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 …
Brushing aside Karnataka's plea that release of any more Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu would plunge Bengaluru into a drinking water crisis, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the state to give 6,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu from September 21to 27. Karnataka found itself in a piquant …
BEHRAMPUR: The BJD on Tuesday staged demonstrations in front of collectors' offices in seven southern districts, upping the ante over the multi-purpose Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh. The regional party seems to have made up its mind to use it as major weapon in the run up to the panchayat …
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday apprised different political parties, social organisations and individuals about the outcome of talk on sharing of Mahanadi River water convened by Union Water Resource Minister Uma Bharti at New Delhi on September 17. Not convinced by the government’s narration, the Opposition Congress and BJP …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Karnataka & Others Vs State of Tamil Nadu dated 20/09/2016 regarding Cauvery water dispute. Supreme Court orders for the constitution of the Cauvery Management Board within four weeks and directs the State of Karnataka to release 6000 …
The study points out that wastage due to leakages and indiscriminate use is adding to the growing problem. An ongoing study by a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has indicated that Bengaluru will soon face a huge water crisis. The study that is likely to …
Asserting that there is a need to see river conflicts "differently", environmentalist Sunita Narain today said the solution to the Cauvery river water sharing issue requires the farmers to reduce use of water and the cities to become water efficient. The row over Cauvery has exacerbated in the last few …
MLC Ivan D’Souza said that the Central government should evolve a central water policy to guide the states on sharing of river water. Absence of such policy will only aggravate the inter-state water disputes in future, said D’Souza, who is also Chief Whip of the Government in the Legislative Council. …
CM should convene all-party meeting to address issue, says G. K. Mani The ruling party and the opposition parties should unite together to restore the rights of Tamil Nadu on Cauvery water dispute. They should meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi immediately to safeguard the State’s rights, said Pattali Makkal Katchi …
BENGALURU: It's true that the September 9 strike called by pro-Kannada organizations protesting sharing of Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu caused a lot of inconvenience to citizens. However, with the number of vehicles on roads drastically reducing bandh day , the city breathed easy; the ambient air quality too showed …
Bengaluru erupts in violence over water-sharing plans with neighbouring state Tamil Nadu, as country-wide shortages reach crisis levels Scattered tyres, set alight, had already shut the road back into Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) when Javed Parvesh tried to return on Monday, after a morning at the Cauvery river with his son. …
BJD leaders staged a dharna in front of Raj Bhavan opposing Polavaram project and a party delegation led by Tribal Development Minister Lal Bihari Himirika submitted a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee through Odisha Governor S C Jamir. Intensifying the stir against Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh, the ruling BJD …
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) had monitored the ambient air quality for the parameters particulate matter (PM10), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Air pollution had come down at nine locations in the city on September 9 when Karnataka bandh was observed against the Supreme Court order …
Injustice cannot be tolerated anymore, says BJP leader Lok Sabha Member Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday said the state government should not release Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu. She said all 28 MPs of the state and all the MLAs will support the government, provided the government takes a firm …
Cauvery basin to get real-time water flow monitoring system. The Union Ministry of Water Resources is working to instal modern technology to monitor water data in the Cauvery basin areas within one year to end the dispute on the availability of water in the states. Union Water Resources Secretary Shashi …
Protesters in the southern Indian city of Bangalore in Karnataka state have attacked shops and set fire to vehicles in a long-running dispute about water. They were angry at a Supreme Court ruling ordering Karnataka to share more water with neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Karnataka must release 12,000 cubic feet of …
Vehicles bearing TN registration torched; Sec 144 clamped Tension prevailed in parts of the city, over the Cauvery River water issue. The agitators torched vehicles bearing Tamil Nadu registration number, ransacked shops run by traders from Tamil Nadu and tore Tamil movie posters. The protestors torched a tourists’ car, a …
One dies in Bengaluru firing; curfew imposedin parts of city As Bengaluru and parts of Karnataka were gripped by large scale violence and arson on Monday, one person died and four were injured in police firing. Mobs set vehicles on fire and attacked businesses with Tamil names after the Supreme …
Modifying its September 5 order, the Supreme Court on Sep 12, 2016 asked the Karnataka government to release 12,000 cusecs water to Tamil Nadu Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Tamil Nadu Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 12/09/2016 regarding Cauvery water …
Against the backdrop of Karnataka farmers and pro-Kannada outfits intensifying protests and calling for a statewide bandh on Friday, the Supreme Court-appointed Supervisory Committee will hold ameeting in New Delhi on Monday. It will take stock of the storage level in Karnataka reservoirs and decide on the water to be …
As per indications, all the four riparian states are separately planning to challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court. Hyderabad: The extended Krishna Tribunal on Thursday reserved its orders to determine whether the fresh allocation of Krishna waters as stated in Section 89 of the AP Reorganisation Act was applicable …
