Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal

Cauvery dispute: PMK, MDMK oppose Karnataka's plan to build reservoir, ask Centre to dismiss project

The PMK and the MDMK on Sunday strongly opposed Karnataka's efforts towards constructing a reservoir across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu and urged the Centre not to sanction the project.

Jallikattu: Denial meets drama and violence as drought-hit Tamil Nadu seeks release with bulls

Jallikattu is more than just about culture, the pent up frustration of Tamil Nadu that is both thirsty and hungry has found a release in the bull-taming sport. It started as a debate, then drama and now violence

Centre stops Kerala dam across Siruvani river, claims TN govt

The central government has stopped Kerala from carrying on activities to build a dam across Siruvani river, the Tamil Nadu government said on Wednesday.

Cauvery dispute: Karnataka says it will comply with SC order to release 2,000 cu water to TN

Karnataka government on Wednesday said it would stick to the Supreme Court direction to the state to release 2,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu till further orders.

Cauvery issue: Karnataka's defiance against spirit of Constitution, says Jayalalithaa

Tearing into Karnataka for treating the Supreme Court orders on release of Cauvery water with "utter contempt", Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said on Thursday that such "deliberate defiance" goes against the spirit of the Constitution and amounts to "contempt" of the Court.

Cauvery dispute: Taxpayers and farmers bear the burden of state agencies' failure

The 50-year-old Cauvery water-sharing agreement signed between the princely state of Mysore and the Madras Presidency in 1924 came to an end in 1974, but the Union government did not bother to put up a fresh mechanism in place till the Supreme Court directed it in 1990 to set up a Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.

Cauvery row: Why the tribunal failed to resolve dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

As in the case of peninsular rivers which are monsoon dependent, sharing of the water of Cauvery also becomes a contentious issue and source of conflict between the two states, every time monsoon plays truant.

Cauvery issue: DMK chief Karunanidhi welcomes SC directive on management board

Karunanidhi urged the Central government to constitute the CMB and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) immediately.

AIADMK demands Puducherry CM to condemn Karnataka's negative stance on Cauvery

Opposition AIADMK on Sunday demanded that Chief Minister V Narayanasamy bring in a resolution in the ongoing budget session to condemn Karnataka's 'negative stand' in releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, as it would affect ryots in Karaikal, who are dependent on it

Why are you obsessed with Cauvery Board? SC asks Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to give an urgent hearing to a plea of Tamil Nadu government for setting up Cauvery Management Board for implementation of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal award, saying there is "no urgency" for it.