Amid a fresh wave of protests and war of words over the Cauvery water sharing dispute, Tamil Nadu's Water Resources Minister Durai Murugan said his government would demand the release of 16,000 cusecs of water from the river at a meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) in th
The meeting of Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) has decided that Karnataka has to ensure release of 3000 cusecs of water starting October 16 till October 31, said a CWRC statement on Wednesday.
Amid the protest in Tamil Nadu over the Cauvery water issue, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader TKS Elangovan has said that Karnataka has to release water as rivers cannot be owned by any state.
The legislative resolution passed in the Tamil Nadu assembly against the Karnataka government over the Cauvery water dispute was unilateral, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president K Annamalai on Tuesday.
The locals of Nepal's Tinau Rural Municipality have been protesting against a Chinese crusher plant set up around a month ago near the Tinau River in Ward 3. The locals allege the plant has been operating by flouting the safety standards set by the government, The Kathmandu Post reported.
As per the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA) report of October 9 at 10:00 am, the death toll was registered at 34. It further said that 105 have been reported as missing.
Union Minister of State for Ministry of Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra on Sunday held a high-level meeting with the Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang and took stock of the situation following the flash flood in the state.