A dawn-to-dusk bandh called by several farmers and traders bodies over the raging Cauvery dispute began on Friday across Tamil Nadu amid tight security with Opposition parties, including the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), supporting it. However, normal life is not affected much. Government-run buses, government offices, government schools and banks[Read More…]
Tag: Karnataka
Centre asks Supreme Court to ban ‘Snana’ in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
The Central government has requested the Supreme Court to ban a 500 year old temple ritual in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu where Dalits are made to roll over the leftover meals of Brahmins. The ritual (called “snana” which means bathing) is apparently backed by the belief that rolling over leftovers[Read More…]
Cauvery water dispute: Section 144 imposed in Bengaluru
The Cauvery water dispute that has escalated tensions in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka seems to have reached its peak as Section 144 was imposed across Bengaluru. Sporadic incidents of attacks on a hotel, stone pelting, ruckus at a bank and attacks on vehicles were reported in both the States. The[Read More…]
Cauvery row: Violence breaks out in Bengaluru, Chennai post ‘modified’ verdict
Tension prevailed in the neighboring states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka post the Supreme Court’s Cauvery verdict. Recent unprecedented attacks in the capital cities of both the states highlight the fragile relationship shared by them. Even as the court modified it’s earlier verdict and ruled that Karnataka should release less[Read More…]
Fourth Cauvery bandh likely to cripple Bengaluru on it’s 45th day
Karnataka is witnessing the fourth bandh in the state on Friday in the recent 45 days. Likely to be the most disruptive one, the state government has extended its support to all areas specially, Bengaluru. Around 25,000 police personnel are deployed in Bengaluru to ensure that situation remains peaceful. But[Read More…]
Roads blocked, state in chaos as Karnataka protests Cauvery verdict: 10 points
Karnataka is witnessing protests and standstill after the Supreme Court Cauvery verdict, as pro-Kannada organisations and farmer unions have called for Karnataka bandh on Friday, September 9. The Karnataka government has received a directive from the Supreme Court to release Cauvery water into Tamil Nadu. Activist, Vatal Nagaraj said, “The water situation[Read More…]
Cauvery dispute: SC directs Karnataka to release 15000 cusec water for TN
The Supreme Court directed the Karnataka government on Monday to release 15,000 cusec of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu for next 10 days to meet the demand of the summer crop in the state. The bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, asked the Supervisory Committee[Read More…]
Setback for Vedanta as Supreme Court rejects iron ore export plea
The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed Vedanta Ltd’s plea seeking export of iron ore in Karnataka. Ruling that “there is no need to allow the export of iron ore for now,” the apex court heard the plea filed by the Karnataka Iron and Steel Manufacturers’ Association. The plea sought court’s intervention[Read More…]
Haryana chief minister says PV Sindhu is from Karnataka and Twitter burns him!
While the nation was still recovering from Sports Minister Vijay Goel’s tirade of embarrassment at Rio, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar committed a faux pas when he during an event at Bahadurgarh said that silver medalist PV Sindhu belonged to Karnataka. Speaking at a function he said, “Sakshi Malik[Read More…]
Snake bites back: What the killing of BJP worker by VHP, Bajrang Dal cow vigilantes tells us?
Fanaticism at its peak gets alienated from the core ideology it originated and becomes volatile, violent and uncontrollable. It loses the sense of differentiating between friends and foe. The recent incident of the killing of a BJP worker in Karnataka by VHP and Bajarang Dal cow vigilantes is a reminder[Read More…]
Karnataka police file sedition case against Amnesty for anti-India slogans
A case of sedition has been filed against Amnesty India by the Karnataka police after anti-India slogans were allegedly raised during a debate on Kashmir. Amnesty has not received the FIR, but is questioning why organising an event to defend constitutional values is being criminalised. The debate, which included students and[Read More…]
Lokayukta police can file chargesheets or final reports: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Monday said Lokayukta police can file chargesheets or final reports in the cases filed by them prior to the creation of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The court authorized them to carry on with probe in 747 pending cases. The move came after a PIL stated,[Read More…]