Chennai: The Centre would take all efforts to make Karnataka release their share of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasamy said on Saturday.
"It is the policy and intention of the Central government to make Karnataka to release their share of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and we will take all efforts towards this purpose," he told reporters here.
His remarks come in the backdrop of Tamil Nadu government's decision on Friday to file a contempt petition in the Supreme Court against Karnataka over the latter's refusal to release Cauvery water, besides seeking a direction to set up two regulatory bodies to implement the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal's final award.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had slammed Karnataka's stand that the Supervisory Committee on Cauvery was not properly formed and it cannot take any decisions and said it amounted to contempt of Court....
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05:35 PM, Jun 15, 2013
In March 2013, Dr HPS Mythri got a high rank in the recruitment exam for the Karnataka Administrative Service. She was confident of a top job until she went for her personality test. Dr Mythri said, "I got a call from the KPSC member saying I'm the topper in the ST category and I should go and meet the member for a negotiation. Since I'm from the ST category and...
06:28 PM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: The Cauvery Supervisory Committee on Wednesday will review the water position of the river. During the meeting in New Delhi, the position regarding storage and allocation will also be reviewed. The decision was made keeping in mind the poor storage and oncoming monsoons in Karnataka. The meeting will be attended by the Chief Secretaries of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Puducherry and Kerala. On June 7, Karnataka had decided to...
10:39 AM, Jun 12, 2013
New Karnataka Health Minister UT Khader, taking note of the Citizen Journalist story that highlighted Shailaja's plight, has promised action and offered to bear her medical expenses. ...
09:04 PM, Jun 11, 2013
Bangalore: The renovation of Karnataka's Vidhana Soudha has triggered a massive debate in the state on the unnecessary expenditure. The Opposition has alleged that the renovation is to meet Vaastu standards. A larger room for Karnataka's Environment Minister Ramanath Rai was approved and a wall of the famed Vidhana Soudha came down to make more space. The demolition has left gaping holes in a heritage structure and raging questions on...
12:08 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Bangalore: Karnataka on Thursday decided to seek re-fixing of the Cauvery river water share between it and Tamil Nadu, particularly in the four months from June, on the basis of rainfall in the last five years. As per the Cauvery water tribunal award, Karnataka now has to give Tamil Nadu 134 TMC feet (thousand million cubic) of water between June and September each year. Acutal rainfall in the last five...
02:25 AM, Jun 07, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: With the arrival of monsoons, southern states are reporting outbreaks dengue. Six deaths have been reported in Kerala, and four in Karnataka. Reportedly 143 people have tested positive for dengue in Karnataka. However, the spread of various types of viral fever, including a large number of dengue and a few cumulative H1N1 cases, is causing grave concern across the state with its public health care system struggling to cope...
08:20 AM, Jun 06, 2013
The police have rescued a 35-year-old woman, who was allegedly imprisoned by her parents for 5 years. The neighbours allege she was forcibly confined by her parents for allegedly having a relationship which they disapproved of. ...
07:18 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Bangalore: In a Legislature Party meeting of the Karnataka BJP MLAs on Tuesday, many were of the view that the prospects of the party would improve in the next general elections if Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is projected as the party's prime minister candidate. This comes a day after there were reports that BJP president Rajnath Singh has initiated talks with top party leaders to appoint Modi as the...
06:49 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Bangalore: The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party passed a resolution on Tuesday to make Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the party's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The move came a day after there were reports that BJP president Rajnath Singh has initiated talks with top party leaders to appoint Modi as the campaign committee chairman of the party for the next general elections....
04:31 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Bangalore: A 21-year-old management student has been arrested in Bangalore hit-and-run-case in which a 19-year-old youth was killed. A speeding Audi had rammed into an autorickshaw on Saturday, killing the youth. The hit-and-run happened on MG road in the heart of Bangalore. The youth, who was killed, worked at a restaurant nearby. Police said since the car was bought just two days ago, it only had a temporary registration. Eyewitnesses...
10:15 PM, Jun 03, 2013
Bangalore: Vignesh and Vishwas regularly visit the Canara Book Bank after classes. Unable to afford the expensive textbooks that their engineering course demands, the bank is a second home for these youngsters. "The cost of books is very high. However, here, we just have to pay Rs 200 per year which is very minimal and anyone can pay to use it to the fullest," says Vignesh. At the helm of...
08:03 AM, Jun 03, 2013
New Delhi: After hitting Kerala, the monsoon is expected to advance to parts of Tamil Nadu and drought-hit states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh over the next two days. Arriving in Kerala two days ahead of schedule, the monsoon has boosted farming prospects and raised hopes in the cotton and sugar growing belt. Meanwhile, onset of monsoon brought respite from the heat for the north Indians as the mercury continued...
07:00 PM, Jun 02, 2013
Bellary: A fire broke out in a pulses and spices godown in an industrial area in Bellary in the wee hours on Sunday. Electric short circuit was stated be the cause of the fire that broke out in the godown belonging to the firm Sai Balaji Cold Storage India Limited, fire force officials said. "Six fire tenders are still engaged in the putting out the fire that will take another...
04:16 PM, Jun 02, 2013
Bangalore: Karnataka's ruling Congress Friday won the keenly contested Periyapatna Assembly seat, taking its tally in the 225-member house to 122. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished in the fourth spot. Congress nominee K Venkatesh defeated K Mahadev of the Janata Dal-Secular by over 2,000 votes in the May 28 poll whose votes were counted on Friday. Periyapatna, about 200 km from Bangalore, did not vote with the rest of...
03:14 PM, May 31, 2013
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday criticised his Tamil Nadu counterpart J Jayalalithaa for reportedly seeking over Rs 2,000 crore in damages from the state for not releasing Cauvery water. "We do not have water to drink but still we released water to Tamil Nadu as per Supreme Court directive," he told reporters in Bangalore. "She still rakes up this issue frequently. I do not know why she does...
02:54 AM, May 31, 2013
Bangalore: Bangalore rural police has arrested the owner of resort in connection with a nude dance party allegedly held at the resort some time back. Three police teams have been constituted to arrest other people involved in the party. Though the incident allegedly took place on December 2, 2009 but the police got CDs and pictures related to the nude dance party only two days ago from Karnataka Rakshana Vedike...
02:44 PM, May 30, 2013
Bangalore: Indian Institute of Bangalore (IIM) Bangalore has sacked its Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) accused of sexually harassing a lady doctor. The woman had been sacked after she had filed the complaint. She, employed to cater to the IIM-Bangalore students and faculty, later turned Citizen Journalist on CNN-IBN to highlight the case after the institute failed to take strict action against officer. In an email to all his staff, IIM-B...
04:30 PM, May 29, 2013
Mumbai: After the crackdown by the Maharashtra government on the doctors allegedly indulging in aborting female fetus in the state, the racket has now shifted to the neighbouring states. The racket of aborting female fetus is now operating in the states bordering Maharashtra as the doctors have set up their shops there. An NGO has exposed the alleged racket in a sting operations. The doctors take a huge fee and...
11:04 AM, May 29, 2013
Bangalore: Bangalore is facing one of its worst water crisis ever. The city's primary source, the KRS Dam, has water supply for just two more weeks. But ironically those living near the dam have been waterless for days now. It's been a tough summer for Sudha Bose. The taps at home have been running dry, she has been struggling to cook, wash or clean. The family has been buying water...
09:56 AM, May 28, 2013
