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Cauvery river issue: SC orders Karnataka to release 12 K cusecs of water t
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 12 (ANI): Modifying its September 5 order, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Government of Karnataka to release to release 12000 cusecs of Cauvery River water every day to Tamil Nadu till September 20. It had earlier directed the Government of Karnataka to releas
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SC to hear Karnataka's plea on quantum of water to be released from C
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today hear Karnataka's plea seeking a direction to restrict the quantum of water to be released from River Cauvery to Tamil Nadu, from 15,000 cusecs to 1,000 cusecs.
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Cauvery Supervisory Committee to meet in Delhi today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 12 (ANI): The Cauvery Supervisory Committee, headed by Union Water Resources Secretary Shashi Shekhar, will today meet in New Delhi to decide on the quantum of Cauvery river water to be released to Tamil Nadu and other states.
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Cauvery issue: Pro-Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj to participate in '
Updated : 8 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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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Ganesh visarjan tragedy: Eight bodies recovered from Tungabhadra river in
Updated : 8 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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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UP: Major rivers including Ganga, Yamuna receding in flood affected areas
Updated : 8 years, 7 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, 7 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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