Cauvery Protests

Karnataka Congress' 'padayatra' (march), demanding implementation of the Mekedatu project across the Cauvery river continued on the second day on Monday, even as FIRs have been registered against nearly 30 of its leaders and others for taking part in

The Mekedatu dam row between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu continued with Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa asserting that work for the reservoir would start, while protests were staged in many parts of the Tamil state and Puducherry against the initiative.

As many as 24 AIADMK members were suspended by Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday for the next five consecutive sittings for protesting and creating ruckus continuously in the House over the Cauvery issue.

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu Wednesday ordered members of AIDMK and DMK to leave the House for the day when they continued to protest in the Well over the Cauvery issue.

The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned for the day without transacting any business after uproar by opposition members over the construction of a dam on the Cauvery River and other issues.

Karnataka lawmakers cutting across party lines today staged a protest inside Parliament complex seeking construction of the Mekedattu dam on the Cauvery, an issue opposed by Tamil Nadu's DMK and AIADMK that have been disrupting proceedings in both Houses

Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday as the AIADMK and DMK protested over Cauvery issue, while the Congress demanded that a privilege notice against the government be taken up for allegedly misleading Parliament and the Supreme Court on Rafale jet deal.

Raucous opposition protests over Rafale deal and other issues forced adjournment in both houses of parliament for the fifth consecutive day without any business being conducted. The day started on a stormy note as the government and opposition sparred over Rafale and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK and the opposition DMK protes...

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day Wednesday following noisy protests by AIADMK and YSR Congress members demanding protection of Cauvery Delta farmers and special status for Andhra Pradesh.

Before he launched his party Makkal Needhi Maiam earlier this year, Kamal Haasan, 63 had a "secret" meeting with Tamil cinema's other mega star and politician-in-waiting, Rajinikanth, 67.

Instances compiled by an association of Tamil Nadu journalists suggest multiple cases of 'blackouts' simply for reporting news critical of the government. Among the cases cited are: in February this year, Satyam TV was blacked out for a day on Arasu Cable for reporting on the protests in Tuticorin against a plant by mining giant Vedanta.

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...

Amid protests over Karnataka's refusal to give Tamil Nadu its share of Cauvery waters as directed by the Supreme Court, the Siddaramaiah government has claimed that it isn't in a position to release water to its neighbour.

DMK workers threw stones and slippers at Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's car on Wednesday, accusing the centre of not forming the Cauvery Management Board. They also showed her black flags

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami will leave for New Delhi tomorrow on an official visit, amid speculation about a possible meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the backdrop of strong pro-Cauvery protests in the state.

Karnataka Congress' 'padayatra' (march), demanding implementation of the Mekedatu project across the Cauvery river continued on the second day on Monday, even as FIRs have been registered against nearly 30 of its leaders and others for taking part in

The Mekedatu dam row between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu continued with Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa asserting that work for the reservoir would start, while protests were staged in many parts of the Tamil state and Puducherry against the initiative.

As many as 24 AIADMK members were suspended by Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday for the next five consecutive sittings for protesting and creating ruckus continuously in the House over the Cauvery issue.

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu Wednesday ordered members of AIDMK and DMK to leave the House for the day when they continued to protest in the Well over the Cauvery issue.

The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned for the day without transacting any business after uproar by opposition members over the construction of a dam on the Cauvery River and other issues.

Karnataka lawmakers cutting across party lines today staged a protest inside Parliament complex seeking construction of the Mekedattu dam on the Cauvery, an issue opposed by Tamil Nadu's DMK and AIADMK that have been disrupting proceedings in both Houses

Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday as the AIADMK and DMK protested over Cauvery issue, while the Congress demanded that a privilege notice against the government be taken up for allegedly misleading Parliament and the Supreme Court on Rafale jet deal.

Raucous opposition protests over Rafale deal and other issues forced adjournment in both houses of parliament for the fifth consecutive day without any business being conducted. The day started on a stormy note as the government and opposition sparred over Rafale and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK and the opposition DMK protes...

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day Wednesday following noisy protests by AIADMK and YSR Congress members demanding protection of Cauvery Delta farmers and special status for Andhra Pradesh.

Before he launched his party Makkal Needhi Maiam earlier this year, Kamal Haasan, 63 had a "secret" meeting with Tamil cinema's other mega star and politician-in-waiting, Rajinikanth, 67.

Instances compiled by an association of Tamil Nadu journalists suggest multiple cases of 'blackouts' simply for reporting news critical of the government. Among the cases cited are: in February this year, Satyam TV was blacked out for a day on Arasu Cable for reporting on the protests in Tuticorin against a plant by mining giant Vedanta.

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...

Amid protests over Karnataka's refusal to give Tamil Nadu its share of Cauvery waters as directed by the Supreme Court, the Siddaramaiah government has claimed that it isn't in a position to release water to its neighbour.

DMK workers threw stones and slippers at Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's car on Wednesday, accusing the centre of not forming the Cauvery Management Board. They also showed her black flags

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami will leave for New Delhi tomorrow on an official visit, amid speculation about a possible meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the backdrop of strong pro-Cauvery protests in the state.