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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicSutlej Yamuna Link Canal

Topic: Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal

‘Friendly match’ — oppn takes dig at AAP as its Punjab & Haryana units lock horns over SYL issue

LoP Bajwa says Punjabis must wake up to what AAP's 'fake revolutionaries' are up to. Punjab minister Cheema & Haryana AAP's Tanwar held press meets on dispute in adjacent bungalows.

Why Punjab CM Mann is defiant even after Supreme Court’s rap on Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal row

On Wednesday, court warned Punjab not to compel it to issue tough orders. But with Punjab CM refusing to back down, Sutlej-Yamuna link seems to be headed for fresh confrontation.

United against Himachal’s water cess, Punjab & Haryana still slugging it out over Sutlej-Yamuna Link

Haryana, Punjab have passed a resolution against Himachal's cess on hydropower projects even as the latter has claimed it is within its rights to do so as water is a state subject.

What’s next for SYL canal? Khattar ‘will apprise SC of Punjab’s attitude’, Mann sticks to guns

After meet called by Union Jal Shakti Ministry, Khattar accused Punjab of refusing to accept SC verdict while Mann said state doesn’t have a ‘drop of water’ to share with Haryana.

What’s Sutlej-Yamuna link dispute & why it’s had Punjab & Haryana at loggerheads for decades

Following SC order, Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat convened meeting of Punjab & Haryana CMs to resolve the issue. Haryana completed its portion of the project by June 1980.

Playing with water – no, fire

The resolution on Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal could scar, blight and bedevil the entire nation for decades to come. So, how come nobody in Delhi figured what was going on?

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Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.