Tamil Nadu weather today (April 6): Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram to receive rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning. Check IMD's full forecastTamil Nadu Weather Today: Will it rain in Chennai today? The IMD has predicted light to moderate rain with thunderstorms and lightning in C...
06 Apr, 2026, 08.33 AM IST
Cauvery water sharing row: After shutdown call across eight TN districts, traders down shutters in NagapattinamTraders in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district closed about 12,000 shops and commercial establishments as part of a joint protest by the Cau...
11 Oct, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
Relax paddy procurement norms to help farmers in rain-hit Cauvery delta, TN CM urges PM ModiReady for harvest paddy crops spread over one lakh hectares in Cauvery delta region has submerged following unseasonal rainfall, Tamil Nadu...
05 Feb, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
Tamil Nadu's Cauvery delta region witnesses protests over MekedatuProtestors demand that the union government take steps to halt the proposed project, and the appointment of a permanent chairperson to helm...
17 Jul, 2021, 05.08 PM IST
Tamil Nadu passes law, no fresh nod for oil exploration in Cauvery Delta regionThe Cauvery Delta region is considered to be the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu. It also accounts for a large part of the production of foodgrain ...
21 Feb, 2020, 11.06 AM IST
Hydrocarbon exploration: HC issues notice to Petroleum MinistryThe plea was filed by A Marx, an advocate from Mannargudi of Thiruvarur district. The petitioner alleged that the Cauvery Delta Zone, which...
09 Nov, 2019, 05.47 PM IST
Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami asks Karnataka govt 15 tmcft of Cauvery water; Siddaramaiah says 'no water'When asked about the Tamil Nadu government's demand, Siddaramaiah said, "We do not have water. How can we supply to them? It is not possibl...
13 Jan, 2018, 09.14 PM IST
Water to be released from Mettur dam for short term cropsFollowing some measure of rainfall in Cauvery catchment area during the southwest monsoon period in July, the water level had increased to ...
31 Jul, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
- Cauvery movement holds protest over Mekadatu
Opposing methane extraction, he said prevention was better than cure, and demanded that the project proposed in the Cauvery Delta region.
11 Mar, 2015, 04.27 PM IST
Farmers' delegation from Cauvery Delta meets PM Narendra Modi"Being a lower riparian state, the Karnataka government's move to construct a new dam will adversely impact farming activities in Tamil Nad...
22 Dec, 2014, 08.08 PM IST
Farmers' delegation from Cauvery Delta meets PM Narendra ModiThe farmers sought his intervention in mitigating the problems faced by them in the wake of Karnataka government's move to construct a new ...
22 Dec, 2014, 04.02 PM IST
Cauvery delta farmers protest against Karnataka's Mekedatu projectFarmers, leaders and cadres of various political parties held protests in various parts of the Cauvery delta region, including Nagapattinam.
22 Nov, 2014, 08.34 PM IST
We have the right to build dam on Cauvery: KarnatakaPatil also said that the last date for submitting the EoI has been extended to December from the previous deadline of this month-end.
20 Nov, 2014, 05.52 PM IST
- Cauvery delta farmers asked to take up coconut cultivation
Coconut cultivation has of late become remunerative provided effective mechanisation was undertaken along with plant protection, K Ramaswam...
24 Jun, 2013, 05.45 PM IST
Jayalalitha hits out at Karunanidhi remarks on kuruvai cultivation"There is only 3.45 TMC of water in Mettur dam and based on rainfall received in Cauvery delta region, steps will be taken for cultivating ...
15 Jun, 2013, 03.54 PM IST
- TN to bring out relief package for non-cauvery Delta regions
Tamil Nadu government today said it would soon come out with a drought relief package to also cover farmers of non-Cauvery delta regions.
21 Mar, 2013, 04.05 PM IST
- Cyclone-hit Tamil Nadu farmers may file high insurance claims
As the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu - Pongal - arrives, the yield that is expected has a new implication this year. The state farmers are...
14 Jan, 2009, 12.05 AM IST