Tamil Nadu Finance minister and interim chief minister O Panneerselvam will head a Cabinet meeting at the Secretariat on Wednesday. This will be the first such meeting since Acting Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao allotted all portfolios held by chief minister J Jayalalithaa to him. The Cauvery issue will be one of[Read More…]
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SC seeks report from Karnataka government on Cauvery water release
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Karnataka government to apprise it by Tuesday afternoon whether it has released water to Tamil Nadu as directed by it on September 30. The Centre also moved the apex court seeking modification of its earlier order asking it to constitute the Cauvery Water[Read More…]
Cauvery Water Dispute: What’s the history behind the conflict?
The Cauvery water dispute is one that has been the two south-Indian bigwig states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka’s bone of contention. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court had ruled in favour of Tamil Nadu, which meant Karnataka had to release 15000 cusecs of water every day, led to widespread[Read More…]
Cannot release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu now, Karnataka tells SC
Karnataka government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it would not be able to release water from the Cauvery river to neighbor Tamil Nadu until the year end. The court had directed Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs of river water daily to Tamil Nadu for seven days till Tuesday.[Read More…]
No Cauvery water for irrigation: Karnataka Legislative Council says
The Karnataka Legislative Council on Friday unanimously passed a one-line resolution empowering the Chief Minister to limit the use of Cauvery water for drinking water supply, thus setting the stage for a constitutional confrontation with the Supreme Court. Limiting Cauvery water left in Karnataka dams only for drinking water translates[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…]