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Tamil Nadu To Approach Supreme Court Over Cauvery Standoff With Karnataka
Tamil Nadu has no other option but to approach the Supreme Court to get Cauvery water, the state government asserted on Friday and said Karnataka has changed its stand.
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Cars Parked On Chennai Flyover Ahead Of Cyclone To Avoid 2015 Repeat
As the very severe cyclonic storm Nivar inched closer to the coast, residents of one of the worst hit areas during the 2015 deluge in Chennai found a flyover the safer place to park their cars to avert their vehicles from getting submerged.
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Air India Pilot Retiring After 33 Years Gets Surprise Water Cannon Salute In Chennai
It was a pleasant surprise for passengers and the pilot of the Air India flight from Port Blair as it touched down Chennai on Thursday. The Air Traffic Controller instructed the pilot to "turn into a particular taxi track". Moments later, water from two fire tenders hit the flight for a water cannon salute, honouring the pilot, Captain Sebastian Jo...
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Coimbatore Railway Station Gets A Colourful Makeover With Strong Messages
The escalator wall of the station, near the entrance to the southern railway station, has a huge thematic painting with multiple messages like "education for all", "women empowerment", "save water", among others.
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Minister Appeals To God For Rain As Water Crisis Deepens In Chennai
Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu that's reeling under a severe water shortage, will get the resource transported from other parts of the state even as a provincial minister performed a ceremony appealing to the Lord Shiva for rain.
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"Monsoon Has Been Good, Tamil Nadu To Get Cauvery Water": HD Kumaraswamy
As Karnataka has received generous rainfall in the last few days and water levels in its reservoirs have soared, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said he is happy to release Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, which is expected to get 20,000 cusecs from Kabini dam in Mysuru. He also promised to give Tamil Nadu's share of 10 TMC in June as per the Cauve...
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Rajinikanth Attempts Damage Control As Cauvery Comments Wash Out "Kaala"
Actor Rajinikanth on Monday approached the Karnataka High Court seeking the release of his film "Kaala" in Karnataka, where his remarks on the release of Cauvery waters have hugely upset the film fraternity. The superstar's latest offering is slated to be released across the country on Thursday. But in Karnataka, the Film Chambers of Commerc...
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Centre Submits Cauvery Draft, Supreme Court Seeks States' Response: 10 Points
Two days after Karnataka voted in the high-decibel Assembly elections that kept the ruling BJP on its toes, the centre finally submitted its draft on Cauvery water sharing arrangement in the Supreme Court. The delay in the setting up of the Cauvery Management Board, as directed by the Supreme Court, led to protests across Tamil Nadu, which is suppo...
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Cauvery Row: "Will See Tamil Nadu Gets Water," Says Chief Justice
Agreeing to take up Tamil Nadu's petition for contempt against the central government over the Cauvery water dispute, the Supreme Court today said: "We will see that Tamil Nadu gets water".
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Tamil Nadu Plans To Take Centre To Court Over Cauvery Board: Sources
Tamil Nadu chief minister E Palaniswami today decided to take the Central government to court for contempt after its failure to form the Cauvery Water Management Board, sources said. An order from the Supreme Court gave the Centre six weeks to form the Board. Instead, as the deadline expired today, the Centre decided to go back to the top court and...
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As Karnataka Gets More Of Cauvery, Farmers Call It "Fair Judgement"
Farmers in Mandya in the Cauvery delta region of Karnataka are celebrating after the Supreme Court announced on Friday that the state will get 14.75 TMC or thousand million cubic feet more water in addition to the 270 TMC awarded by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) in 2007. Bengaluru will also get more water to meet its drinking water nee...
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In Big Cauvery Verdict, Tamil Nadu's Water Share Cut, Karnataka Gets More
In a landmark verdict that casts a long shadow on southern politics, Tamil Nadu's share of water from the river Cauvery has been reduced by the Supreme Court and Karnataka will receive a bigger share. Karnataka will now release 177.25 TMC or thousand million cubic feet to Tamil Nadu instead of 192. Karnataka's increased share takes care of the dri...
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Heavy Rain In Tamil Nadu. It Could Get Worse, Fear Residents
As heavy rain lashes Tamil Nadu, especially the coastal areas, one rain-related death was reported from Cuddalore district, about 190 km from Chennai. A woman was reportedly killed when a wall of her home collapsed. Overnight rain has badly affected several parts of the city as well as areas outside that have no storm water drains.
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As Cola Firms Get Court Relief, People Stand In Knee Deep Water In Protest
Upset over the Madras High Court order allowing beverage giants Pepsi and Coca Cola to draw water from the Thamirabarani river for their bottling plants in Tirunelveli district for manufacturing soft drinks, a large number of people today stood in knee deep water in the river to express their ire.
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After Cyclone Vardah, Tamil Nadu District Goes To Petrol Pumps -- For Water
For three days since Cyclone Vardah barreled through Tamil Nadu, people in Thiruvallur district have been living in the dark. Literally. And many of them are thirsty. Those who can are making a beeline for petrol pumps -- to get water from borewells located there.
