Cauvery River
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Five of family drown in Cauvery River while posing for photos in Karnataka's Mandya
Karnataka | Jun 25, 2026, 09:37 AM ISTThe family had travelled to Muthathi to offer prayers at the renowned Muthathiraya Temple. After completing the rituals, they proceeded to the banks of the Cauvery River.
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Karnataka: Missing Padma Shri awardee scientist Dr Subbanna Ayyappan found dead in Cauvery River
Karnataka | May 13, 2025, 08:36 AM ISTThe police received information about the sighting of an unidentified body in the river on Saturday evening.
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Mekedatu dam project to benefit Tamil Nadu, says Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar
Chennai | Sep 03, 2024, 05:51 PM ISTKarnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar stated that the Mekedatu dam project will benefit Tamil Nadu, especially with the abundant monsoon rains boosting Cauvery River inflows. While addressing concerns from Tamil Nadu, he emphasised that the project would favour Tamil Nadu more than Karnataka.
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'Will release 8,000 cusecs water to Tamil Nadu': Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Cauvery river dispute
Karnataka | Jul 14, 2024, 09:58 PM ISTCauvery river dispute: Advocate Mohan Katarki, who was present in the meeting, said this time Krishnarajasagar dam on Cauvery river has only 54 per cent water whereas other dams in the Cauvery basin have only 63 per cent water.
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EXPLAINED: What is Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu?
Explainers | Sep 30, 2023, 12:47 PM ISTCauvery water dispute: Cauvery is an interstate basin that originates in Karnataka and passes through Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry before draining into the Bay of Bengal. The total watershed of the Kaveri basin is 81,155 sq km, of which the river’s catchment area is about 34,273 sq km in Karnataka.
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Bengaluru shut today: Know what's open and what's closed due to bandh
Karnataka | Sep 26, 2023, 06:13 AM ISTThe 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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Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy Shivakumar to hold key meet on Cauvery water issue
Karnataka | Sep 13, 2023, 03:26 PM ISTKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar will meet Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to discuss the Cauvery issue.
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Four teenagers drown in Cauvery river in Mysuru district
India | Apr 23, 2021, 12:42 PM ISTFour teenagers drowned in the Cauvery river at T Narasipura in the district, police said on Friday.
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Cauvery river water dispute case: Release 4 tmc water for Tamil Nadu, SC tells Karnataka
India | May 03, 2018, 03:02 PM ISTDuring 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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DMK to convene 'all-party' meet on Cauvery issue
India | Feb 19, 2018, 12:07 PM ISTThe Supreme Court had on February 16 directed the Karnataka government to release 177.25 tmcft of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, reducing the quantum specified by the tribunal in 2007.
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SC verdict reducing water to Tamil Nadu very disappointing: Rajinikanth
India | Feb 16, 2018, 11:23 PM ISTThe actor, who has announced that he will soon make the political plunge, further said that the Tamil Nadu government should take steps to file a review petition on the matter.
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Cauvery water dispute: SC raises Karnataka share, allows Tamil Nadu to extract groundwater
India | Feb 16, 2018, 08:01 PM ISTBy virtue of today's apex court verdict, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Union Territory Puducherry would be annually entitled to 404.25 tmcft, 284.75 tmcft, 30 tmcft and 7 tmcft of Cauvery water respectively out of a total of 740 tmcft.
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Cauvery water dispute: SC says enough confusion for decades, verdict in 4 weeks
India | Jan 09, 2018, 07:55 PM ISTA three-judge bench of SC had reserved its verdict on the appeals filed by Karnataka, TN and Kerala against the 2007 award of CWDT on sharing of water, after marathon hearing on Sept 2017
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Cauvery row: SC asks Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs of water for three days to Tamil Nadu
India | Sep 27, 2016, 03:50 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Karnataka to release 6000 cusecs of water from Cauvery river for three days to Tamil Nadu
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Cauvery row: SC order sparks fresh protests in Karnataka, additional troops deployed
India | Sep 21, 2016, 12:06 PM ISTThe Pro-Kannada outfits and farmers today are protesting in different parts of Karnataka against Supreme Court’s order to the state to release 6000 cusecs of Cauvery River water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
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Cauvery row: Blow to Karnataka govt as SC directs release of 6000 cusecs daily to TN for next seven days
India | Sep 20, 2016, 06:42 PM ISTIn a huge blow to the Karnataka government which had moved the apex court against the Cauvery Supervisory Committee’s order to release 3,000 cusecs daily for 10 days from September 21-30 , the Supreme Court today directed Karnataka to release 6000 cu
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Security tightened in Karnataka ahead of SC hearing on plea against Cauvery panel order
India | Sep 20, 2016, 02:06 PM ISTWith the Supreme Court expected to take up Karnataka government’s plea challenging the Cauvery Supervisory Committee’s order yesterday asking the government to release more water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the Bengaluru police have beefed up securit
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Tamil Nadu bandh over Cauvery: Top DMK leaders detained, industries shut
National | Sep 16, 2016, 04:30 PM ISTDMK leaders MK Stalin and Kanimozhi were among several leaders detained today while staging protests in support of a shutdown called in Tamil Nadu over the Cauvery row.
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Cauvery row: SC asks Tamil Nadu, Karnataka to maintain peace
India | Sep 15, 2016, 06:50 PM ISTThe Supreme Court today asked the Tamil Nadu and Karnataka governments to maintain peace, harmony, order and respect and dignity of the law.
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Cauvery row: Normalcy returns to Bengaluru, partial curfew in force
India | Sep 14, 2016, 02:01 PM ISTNormalcy returned to violence-hit Bengaluru after violent protest over Cauvery River water shook the city for two days. The city police said that curfew has been lifted from 16 police station limits of Bengaluru.