This development comes amid the Karnataka government seeking a stay on the Cauvery Water Management Authority order passed earlier seeking to release 5000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days till September 26.
In the circular, it was ordered to prohibit the use or supply of water in single use packaged water bottles in meetings and ceremonies organized by government and government-owned boards, corporations, universities and any organizations receiving grants from the government.
Farmers in Mandya on Monday staged sit in protest and blocked road while demonstrating against the order of Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), asking the Karnataka government to continue releasing 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for another 15 days.
Former Chamarajnagar MLA and pro-Kanada activist Vatal Nagaraj on Thursday launched a scathing attack on both the Karnataka Government and the neighbouring Tamil Nadu Government over the Cauvery water issue.
Speaking on Cauvery water sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, former Karnataka CM and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that the Karnataka government needs to be firm on the issue and stop sharing water with Tamil Nadu.
After launching the 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme in Mysuru, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that financial empowerment of women is the bedrock of progress adding that his party will continue to make women a central theme for the future.
Congress-ruled Karnataka government on Wednesday rolled out the 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme one among five poll promises made by the Congress during its election campaign.
The Indigo flight is scheduled to depart from Bengaluru's Kempe Gowda International Airport at 9.50 am and arrive at the Shivamogga Airport at 11.05 am.
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday claimed that the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government has implemented all the promises made in the Congress guarantee card before the election and said, “Our government has done as promised”.
A day after the lander module of the Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the Moon’s South Pole, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday announced that it will felicitate the chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and 500 other scientists in Bengaluru.
The Karnataka government on Thursday filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court in the Cauvery water-sharing dispute opposing Tamil Nadu’s application for the release of 24,000 cusecs of water daily per day from the reservoirs in Karnataka.