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Tamil Nadu To Approach Supreme Court Over Cauvery Standoff With Karnataka
Tamil Nadu has no other option but to approach the Supreme Court to get Cauvery water, the state government asserted on Friday and said Karnataka has changed its stand.
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Cars Parked On Chennai Flyover Ahead Of Cyclone To Avoid 2015 Repeat
As the very severe cyclonic storm Nivar inched closer to the coast, residents of one of the worst hit areas during the 2015 deluge in Chennai found a flyover the safer place to park their cars to avert their vehicles from getting submerged.
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Air India Pilot Retiring After 33 Years Gets Surprise Water Cannon Salute In Chennai
It was a pleasant surprise for passengers and the pilot of the Air India flight from Port Blair as it touched down Chennai on Thursday. The Air Traffic Controller instructed the pilot to "turn into a particular taxi track". Moments later, water from two fire tenders hit the flight for a water cannon salute, honouring the pilot, Captain Sebastian Jo...
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Coimbatore Railway Station Gets A Colourful Makeover With Strong Messages
The escalator wall of the station, near the entrance to the southern railway station, has a huge thematic painting with multiple messages like "education for all", "women empowerment", "save water", among others.
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Minister Appeals To God For Rain As Water Crisis Deepens In Chennai
Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu that's reeling under a severe water shortage, will get the resource transported from other parts of the state even as a provincial minister performed a ceremony appealing to the Lord Shiva for rain.
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"Monsoon Has Been Good, Tamil Nadu To Get Cauvery Water": HD Kumaraswamy
As Karnataka has received generous rainfall in the last few days and water levels in its reservoirs have soared, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said he is happy to release Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, which is expected to get 20,000 cusecs from Kabini dam in Mysuru. He also promised to give Tamil Nadu's share of 10 TMC in June as per the Cauve...
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Rajinikanth Attempts Damage Control As Cauvery Comments Wash Out "Kaala"
Actor Rajinikanth on Monday approached the Karnataka High Court seeking the release of his film "Kaala" in Karnataka, where his remarks on the release of Cauvery waters have hugely upset the film fraternity. The superstar's latest offering is slated to be released across the country on Thursday. But in Karnataka, the Film Chambers of Commerc...
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Centre Submits Cauvery Draft, Supreme Court Seeks States' Response: 10 Points
Two days after Karnataka voted in the high-decibel Assembly elections that kept the ruling BJP on its toes, the centre finally submitted its draft on Cauvery water sharing arrangement in the Supreme Court. The delay in the setting up of the Cauvery Management Board, as directed by the Supreme Court, led to protests across Tamil Nadu, which is suppo...
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Cauvery Row: "Will See Tamil Nadu Gets Water," Says Chief Justice
Agreeing to take up Tamil Nadu's petition for contempt against the central government over the Cauvery water dispute, the Supreme Court today said: "We will see that Tamil Nadu gets water".
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Tamil Nadu Plans To Take Centre To Court Over Cauvery Board: Sources
Tamil Nadu chief minister E Palaniswami today decided to take the Central government to court for contempt after its failure to form the Cauvery Water Management Board, sources said. An order from the Supreme Court gave the Centre six weeks to form the Board. Instead, as the deadline expired today, the Centre decided to go back to the top court and...
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As Karnataka Gets More Of Cauvery, Farmers Call It "Fair Judgement"
Farmers in Mandya in the Cauvery delta region of Karnataka are celebrating after the Supreme Court announced on Friday that the state will get 14.75 TMC or thousand million cubic feet more water in addition to the 270 TMC awarded by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) in 2007. Bengaluru will also get more water to meet its drinking water nee...
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In Big Cauvery Verdict, Tamil Nadu's Water Share Cut, Karnataka Gets More
In a landmark verdict that casts a long shadow on southern politics, Tamil Nadu's share of water from the river Cauvery has been reduced by the Supreme Court and Karnataka will receive a bigger share. Karnataka will now release 177.25 TMC or thousand million cubic feet to Tamil Nadu instead of 192. Karnataka's increased share takes care of the dri...
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Heavy Rain In Tamil Nadu. It Could Get Worse, Fear Residents
As heavy rain lashes Tamil Nadu, especially the coastal areas, one rain-related death was reported from Cuddalore district, about 190 km from Chennai. A woman was reportedly killed when a wall of her home collapsed. Overnight rain has badly affected several parts of the city as well as areas outside that have no storm water drains.
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As Cola Firms Get Court Relief, People Stand In Knee Deep Water In Protest
Upset over the Madras High Court order allowing beverage giants Pepsi and Coca Cola to draw water from the Thamirabarani river for their bottling plants in Tirunelveli district for manufacturing soft drinks, a large number of people today stood in knee deep water in the river to express their ire.
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After Cyclone Vardah, Tamil Nadu District Goes To Petrol Pumps -- For Water
For three days since Cyclone Vardah barreled through Tamil Nadu, people in Thiruvallur district have been living in the dark. Literally. And many of them are thirsty. Those who can are making a beeline for petrol pumps -- to get water from borewells located there.
