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  Tamil Nadu: Farmer Unions call for 'bandh' against Karnataka over Cauvery water issue

  October 11, 2023 9:45 IST

  On September 16, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin said that this year, till September 14, his state should have received 103.5 tmc ft water. However, the state received only 38.4 tmc ft, a shortfall of 65.1 tmc ft, he added. Karnataka's alleged non-cooperation propelled farmers to resort to protests.

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  AIADMK chief Palaniswami accuses DMK of negligence in Cauvery river dispute

  October 01, 2023 14:47 IST

  Palaniswami, the leader of the opposition in the state assembly, alleged that the DMK was supporting the Congress government in Karnataka to safeguard the interests of its family members who have businesses there.

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  Bengaluru shut today: Know what's open and what's closed due to bandh

  Karnataka | September 26, 2023 6:13 IST

  The Cauvery Water Management Authority ordered the Karnataka government to release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, leading to protests in Karnataka. Despite the Karnataka government's appeal to the Supreme Court, the court upheld the order, intensifying the protests.

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  Cauvery dispute: SC refuses to interfere with orders directing Karnataka to release water to TN

  India | September 21, 2023 12:27 IST

  The bench said expert bodies like the CWMA and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee have considered all relevant aspects like drought and deficit rainfall and passed the order and, therefore, it is not inclined to interfere with the order directing Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water.

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  Cauvery dispute: CWMA directs Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days

  Karnataka | September 19, 2023 10:54 IST

  Farmers in Mandya, Karnataka, have been protesting against the release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu. They are expressing strong discontent with the state government's adherence to the directives of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA).

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  Karnataka: All-party meeting held to discuss Cauvery water sharing issue

  Karnataka | August 23, 2023 12:23 IST

  Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been at loggerheads over the water-sharing of Cauvery for decades. The matter is under consideration of Supreme Court and there is a board (Cauvery Water Management Authority) to resolve the issue between the two states.

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  Cauvery row: Tamil Nadu BJP chief accuses Congress of creating water dispute for political gains

  August 23, 2023 11:47 IST

  The Cauvery water dispute is over the sharing of water from the Cauvery River, which is a major river in South India. The dispute has been going on for decades and has led to several rounds of litigation.

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  Cauvery delta districts will be a protected farm zone; no nod for oil projects: TN CM

  India | February 09, 2020 21:50 IST

  Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Sunday said eight Cauvery delta districts of Tamil Nadu including the rice bowl, Thanjavur, will be categorised as a special protected agricultural zone and assured that permission will not be given for hydrocarbon projects. 

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  Godavari-Cauvery linking project must be sanctioned in first parliamentary cabinet meet: Ramadoss

  India | May 27, 2019 13:31 IST

  Ramadoss said the project could be implemented with loans from the World Bank or the Asian Development Bank.

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  Cauvery water dispute: Karnataka to challenge board's formation in Supreme Court

  India | June 30, 2018 19:34 IST

  The Union Water Resources Ministry on June 1 notified the Authority and the Committee as part of the scheme the apex court directed on May 18 for implementing the 2007 Cauvery Water Tribunal Award.

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  'Grand victory for Amma government', says Palaniswami after setting up of Cauvery Water Management Authority

  India | June 02, 2018 13:49 IST

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswamy has welcomed the constitution of a Cauvery Water Management Authority (CMA) by the Centre and hailed it as a "grand victory for the "Amma (Jayalalithaa) government" and the state's farmers.

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  You are in sheer contempt of court: CJI tells Centre on Cauvery issue

  India | May 08, 2018 22:07 IST

  The top court by its February 16 judgment had asked the Centre to frame a scheme for the implementation of the tribunal award and its judgment. It had given the Centre six weeks time, that came to end on March 30, for this purpose.  

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  Cauvery river water dispute case: Release 4 tmc water for Tamil Nadu, SC tells Karnataka

  India | May 03, 2018 15:02 IST

  During the hearing, Attorney General KK Venugopal Centre sought more time for setting up of the Board on the ground that PM Narendra Modi and other ministers are busy campaigning in Karnataka for the May 12 Assembly elections.

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  Cauvery dispute: Tamil outfit TVK warns of intensifying protests

  India | April 16, 2018 14:52 IST

  After leading anti-IPL protests in the backdrop of the Cauvery issue last week, pro-Tamil outfit Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK) today warned of intensifying its agitation, including holding protests at the Marina here.   

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  Cauvery dispute: TVK workers protest at MA Chidambaram stadium ahead of Chennai vs Kolkata IPL match

  India | April 10, 2018 19:11 IST

  A 4,000 strong posse of policemen has been deployed for security for the CSK-KKR tie, amid intensified opposition over the Cauvery issue.

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  Cauvery dispute: SC criticises Centre, asks it to draft management scheme by May 3

  India | April 09, 2018 14:13 IST

  The top court pulled up the Centre for neither framing the scheme in six weeks nor approaching the court prior to the March 31 deadline to conveny that it had difficulties.  

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  Cauvery dispute: DMK-led shutdown affects normal life in Tamil Nadu

  India | April 05, 2018 12:08 IST

  The Centre failed to set up the CMB within six weeks of the apex court's February 16 order. The deadline ended on March 29.

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  Cauvery dispute: TN CM Palaniswami, OPS lead AIADMK's hunger strike; 21 lakh shops to remain shut

  India | April 03, 2018 12:18 IST

  The arrival of the top two AIADMK leaders came as a surprise as the party had earlier said that barring them, all other leaders will take part in the fast.

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  Cauvery water sharing dispute: Supreme Court verdict likely today

  India | February 16, 2018 0:06 IST

  The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow its verdict on the decades-old Cauvery water dispute between riparian south Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.

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  Kamal Haasan stands up in support of Sathyaraj

  Bollywood | April 22, 2017 17:48 IST

  The veteran actor Kamal Haasan praised actor Sathyaraj for expressing his regret over the his Cauvery crisis remarks. He also went on calling him a great human being.