Karnataka floods: Heavy rains cause floods, landslides in Kodagu; over 800 rescued from flood-hit district
Ians • 7 years agoHeavy rains have caused floods and landslides in Karnataka's Kodagu. Rescue teams have saved over 800 people from the district
Gauri Lankesh murder probe: SIT recovers diary from suspects with 'hit-list'; Girish Karnad's name on top, Lankesh second
• 7 years agoKarnad was among the most vocal critics of hardline Hindutva whose security was beefed up following the killing of Gauri Lankesh in September last year
Cauvery issue: Group stages flash protest at Marina beach, urges Centre to set up water management board
• 7 years agoA group of individuals converged at the Marina beach in Chennai and staged a flash protest urging the Centre to immediately set up the Cauvery Water Management Board in compliance with a February 16 Supreme Court order on the decades-old river water-sharing dispute.
SC delivers verdict in Cauvery water issue: Dispute between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu dates back to 1892
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe Cauvery dispute began in the year 1892, between the Madras Presidency (under the British Raj) and the Princely state of Mysore when they had to come to terms with dividing the river water between the two states.