power projects are under construction in MP; Central Chronicle November 7 Work on TTD's sub-surface dams apace The Hindu NGOs plan protest against power tariff hike Deccan Herald November 3 IFCI to tighten screws on defaulters; Hindustan Times November 1 Inter-linking of rivers under serious consideration: Vajpayee; Outlook India News in October 2002October 31 SC asks Centre to consider linking major rivers by 2012; Outlook India Politicking over Tehri dam Deccan Herald October 30 Gujarat debentures, bonds downgraded; The Economic Times October 29 BJP to turn Gaurav Yatra into poll juggernaut; The Times of India Govt in the dark about Narmada; The Times of India October 27 Voices to be heard Deccan Herald Black flags greet Modi in Kutch The Hindu Book Review: The Narmada dammed Deccan Herald October 26 Get DDA Flat now, Water later Hindustan Times October 25 First Narmada valley project dedicated despite protest; Central Chronicle October 23 The Narmada dammed; Sucheta Dalal;Rediff October 22 Drought as teacher The Hindu October 22 Straight Answers; The Times of India October 20 Rs 3.42 cr MPSEB scheme for oustees approved; Central Chronicle October 19 Modi charges Cong with failure on development of rural areas; Outlook India October 18 Modi blames Cong for delay in Narmada project; The Times of India Water ministry pays lip service to people's participation The Hindu MP Govt runs out of ideas on use of gas victims fund Hindustan Times October 17 Interlinking of rivers will meet major irrigation needs Deccan Herald October 14 What A Lovely Water War!; Dilip D'Souza;Rediff India October 13 Questions over setting up 'pani panchayats' The Hindu Rivers of Dispute Gargi Parsai;The Hindu CM orders review of Narmada project; The Times of India October 11 Medha Patkar not averse to enter electoral politics; Outlook India Social activists to launch jan andolan; Outlook India Paying for Progress Deccan Herald October 8 Gas Relief Committee rejects diversion of UCC funds; Central Chronicle October 6 Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam launches Rs.300 cr bonds; Economic Times October 4 Plan to link up major rivers; The Hindu October 1 Dam oustees still awaiting rehabilitation; The Hindu Coping up; Deccan Herald Tehri dam oustees postpone agitation; Outlook India Newsclippings in 2002 |