In the Vedas, Betwa was sung in verses. In the Mahabharata, she was revered as Vetravati - a river of penance, purity, and perseverance. Today, the same river is encircled by cement, her veins ...

It is the first of 16 such river-linking projects earmarked under India's National Perspective Plan for water resource development in the 1980s. The plan faced multiple delays - mainly due to ...

BJP MP Jagdambika Pal criticized opposition-ruled states for lagging in providing clean drinking water under the Jal Jeevan ...

DMK MP Baalu urges Centre to expedite river-linking project for economic and logistic benefits, criticises slow progress.

A total of seven people, including three women and four children, have gone missing after a boat full of devotees overturned ...

The Betwa, once called Vetravati, has been more than a river - it has been a song of life, a flowing hymn of history, a sacred stream woven into the cultural fabric of Madhya Pradesh.

Seven people, including three women and four children, drowned in India's Mata Tila Dam when a boat carrying devotees ...

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Demands for Grants under the control of the Ministry of Jal Shakti for 2025-26 by voice ...

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of the victims ...

The Ken-Betwa project, with a budget of 440bn rupees ($5.06bn; £4.05bn), will channel excess water from the Ken river in Madhya Pradesh to the Betwa river in the neighbouring Uttar Pradesh state ...

DMK MP T R Baalu on Wednesday urged the Centre to prioritise connecting northern and southern Indian rivers, highlighting the economic and logistical benefits of such initiatives. Speaking during a ...