Cauvery Issue

Set up monitoring mechanism on Cauvery issue: Jaya tells PM

Stepping up pressure on the Cauvery water issue, Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday said it was "absolutely" essential on the part of the Centre to put in place a monitoring mechanism to ensure that the state gets its rightful share of water during the year. ...  

Cauvery issue: BJP MLA pours water on his head in Assembly

A BJP MLA on Friday staged a protest in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on the Cauvery issue by pouring water on his head. HS Shankaralinge Gowda walked into the Well of the House just before the Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar was to commence his budget speech and poured a bottle of water on his head. ...  

Karnataka told to release more Cauvery water to TN

New Delhi/Bangalore: Karnataka was on Friday directed by the Cauvery Monitoring Committee to release 12 TMC (thousand million cubic) feet of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu during December. The state said it would appeal the order. Union Water Resources Secretary Dhruv Vijay Singh said he hoped Karnataka will find a way to ensure "receipt of 12 TMC by Tamil Nadu at Mettur Dam in December". Expressing his disappointment, Karnataka...  

Lookahead: What's making news

SC to hear OBC reservation issue, a Patiala court will frame charges against Daler and TN to discuss Cauvery issue. ...