Kaveri Water Dispute

Tamil Nadu's main opposition party - the DMK - along with other parties like Congress, CPI(M) and CPI will hold a state-wide bandh or shutdown today. The reason behind the shutdown is the Cauvery water issue - a decades-old dispute between Tamil Nadu and its neighbouring state Karnataka. The DMK-led opposition parties are demanding that the Cauvery...

After a late night cabinet meeting, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said it has been decided to defer the release of more Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The decision came on the heels of an all-party meeting, where the leaders said the Supreme Court's order to release of 6,000 cusecs of water a day for a week, starting today, was "unimplementab...

As Bengaluru erupted in angry protests over a new Supreme Court order in the Cauvery water dispute on Monday, schools, colleges and also offices closed early in the IT city and people hurried home.

Bengaluru and parts of Mysuru have been crippled with violent protests over the Cauvery issue after the Supreme Court's modified order meant Karnataka will end up releasing more water to Tamil Nadu.

After nearly 60 hours of seething demonstrations that have cut off the crucial highways and roads, protests in Karnataka are smaller and quieter today over the release of water from the Cauvery River to neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

Karnataka will release more water from the river Cauvery to neighbouring Tamil Nadu as per the Supreme Court order, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said this evening, after an all-party meet. "As a state, we cannot defy the Supreme Court's orders," he said. Earlier today, protesters blocked a major highway in Karnataka for several hours against the top...

Tamil Nadu's main opposition party - the DMK - along with other parties like Congress, CPI(M) and CPI will hold a state-wide bandh or shutdown today. The reason behind the shutdown is the Cauvery water issue - a decades-old dispute between Tamil Nadu and its neighbouring state Karnataka. The DMK-led opposition parties are demanding that the Cauvery...

After a late night cabinet meeting, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said it has been decided to defer the release of more Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The decision came on the heels of an all-party meeting, where the leaders said the Supreme Court's order to release of 6,000 cusecs of water a day for a week, starting today, was "unimplementab...

As Bengaluru erupted in angry protests over a new Supreme Court order in the Cauvery water dispute on Monday, schools, colleges and also offices closed early in the IT city and people hurried home.

Bengaluru and parts of Mysuru have been crippled with violent protests over the Cauvery issue after the Supreme Court's modified order meant Karnataka will end up releasing more water to Tamil Nadu.

After nearly 60 hours of seething demonstrations that have cut off the crucial highways and roads, protests in Karnataka are smaller and quieter today over the release of water from the Cauvery River to neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

Karnataka will release more water from the river Cauvery to neighbouring Tamil Nadu as per the Supreme Court order, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said this evening, after an all-party meet. "As a state, we cannot defy the Supreme Court's orders," he said. Earlier today, protesters blocked a major highway in Karnataka for several hours against the top...