Cauvery Water Sharing

Cauvery Tribunal award: Karnataka upset over Centre's notification

Maya Sharma | Thursday February 21, 2013

Karnataka knew it was coming, but the state government is severely disappointed by the final notification of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal award that is meant to be the final word in the sharing of waters of the river between the four south Indi...

Cauvery water dispute: final notification today; Karnataka braces for protests

Maya Sharma | Wednesday February 20, 2013

The final award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal is expected to be notified on Wednesday. The hope is that this will settle once and for all the ongoing tussle between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over sharing the water of the river Cauvery.

Go to Cauvery authority, Supreme Court tells Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday December 11, 2012

The Supreme Court on Monday asked Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to approach the Cauvery River Authority headed by the prime minister to resolve their dispute over the sharing of the river's water.

Cauvery water row: Talks between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka fail to end deadlock

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 29, 2012

Talks between chief ministers of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on sharing of the Cauvery river water failed today, as Karnataka declined to release any more water due to depleting levels in its drought-hit reservoirs.

Jagadish Shettar confident of solving Cauvery dispute

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 29, 2012

Ahead of the meeting with his Tamil Nadu counterpart J Jayalalithaa, Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Thursday expressed confidence of solving the Cauvery water sharing stalemate.

Chief Ministers to meet on Thursday to discuss Cauvery row

Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 28, 2012

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her Karnataka counterpart Jagadish Shettar are meeting in Bangalore on Thursday on the Cauvery water sharing row heeding the Supreme Court advice amid indications that a breakthrough is unlikely.

Cauvery waters row: Jayalalithaa to meet Jagadish Shettar

Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 27, 2012

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her Karnataka counterpart Jagadish Shettar will meet in Bangalore on Thursday in an effort to find a solution to the Cauvery water sharing row.

Cauvery water row: Karnataka farmers temporarily suspend stir

Press Trust of India | Friday October 12, 2012

In a breather to the Karnataka Government, the farmers' body spearheading the stir against release of water to Tamil Nadu temporarily suspended its stir after the Supreme Court adjourned hearing of petitions on the water sharing row to October 19.

Cauvery water row: Monitoring panel to meet today

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Thursday October 11, 2012

The crucial meeting of the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) will take place in New Delhi today to bring about a consensus between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over sharing of the waters of the Cauvery River.

Tamil Nadu files contempt plea against Karnataka over Cauvery waters: 10 developments

Maya Sharma | Wednesday October 10, 2012

The dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the River Cauvery escalated today. The Tamil Nadu government has said that its neighbour is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to follow the Supreme Court's order to share water.

Cauvery row: Tamil Nadu files contempt plea in Supreme Court against Karnataka

A Vaidyanathan | Wednesday October 10, 2012

The sharing of Cauvery river water between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu headed for another flashpoint as the Tamil Nadu government today filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court against Karnataka for stopping the supply of Cauvery river waters.

Cauvery row: Tamil Nadu to file contempt plea; DMK for Central rule in Karnataka

Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Wednesday October 10, 2012

The sharing of Cauvery river water between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is heading for another flashpoint. The Tamil Nadu government will be filing a contempt petition in the Supreme Court today against the Karnataka government for stopping the supply of...

DMK wants Central rule in Karnataka over Cauvery water dispute

Reported by Sam Daniel; edited by Shamik Ghosh | Wednesday October 10, 2012

The sharing of Cauvery river water between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is heading for another flashpoint with protests and politics picking on both sides of the border again. The toughest position so far has been taken by DMK chief M Karunanidhi, who ha...

Cauvery water row: PMK demands deployment of Army

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Tuesday October 9, 2012

The sharing of Cauvery river waters between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is heading for another flashpoint with protests picking on either side of the border again.

Cauvery water row: PM holds discussions with Karnataka Congress leaders

Press Trust of India | Monday October 8, 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held consultations with Congress leaders from Karnataka on sharing the water of the Cauvery River with Tamil Nadu during which they told him about the "grim" situation in Karnataka.