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Cauvery issue: Pro-Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj to participate in '
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], Sept. 10 (ANI): One of the spearheads of Kannada activism, Vatal Nagaraj on Saturday said that he will participate in 'Rail-roko' protest-which would be carried against the Supreme Court's directive of releasing the Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu
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Cauvery issue: Jai Karnataka stages 'Shava Yathra Protest' in Gu
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Gulbarga (Karnataka) [India], Sept. 10 (ANI): Jai Karnataka organisation yesterday staged a protest in state's Gulbarga district against the Supreme Court's order to Karnataka to release water from the Cauvery river to neighboring Tamil Nadu.
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Shutdown over Cauvery water release brings normal life to standstill in Ka
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept.9 (ANI): A state-wide shutdown in Karnataka over the disputed release of waters from the Cauvery River brought life to a grinding halt in the region on Friday.
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Pacquiao admits he'll relish Mayweather rematch
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.9 (ANI): Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has welcomed the opportunity of a rematch with American rival Floyd Mayweather, while suspecting that only money could tempt the latter out of retirement.
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Ganesh visarjan tragedy: Eight bodies recovered from Tungabhadra river in
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Sept. 8 (ANI): The rescue team has recovered eight bodies, out of the 12 people that drowned yesterday while immersing a Ganesh idol, in the Tungabhadra river in Karnataka's Shivamogga district as search operations are still underway.
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Assam: Majuli to be declared India's first river island district toda
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati [India], Sept. 8 (ANI): Majuli in Assam will be declared as India's first river island district today, as Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal, who represents the Majuli assembly seat, will formally upgrade Majuli to a district from sub-division.
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Stop 'Mann Ki Baat' and focus on resolving Cauvery issue: Congre
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Sept. 7 (ANI): Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not resolving the Cauvery river issue, Congress leader Nagma vehemently said that the Centre should take a stand and resolve the issue at the earliest.
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Tamil Nadu should stop whining about Cauvery River: Subramanian Swamy
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 7 (ANI): 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.
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KL Rahul, Evin Lewis make huge gains in latest T20 rankings
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai, Aug 30 (ANI):Rival openers Evin Lewis of the West Indies and India's Lokesh Rahul have made huge gains in the latest ICC players rankings for T20I batsmen after slamming fine centuries in the recent two-match series in Lauderhill, USA, played on 27 and 28 August.
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US Open sans Federer `is not the same`, say Djokovic, Nadal
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Aug 30 (ANI): Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic admitted that they miss their old rival Roger Federer, who was forced to skip the US Open for the first time since 1999 due to a knee injury.
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UP: Major rivers including Ganga, Yamuna receding in flood affected areas
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Allahabad [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): All major rivers including Ganga and Yamuna are receding in flood affected areas in Uttar Pradesh, although hundred of villages are still flooded in Varanasi, Gazipur, Ballia and Allahabad districts.
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Karnataka has no right to release Cauvery water when drinking water is sca
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): Backing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on the issue of Cauvery water sharing with Tamil Nadu, Janata Dal (Secular) national secretary general Danish Ali on Sunday said when farmers and the common man are distressed and even drinking water is not available in Ca
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