Mullaiperiyar

Tamil Nadu urged the Supreme Court to direct State of Kerala to cooperate, and provide all necessary assistance in a time-bound manner so that remaining strengthening and maintenance works of Mullaiperiyar Dam are implemented in letter and spirit.

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the permission accorded to Karnataka for a detailed project report (DPR) on its proposed dam across the Cauvery river at Mekedattu.

Members at the executive meeting convened by the AIADMK party in Tamil Nadu today passed 14 resolutions.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi has criticised the Tamil Nadu government for "dragging LTTE's" name in its plea in the Supreme Court seeking Central forces to guard the Mullaiperiyar Dam replacing Kerala police.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the withdrawal of a clearance given by Ministry of Environment and Forests to Kerala Government for conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment for constructing a new Mullaperiyar dam.

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee today passed resolutions against the governments of Karnataka and Kerala for not implementing the Supreme Court order in the Cauvery water and Mullaiperiyar dam issues respectively.

A Retired PWD Chief Engineer has filed a PIL in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking to regulate visitors to the Mullaiperiyar dam and ensure safety of the reservoir over which Tamil Nadu and Kerala are locked in dispute. A Division bench of Justice Chitra Venkataraman and Justice R.Karuppiah posted it for hearing on February 23.

Monday's peak-hour traffic rush came to a grinding halt following Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's whistle-stop visit to the city and actor-politician Vijayakanth's bid to greet him with black flags in protest against the Centre's alleged dilly-dallying on the Mullaiperiyar dam issue.

The district unit of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a political party of Tamil Nadu, is gearing up for the blockade of 13 entry points to Kerala from Tamil Nadu on December 21 against Kerala's insistence to decommission the existing Mullaiperiyar dam.

The dam is at the heart of a bitter dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Through an old and unusual agreement, the dam which is located in Kerala is controlled entirely by Tamil Nadu, whose farmers in the regions around Madurai are dependent on its water. The court today reprimanded both states, saying that "Instead of dousing fire (they) are...

Tension mounted along the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border down south for the third consecutive day on Monday with an estimated 20,000 villagers spontaneously marching towards the Mullaiperiyar dam breaching police barricades.

Protesting against Kerala's stand to construct a new dam in place of Mullaperiyar, MDMK leader Vaiko will observe a day-long fast at Theni district today.

A sense of fear and helplessness has gripped employees of the Tamil Nadu Public Works Department (PWD) and the Electricity Board deployed at the Mullaiperiyar dam site in Idukki district in Kerala and their families following frequent attacks by mobs there.

DMK president M Karunanidhi on Tuesday regretted the reported violence against Tamils in Kerala against the background of the intensifying row over Mullaiperiyar.

Normal life almost came to a standstill along the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border for the first time on Monday since the latest row over the Mullaiperiyar dam broke out. Traffic blockades even at minor intersections, sporadic violence targeted at Malayali-owned commercial establishments and effigy-burning of Kerala CM Oommen Chandy and other politicians w...

Tamil Nadu urged the Supreme Court to direct State of Kerala to cooperate, and provide all necessary assistance in a time-bound manner so that remaining strengthening and maintenance works of Mullaiperiyar Dam are implemented in letter and spirit.

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the permission accorded to Karnataka for a detailed project report (DPR) on its proposed dam across the Cauvery river at Mekedattu.

Members at the executive meeting convened by the AIADMK party in Tamil Nadu today passed 14 resolutions.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi has criticised the Tamil Nadu government for "dragging LTTE's" name in its plea in the Supreme Court seeking Central forces to guard the Mullaiperiyar Dam replacing Kerala police.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the withdrawal of a clearance given by Ministry of Environment and Forests to Kerala Government for conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment for constructing a new Mullaperiyar dam.

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee today passed resolutions against the governments of Karnataka and Kerala for not implementing the Supreme Court order in the Cauvery water and Mullaiperiyar dam issues respectively.

A Retired PWD Chief Engineer has filed a PIL in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking to regulate visitors to the Mullaiperiyar dam and ensure safety of the reservoir over which Tamil Nadu and Kerala are locked in dispute. A Division bench of Justice Chitra Venkataraman and Justice R.Karuppiah posted it for hearing on February 23.

Monday's peak-hour traffic rush came to a grinding halt following Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's whistle-stop visit to the city and actor-politician Vijayakanth's bid to greet him with black flags in protest against the Centre's alleged dilly-dallying on the Mullaiperiyar dam issue.

The district unit of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a political party of Tamil Nadu, is gearing up for the blockade of 13 entry points to Kerala from Tamil Nadu on December 21 against Kerala's insistence to decommission the existing Mullaiperiyar dam.

The dam is at the heart of a bitter dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Through an old and unusual agreement, the dam which is located in Kerala is controlled entirely by Tamil Nadu, whose farmers in the regions around Madurai are dependent on its water. The court today reprimanded both states, saying that "Instead of dousing fire (they) are...

Tension mounted along the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border down south for the third consecutive day on Monday with an estimated 20,000 villagers spontaneously marching towards the Mullaiperiyar dam breaching police barricades.

Protesting against Kerala's stand to construct a new dam in place of Mullaperiyar, MDMK leader Vaiko will observe a day-long fast at Theni district today.

A sense of fear and helplessness has gripped employees of the Tamil Nadu Public Works Department (PWD) and the Electricity Board deployed at the Mullaiperiyar dam site in Idukki district in Kerala and their families following frequent attacks by mobs there.

DMK president M Karunanidhi on Tuesday regretted the reported violence against Tamils in Kerala against the background of the intensifying row over Mullaiperiyar.

Normal life almost came to a standstill along the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border for the first time on Monday since the latest row over the Mullaiperiyar dam broke out. Traffic blockades even at minor intersections, sporadic violence targeted at Malayali-owned commercial establishments and effigy-burning of Kerala CM Oommen Chandy and other politicians w...