Bengaluru: An all-party meeting, convened by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah to discuss the Centre’s proposal of forming a ‘group of experts’ on distress sharing of Cauvery river water, yesterday decided to consult noted Jurist Fali S. Nariman on the issue. Nariman heads the legal team for Karnataka on Cauvery issue. On Feb. 2, the Secretary…
Kollegal: In a tragic incident, two persons including the one who had hosted a party to celebrate on him getting a job were drowned in River Cauvery near Danagere in the taluk last evening. The deceased have been identified as Anil (25), son of ASI Shivaswamy, attached to Chamarajanagar Traffic Police Station and Keerthan, son…
Mysuru: Following the controversial statement made by Tamil actor Sathyaraj nine years ago over Cauvery water issue and the video of the actor making the statement surfacing a couple of days ago, pro-Kannada organisations took to streets in protest and has sought a ban on screening Tamil movies in the State. Meanwhile, some pro-Kannada organisations…
The State Government yesterday expressed its inability to release 3 tmcft of Cauvery water, sought by an official team from Tamil Nadu, to meet the water requirements of people in the Cauvery basin area. Karnataka Chief Secretary Subhash Khuntia expressed helplessness on the grounds that there was severe water shortage in the basin. The available…
KRS, Kabini, Harangi and Hemavathi Reservoirs together have only 9.96 tmcft water The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Karnataka Government to release 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu every day. The matter will be next heard on July 11. The Court said that on July 11, it will commence the final hearing of…
The environment of Kodagu is being destroyed at an alarming rate. With many destructive development projects planned, the landscape of Kodagu is being destroyed, endangering the indigenous communities. In this article, President of Coorg Wildlife Society Colonel (Retd.) C.P. Muthanna looks at three aspects: The importance of protecting Kodagu landscape and environment, the threats and…
The environment of Kodagu is being destroyed at an alarming rate. With many destructive development projects planned, the landscape of Kodagu is being destroyed, endangering the indigenous communities. In this article, President of Coorg Wildlife Society Colonel (Retd.) C.P. Muthanna looks at three aspects: The importance of protecting Kodagu landscape and environment, the threats and…
Counsels for Karnataka yesterday explained before the Cauvery Supervisory Committee (CSC) the acute water crisis it is facing in the Cauvery River basin due to severe droughts and conveyed its inability to continue releasing 2,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu due to the prevailing distress situation. Participating in the CSC meeting at Shrama…
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