Cauvery Water Dispute

MK Stalin accuses Centre of 'discreetly' helping Karnataka to construct dam across Cauvery river at Mekedatu

DMK on Monday charged the BJP-led government at the Centre with aiding Karnataka in going ahead with the construction of a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu.

In Karnataka's Mandya, stardom may hijack campaign as Sumalatha, Nikhil Gowda seek to cash in on sympathy, family legacy

With actor-politicians Sumalatha and Nikhil Gowda, both first timers in politics, vying for Mandya seat, it's feared that important issues like agrarian crisis, water woes, etc, may get sidelined during the election campaign

Cauvery water row: Centre to call meeting of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu chief ministers to discuss Mekedatu dam issue

The Centre has decided to call a meeting of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu chief ministers soon to discuss the proposed Mekedatu dam on the Cauvery river, an issue which led to stalling of Parliament proceedings last week

The Cauvery in the Anthropocene

The question of what a river means to its people, is also equally about asking the question of how people frame themselves as part of rivers and their extended physical environments

Rajinikanth's Kaala screened amid tight security in Bengaluru after protesters across city get detained

Kaala, starring Rajinikanth, was shown from Thursday evening in a dozen theatres and six multiplexes in Bengaluru after protesters were whisked away.

Cauvery dispute: SC pulls up Karnataka govt, tells it to give Tamil Nadu 4 tmcft water or 'face consequences'

The Supreme Court (SC) pulled up the Karnataka government on Thursday in the Cauvery river dispute and told it to give four tmc of water to Tamil Nadu, according to several media reports.

Cauvery dispute: Karnataka's receding reservoir levels a cause for concern as SC directs state to release water to Tamil Nadu

Since SC's order on Cauvery dispute, poor water level & inflow into the Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir, built across the river, has been a cause for concern.

Disturbed over the Cauvery water dispute, MDMK leader Vaiko's kin attempts self-immolation

MDMK founder Vaiko said a close relative of his attempted self-immolation in Virudhunagar on Friday after feeling disturbed over the Cauvery water dispute.

IPL 2018: Chennai Super Kings express dismay after Cauvery protests enforce venue shift

Chennai Super Kings players took to social media to express their disappointment a day after the BCCI was forced to shift the franchise's remaining home fixtures to Pune in the 11th Indian Premier League IPL.

IPL 2018: Chennai losing out on hosting matches due to Cauvery protests creates vacuum for passionate CSK fans

In hindsight, Chennai Super Kings too will miss this avid fan following. On numerous occasions, Dhoni had mentioned that the fans were CSK's biggest strength.