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Supreme Court's "Working Arrangement" On Mullaperiyar Supervisory Panel
The Supreme Court Tuesday said the supervisory committee on the 126-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam can be asked to carry out all the statutory functions until a regular authority under the Dam Safety Act 2021 is established.
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Mullaperiyar Dam Not safe, Can Be Catastrophic If It Breaks: Kerala
Kerala Government pointed out that the dispute between two neighbouring states is not relating to sharing of waters but the safety of dams.
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Abide By Supervisory Panel's View: Supreme Court To Kerala, Tamil Nadu On Mullaperiyar Dam
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Kerala and Tamil Nadu governments to abide by the decision taken by the Supervisory Committee regarding the appropriate water level in the Mullaperiyar dam on the Periyar river in Kerala.
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Kerala Governor Says Efforts On To "Amicably Resolve" Mullaperiyar Dam Issue
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Tuesday said "something new needs to be done" in Mullaperiyar as the existing dam there is very old and people are working to reach an amicable settlement on the matter.
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Kerala Giving "Wrong Information" On Mullaperiyar Dam: K Palaniswami
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Friday said Kerala government was giving "wrong information" about Mullaperiyar dam so that the water storage level does not go up to 152 feet.
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Ronaldo Has Not Donated $11 Million: Kerala Battles Deluge Of False News
Cristiano Ronaldo has not donated $11 million to the Kerala flood disaster fund and there are no cracks in a key dam, but fake news has fueled confusion and fear in the country.
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Supreme Court rejects Kerala's plea on Mullaperiyar
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Kerala government's plea to bring on record new data to counter an expert's committee report that the Mullaperiyar Dam structure was safe.
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Repair work on Mullaperiyar dam resumes
Tamil Nadu Government today said the repair work on the controversial Mullaperiyar dam has resumed after it took up with Kerala the issue of its officials allegedly preventing cement bags meant for the purpose.
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Whipping up emotions on report unfortunate: Justice Thomas
Member of the Supreme Court appointed Empowered Committee on Mullaperiyar Dam Justice K T Thomas today said it was unfortunate that some quarters had sought to politicise and whip up emotions on the panel's report, instead of looking at it rationally.
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Good news for Tamil Nadu - Mullaperiyar Dam is safe, water level can be increased
This will come as good news for Tamil Nadu which is warring with its neighbouring state, Kerala over the Mullaperiyar Dam. Today, the five member Panel appointed by the Supreme Court to examine the safety of the Mullaperiyar Dam has said that the existing dam is safe and the water level can be increased to 142 feet, which has been the key demand of...
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Union minister's Mullaperiyar remark irks Kerala
Union Science and Technology Minister Ashwani Kumar's statement that the 115-year-old Mullaperiyar dam is safe has not gone down well in Kerala with ruling front ally Kerala Congress (Mani) on Monday announcing its support to a strike call by an anti-dam panel.
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Madurai novelist wins Sahitya Akademi award
Madurai-based Tamil writer Su Venkatesan (41) has won the Sahitya Akademi award for 2011 for his debut novel Kaval Kottam.
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Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam to block 13 entry points to Kerala
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.
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Actor Prakash Raj flays Centre's inaction
"The Central Government should break its silence on the Mullaperiyar dam issue," National award-winning actor Prakash Raj has said.
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Mullaiperiyar row: 20,000 villagers topped by Tamil Nadu Police
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.
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Supreme Court's "Working Arrangement" On Mullaperiyar Supervisory Panel
The Supreme Court Tuesday said the supervisory committee on the 126-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam can be asked to carry out all the statutory functions until a regular authority under the Dam Safety Act 2021 is established.
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Mullaperiyar Dam Not safe, Can Be Catastrophic If It Breaks: Kerala
Kerala Government pointed out that the dispute between two neighbouring states is not relating to sharing of waters but the safety of dams.
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Abide By Supervisory Panel's View: Supreme Court To Kerala, Tamil Nadu On Mullaperiyar Dam
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Kerala and Tamil Nadu governments to abide by the decision taken by the Supervisory Committee regarding the appropriate water level in the Mullaperiyar dam on the Periyar river in Kerala.
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Kerala Governor Says Efforts On To "Amicably Resolve" Mullaperiyar Dam Issue
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Tuesday said "something new needs to be done" in Mullaperiyar as the existing dam there is very old and people are working to reach an amicable settlement on the matter.
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Kerala Giving "Wrong Information" On Mullaperiyar Dam: K Palaniswami
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Friday said Kerala government was giving "wrong information" about Mullaperiyar dam so that the water storage level does not go up to 152 feet.
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Ronaldo Has Not Donated $11 Million: Kerala Battles Deluge Of False News
Cristiano Ronaldo has not donated $11 million to the Kerala flood disaster fund and there are no cracks in a key dam, but fake news has fueled confusion and fear in the country.
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Supreme Court rejects Kerala's plea on Mullaperiyar
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Kerala government's plea to bring on record new data to counter an expert's committee report that the Mullaperiyar Dam structure was safe.
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Repair work on Mullaperiyar dam resumes
Tamil Nadu Government today said the repair work on the controversial Mullaperiyar dam has resumed after it took up with Kerala the issue of its officials allegedly preventing cement bags meant for the purpose.
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Whipping up emotions on report unfortunate: Justice Thomas
Member of the Supreme Court appointed Empowered Committee on Mullaperiyar Dam Justice K T Thomas today said it was unfortunate that some quarters had sought to politicise and whip up emotions on the panel's report, instead of looking at it rationally.
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Good news for Tamil Nadu - Mullaperiyar Dam is safe, water level can be increased
This will come as good news for Tamil Nadu which is warring with its neighbouring state, Kerala over the Mullaperiyar Dam. Today, the five member Panel appointed by the Supreme Court to examine the safety of the Mullaperiyar Dam has said that the existing dam is safe and the water level can be increased to 142 feet, which has been the key demand of...
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Union minister's Mullaperiyar remark irks Kerala
Union Science and Technology Minister Ashwani Kumar's statement that the 115-year-old Mullaperiyar dam is safe has not gone down well in Kerala with ruling front ally Kerala Congress (Mani) on Monday announcing its support to a strike call by an anti-dam panel.
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Madurai novelist wins Sahitya Akademi award
Madurai-based Tamil writer Su Venkatesan (41) has won the Sahitya Akademi award for 2011 for his debut novel Kaval Kottam.
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Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam to block 13 entry points to Kerala
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.
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Actor Prakash Raj flays Centre's inaction
"The Central Government should break its silence on the Mullaperiyar dam issue," National award-winning actor Prakash Raj has said.
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Mullaiperiyar row: 20,000 villagers topped by Tamil Nadu Police
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.
