Cauvery River

Cauvery row: Karnataka defers water release to Tamil Nadu; calls legislature session on Sept 23 to decide

Siddaramaiah said the cabinet decided to convene the special session of the state legislature on September 23 in the backdrop of the apex court order.

Sep 22, 2016, 00:10 AM IST

Jayalalithaa orders water release from Mettur for samba crops

With Mettur Dam witnessing steady inflows following Karnataka's release of water from the Cauvery River, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday ordered opening its sluice gates for irrigating samba crops in the delta districts.

Sep 16, 2016, 15:28 PM IST

Cauvery dispute: SC to hear petition seeking action against violence in Karnataka, TN

In a bid to stop the violence in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the Cauvery water dispute, a Kanyakumari-based activist today moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the two states to act against those who had indulged in protests.

Sep 14, 2016, 13:18 PM IST

Cauvery water row: Karnataka limps back to normalcy; Siddaramaiah says 'will comply with SC order'

Karnataka government on Tuesday decided to comply with Supreme Court's modified order to release 12,000 cusecs of water Tamil Nadu.

Sep 14, 2016, 00:12 AM IST

Cauvery water row: Events as they unfolded on Tuesday

The violence in the Cauvery water dispute claimed its second life on Tuesday. PM Modi expressed pain over the attacks and appealed for calm.

Sep 13, 2016, 22:39 PM IST

Cauvery dispute: Hyderabad Police issues advisory to all cable TV operators

The Hyderabad Police on Tuesday issued an advisory to all cable TV channels/cable TV network operators over protests in Bengaluru and said no program shall be transmitted in the cable service which is likely to incite violence or contains anything against maintenance of law and order.

Sep 13, 2016, 09:32 AM IST

Cauvery row: Pro-Kannada activists protest in Mandya

The pro-Kannada activists on Tuesday continued their protest in Mandya, Karnataka over the Cauvery water sharing row with Tamil Nadu.

Sep 13, 2016, 09:30 AM IST

Massive violence erupts as SC directs Karnataka to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu; one dead

Apex court on Monday directed Karnataka to release 12000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu till September 20.

Sep 13, 2016, 00:03 AM IST

Protests in Karnataka over sharing Cauvery waters with Tamil Nadu: As it happened on Monday

Violence broke out in some other parts of Karnataka amid the raging Cauvery water sharing row.

Sep 12, 2016, 23:19 PM IST

Cauvery stir: Kerala stops bus service to Bengaluru

Amidst the raging row over Cauvery water sharing between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and subsequent sporadic violence in Karnataka, Kerala on Monday decided to cancel temporarily the bus services from and to Bengaluru, causing concern to Malayalees who want to reach home to celebrate Onam on Wednesday.

Sep 12, 2016, 19:25 PM IST

Cauvery row: WhatsApp messages escalated tensions, says Karnataka DGP

The Bengaluru Police has imposed Section 144 in the city in the wake of the violence due to Cauvery water sharing issue.

Sep 12, 2016, 17:32 PM IST

Cauvery row: Karnataka CM seeks PM's intervention to end impasse

With the "extreme unrest" in Karnataka over release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call forthwith "on a few hours notice" a meeting of chief ministers of the two states to end the impasse.

Sep 09, 2016, 16:38 PM IST

Karnataka releases Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, readies to move Supreme Court

Complying with the Supreme Court direction, the Karnataka government on Wednesday released Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu amid intensifying protests by farmers.

Sep 07, 2016, 17:07 PM IST

Tamil Nadu should stop whining about Cauvery river: Subramanian Swamy

Calling on Tamil Nadu to stop `whining` over the Cauvery river, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said that the state should instead desalinate sea water for drinking purpose as well as for irrigation.

Sep 07, 2016, 09:01 AM IST

Karnataka releases Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu; farmers continue protest, schools shut

The Supreme Court had on Monday gave Karnataka three days to respond to Tamil Nadu's plea and release 15,000 cusecs of water daily for 10 days from September 7-16.

Sep 07, 2016, 08:58 AM IST

SC to hear Tamil Nadu govt's plea on Cauvery water release

The SC will hear Tamil Nadu government's plea for an urgent judicial direction to the Karnataka government to release 50.052 tmcft of Cauvery water from its reservoirs.

Sep 02, 2016, 09:20 AM IST

Will apprise SC about 'ground realities' on Cauvery: Karnataka CM

Maintaining that Karnataka was not in a position to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said his government will explain the ground realities to the Supreme Court, which has been approached by the neighbouring state over the issue.

Aug 30, 2016, 16:06 PM IST