Interstate Disputes

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of a railway bridge on the flood plains of river Ganga, Uttar Pradesh, 07/03/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharatiya Kisan Union Purwa through its Secretary Vs Union of India Ministry of Jal Shakti & Others dated 07/03/2025. The grievance of the applicant is that railway bridge between Daraganj and Jhunsi is being constructed on the flood plains of …

Opposition parties flay government on dam issue

CHENNAI: Opposition parties have come down heavily on the State government for its position on the Mullaperiyar dam issue. AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa alleged that the government's decisions on river water disputes had turned out to be beneficial for neighbouring States and inimical to Tamil Nadu. She had criticised the …

TN nominates ex-SC judge to dam panel

After weeks of dilly-dallying following opposition pressure and the SC's rejection of the State govt's demand to scrap the Empowered Committee, the Executive finally fell in line FALLING in line with the opposition demands, the DMK government on Wednesday nominated a retired Supreme Court judge as the State's representative in …

Cabinet discusses panel member issue

TAMIL NADU DECISION ON DAM PANEL MEMBER SOON THE State Cabinet on Tuesday discussed the Mullaiperiyar dam issue. During the meeting, the Cabinet had reportedly weighed the pros and cons of nominating a member to the committee appointed by the Supreme Court on the dam issue. Advocate General PS Raman …

Vaiko among 150 arrested over Pambar dam issue

MARUMALARCHI Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), general secretary Vaiko was arrested along with 153 party workers on Friday while attempting to enter Kerala from the Onpadharu check post to inspect the site where the Kerala government had decided to construct a dam across the Pambar river. The MDMK men started from …

If 10 Gir lions die annually anyway, give 5 to us: MP to SC

Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The MP government has reportedly stated that if an average of 10 lions die unnaturally in Gir every year, then there is no harm in Gujarat government parting with five lions for its Kuno Palpur project. The counter affidavit filed by the MP government in …

Tamil Nadu plea dismissed, empowered panel on Mullaperiyar will stay

J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government suffered a setback on Monday with the Supreme Court dismissing its application seeking to recall the order appointing an Empowered Committee, headed by the former Chief Justice of India, Justice A.S. Anand, to go into the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam. By …

SC rejects TN plea to recall order Mullaiperiyar

S.S. NEGI The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition of the Tamil Nadu government for recalling the top court order setting up a committee for examining the issues concerning its dispute with neighbouring Kerala on Mullaiperiyar dam.

TN objections on expert panel on dam safety refused

Clearing the roadblocks for an amicable resolution of water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the century-old Mullaperiyar Dam, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain objections raised by the Tamil Nadu Government on allowing an expert committee to decide the issue of safety of the dam. The …

CM talks tough on inter-state issues

Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today dwelt on the contentious inter-state issues-transfer of Chandigarh, SYL canal waters and the naming of the upcoming international airport in Chandigarh. Replying to the debate on the motion of thanks to the Governor, he said Punjab

Not in favour of dam panel: TN tells SC

IN a fresh twist to the Mul- laiperiyar dam row, Tamil Nadu on Monday told the Supreme Court that it was not interested in adjudicat- ing the dispute with Kerala before the special empow- ered committee appointed by the apex court for settling the inter-State issue. Instead, Tamil Nadu urged …

Mullaperiyar TN moves court on dam issue

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday moved the apex court seeking recall of a constitution bench "consent" order for setting up a five-member committee under former Chief Justice of India A.S. Anand to examine the Mullaperiyar dam issues. With the petition, the Tamil Nadu government virtually withdrew its "consent" given …

TN must nominate member to Mullaperiyar panel

TIRUCHI: The River Protection Federation, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, has urged the Tamil Nadu Government to nominate its member to the five-member committee headed by former Supreme Court Chief Justice A.S. Anand constituted by the Supreme Court on the Mullaperiyar dam issue recently. A resolution in this regard was passed …

Kerala: Rs.10 crore for new Mullaperiyar dam

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Asserting that constructing a new dam across Mullaperiyar to replace the 113-year old existing structure was inevitable, Kerala Government today earmarked Rs ten crore in its budget for a detailed study for it. Presenting the budget, State Finance Minister T M Thomas Issac said considering the safety and interest …

Mullaperiyar: Kerala keen on total control

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala today said it is keen on having total control of the proposed new dam at Mullaperiyar, an issue over which the state and Tamil Nadu have locked horns for long. "Kerala

Nothing lost on Mullaiperiyar: MK

DISMISSING the contention of opposition parties that the DMK government had compromised the rights of the State by allowing the constitution of a high-level committee to study the safety aspects of Mullaiperiyar dam, Chief Min- ister M Karunanidhi on Friday said that "nothing is lost now as the Tamil Nadu …

Gujarat Govt interested in monopolising lions

By Anurag Joshi Bhopal, Feb 19: The Government of Gujarat is interested in monopolising the possession of Asiatic Lions as it has refused to give Lions for Madhya Pradesh during the hearing in Supreme Court. Proposal of Government of India (GoI) to exchange Asiatic Lions of Gir Sanctuary with tigers …

Justice Anand to head panel

Prabhakar Rao Voruganti | ENS SC NAMES JUSTICE ANAND TO HEAD COMMITTEE ON MULLAIPERIYARTHE Supreme Court on Thursday named A S Anand, former Chief Justice of In- dia as the chairman of the five-member empowered committee to study issues of Mullaiperiyar dam. A five-judge Constitution Bench comprising Juscomprising Ju tice …

VS, Premachandran happy with turn in Mullaperiyar dam case

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran said here on Thursday that the State could advance its position in the Mullaperiyar case filed by Tamil Nadu before the Supreme Court. Welcoming the court

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