Flood situation grim in Karnataka with heavy rains, release of water from damsAccording to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Centre, the floodgates of all the major dams have been opened resulting in wat...
15 Oct, 2020, 03.56 PM IST
Flood-like situation, landslides continue to cause havoc in KarnatakaFlood-like situation and landslides continue to cause havoc in several parts of Karnataka that has been battered by torrential rains. Many ...
07 Aug, 2020, 08.18 PM IST
Water can be given till June 15, rationing if required: KarnatakaAppealing to farmers to stop using pumpsets, it advised the people to use water judiciously, as the water levels in almost all the reservoi...
10 Apr, 2017, 07.53 PM IST
Karnataka government unlikely to release Cauvery waterTamil Nadu has been pressing for its share of Cauvery water even as Karnataka has pointed to the deficit monsoon and returning monsoon in 2...
22 Mar, 2017, 01.56 PM IST
Bengaluru city staring at water crisis; govt hopefulSeveral areas in south and central Bengaluru are dependent on Cauvery water and a sharp drop in supply would disrupt the city life and the ...
02 Mar, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
Karnataka farmers in distress as crops in Cauvery basin witherOf the 19.13 lakh farmers in the six districts, only 5% have gone for crop insurance. The state has already declared 38 of the 40 taluks in...
07 Oct, 2016, 01.14 AM IST
Drought-hit villages and taluks in Cauvery basin get local flavour of conflictAs the water-sharing dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka rages, the conflicts in the drought-hit villages and taluks in the Cauvery ba...
02 Oct, 2016, 02.46 PM IST
Cauvery row: How Tamil Nadu got 14,000 cusecs despite crisis in KarnatakaContrary to the Karnataka legislature's decision of not to release Cauvery water for purposes other than drinking, the Biligundlu water mon...
27 Sep, 2016, 11.35 AM IST
Karnataka allows media to look at reservoirsThe storage in all four reservoirs put together is about 27 TMCFT against a drinking water requirement of 25 TMCFT for Bengaluru, Mysuru, M...
27 Sep, 2016, 03.25 AM IST
Cauvery row: All party resolution asks govt to use water only for drinking needsThe interests of the inhabitants of the state are likely to be gravely jeopardised if water in the four reservoirs in the Cauvery basin was...
23 Sep, 2016, 04.26 PM IST
Farmers body welcomes SC verdict on CauveryFederation of Tamil Nadu Agriculturists Association (FTAA) suggested that the quantum of the water share should be stored in the respective...
21 Sep, 2016, 03.42 PM IST
Protests continue in Karnataka as Cauvery water is released to Tamil NaduAs the protests escalated, the Karnataka government said it has had to comply with the Supreme Court order though the state itself is facin...
07 Sep, 2016, 10.40 PM IST
Why Karnataka and TN are fighting over CauveryKarnataka CM says at least 40 tmc ft is required to meet the drinking water needs of Bengaluru, and other cities, and villages and remainin...
07 Sep, 2016, 11.33 AM IST
Cauvery water release: Karnataka government says no to Tamil NaduThe meeting, he said, decided that the Supreme Court should be apprised of the "ground reality" and the state's advocates would be told to ...
27 Aug, 2016, 05.37 PM IST
Government proposes tourism activities on 420 acres beneath damKarnataka government has proposed to develop 420 acres of vacant land beneath the Hemavathy dam to promote tourism-related activities on BO...
22 Jul, 2013, 06.08 PM IST
Set up monitoring mechanism on Cauvery issue: JayaTamil Nadu government said it was "absolutely" essential on the part of the Centre to put in place a monitoring mechanism on the Cauvery wa...
12 Mar, 2013, 11.31 AM IST
- Protests over Cauvery gains further momentum in Karnataka
Protests over the Cauvery water dispute gained momentum today with Kannada outfits planning several high-voltage rallies in the city.
05 Oct, 2012, 12.14 PM IST