Mullaperiyar: Swamy for out-of-court settlement

Mullaperiyar: Swamy for out-of-court settlement Kannur: Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy has said that the state governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu should find an out-of-court settlement to the Mullaperiyar issue. Inaugurating the concluding meet of the state conference of ABVP here on Sunday, Subramanian Swamy said that the chief ministers of the both the states should sit together and find a settlement to the issue. "DMK leader Karunanidhi has no moral right to speak...
09:28 AM, Jan 23, 2012

Kerala, TN fuelling Mullaperiyar Dam fire: SC

Kerala, TN fuelling Mullaperiyar Dam fire: SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments, and criticised them saying that instead of dousing the fire they were adding fuel to the Mullaperiyar Dam row. Questioning the Tamil Nadu government, the five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Justice DK Jain, asked Tamil Nadu to ensure that the water level in the dam does not exceed 136 feet but declined to entertain...
04:44 PM, Dec 13, 2011

Centre calls Kerala, TN meet over Mullaperiyar Dam

Centre calls Kerala, TN meet over Mullaperiyar Dam New Delhi: Stepping in to defuse the crisis, the Centre on Monday invited senior officials from Tamil Nadu and Kerala for discussions on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue even as the Supreme Court-appointed empowered panel decided to send a two-member team to the site for an on-the-spot assessment. The water resources ministry sent out letters to secretaries of the water resources departments in both states inviting them for a meeting on...
12:26 AM, Dec 06, 2011

No response from PM on CISF deployment: Jaya

No response from PM on CISF deployment: Jaya Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday said the Centre was yet to respond to her request for deployment of CISF personnel at the Mullaperiyar dam site in Kerala to avert any 'man-made catastrophic consequences' in view of protests. "I have written to the Prime Minister to provide CISF protection, but not received any response (so far)," she told reporters. The AIADMK supremo on Sunday in her third letter...
03:30 PM, Dec 05, 2011

Mullaperiyar row: strike hits normal life in Idukki

Mullaperiyar row: strike hits normal life in Idukki Idukki: Normal life was hit on Monday due to a dawn-to-dusk hartal called here by the ruling Congress-led UDF and Opposition LDF protesting Tamil Nadu's stand over Mullaperiyar issue and Centre's "reluctance" to mediate on it. Cutting across political lines, activists of various parties and resistance groups protested over delay in endorsing their demand of building a new dam at Mullaperiyar, over which the state has been locked in a...
12:47 PM, Nov 28, 2011

Kerala temple panel to meet tomorrow

Kerala temple panel to meet tomorrow Thiruvananthapuram: The expert committee set up by the Supreme Court to evaluate the treasures hid in the vaults of the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple will have its first meeting on Monday to evolve an action plan on how to go about the sensitive task. The committee, headed by senior bureaucrat and Director General of National Museum CV Ananda Bose, has as its members one representative each from the RBI, the...
02:07 PM, Jul 31, 2011

Stars in the ground

Bloody Mary |  Sagarika Ghose

The last vote has been cast. The surveys are out. EVMs stand at the ready. In 48 hours, the voice of the Indian voter will ...
06:56 AM, May 11, 2011

Surendran's new book a comical critique of society

Surendran's new book a comical critique of society New Delhi: Gripping drama, satire and 'Kerala neuroses' - these are the main ingredients of poet-turned-novelist C P Surendran's latest book 'Lost and Found'. Set in Mumbai, the novel tells the story of Lakshmi, an online writer, who kidnaps a journalist named Placid Hari after a drunken party because she believes he had raped her 16 years ago. But Placid Hari turns out to be the wrong guy. The day...
04:12 PM, Dec 09, 2010

Tamil Nadu should allow new dam at Mullaperiyar: Kerala

Tamil Nadu should allow new dam at Mullaperiyar: Kerala States have been at loggerheads over present dam since 1886. ...
02:54 PM, Oct 28, 2009

IBN7 celebrates first Diamond States Awards

IBN7 celebrates first Diamond States Awards Award is a prestigious initiative of the IBN Network. ...
02:49 AM, Oct 05, 2008

Kerala, Goa sweep IBN7 Diamond State Awards

Kerala, Goa sweep IBN7 Diamond State Awards Kerala and Goa have been named the best big and small states respectively. ...
01:52 AM, Sep 23, 2008

Experts inspect Mullaperiyar dam

Experts inspect Mullaperiyar dam Tamil Nadu government and a team of technical experts on Saturday inspected the Mullaperiyar dam. ...
11:38 PM, Apr 28, 2007

Left celebrates 50 yrs in Kerela

Left celebrates 50 yrs in Kerela As Communists celebrate 50 years of existence in Kerala, the comrades have been successful in this southern state. ...
07:15 PM, Apr 05, 2007
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