Karnataka to release Cauvery water to TN keeping state's drinking water needs in mindThe Tamil Nadu government on Thursday wrote to the Centre stating that Karnataka has not released the state its due share of Cauvery water ...
Tamil Nadu urges Centre to persuade Karnataka to release Cauvery water to save Kuruvai cropChief minister of Tamil Nadu, M K Stalin has written to India’s Union Jal Shakti Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, seeking his interventi...
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...
Tamil Nadu announces Rs 61.09 crore paddy cultivation package for farmersThe chief minister had opened the sluice gates of the Stanley reservoir at Mettur on June 12, the customary date for opening the dam, to fa...
Farmer outfits, political parties plan protest on Cauvery issueIncensed by the delay in the setting up of the Cauvery Management Board by the Centre, farmers alleged that campaigning in the Karnataka el...
Cauvery row: Supreme court order a legal victory for JayaMany in Tamil Nadu have praised the AIADMK leader for taking the legal route ever since it resulted in the Centre gazetting the notificatio...
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 ...
TN: Jayalalithaa announces Rs 40 crore sops for Delta farmersHowever, the government said water from Mettur dam for crops in Cauvery Delta districts cannot be released on June 12 due to low storage le...
M Karunanidhi urges PM Modi to constitute Cauvery Management BoardHe recalled his demand for an all-party meeting to unitedly approach the Centre but the state government had not heeded it.
Cotton farmers in parts of AP, Maharashtra, Karnataka shift to other cropsCotton farmers have shifted to sowing of soyabeans in some parts of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra and to corn in northern Karnataka, accor...
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 ...
Tamil Nadu to file contempt plea against Karnataka over Cauvery issueTamil Nadu decided to file a contempt petition in SC besides seeking a direction for setting up two regulatory bodies to implement the Cauv...
Government should clarify plan to address farmers' concerns: M KarunanidhiM Karunanidhi said the prospects of ensuing 'kuruvai' (short-term crop) looked bleak in Tamil Nadu in the backdrop of drought in the Cauver...
- M Karunanidhi demands relief package for drought-hit Cauvery Delta region farmers
M Karunanidhi sought an assessment of the drought-situation in Cauvery Delta region by the TN govt, &a demanded a relief package for the af...
- TN estimated to suffer Rs 2317 cr crop loss, thanks to the monsoon delay
Farmers of Tamil Nadu, particularly in Cauvery catchment region, have been watching the skies of Kerala and Karnataka for the past month, a...
- Rice prices to increase marginally
There would be a marginal increas in the prices of paddy by Rs 100-200 and that of rice by Rs 15 to Rs 300 per quintal upto September 2008.
- TN has adequate stock of fertilisers: Minister
There was adequate stock of fertilisers to meet the demand from farmers in the Cauvery delta districts of Tamil Nadu for the current Kuruva...