Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday said that the State will once again file a petition before the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), expressing its inability to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The Chief Minister, who held a ‘special emergency meeting’ yesterday at the Conference Hall of Vidhana Soudha, said the Government will consult its…
Mandya: Farmers and residents of Mandya, who have been grappling with insufficient rainfall, have strongly opposed the recommendation of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC). The CWRC has suggested that Karnataka release 5,000 cubic feet of water daily to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days. Protests erupted in Mandya and Ramanagara immediately after the…
Srirangapatna: Accusing the State Congress Government of failing to protect the interests of Karnataka in Cauvery row, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai alleged that the Congress has betrayed the State by releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at a time when the State was staring at drought. Speaking to presspersons after leading a BJP delegation…
New Delhi: Amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding sharing of Cauvery water between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court yesterday. In the affidavit, the CWMA stated that it had directed Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water at Biligundlu for the next 15 days from…
Srirangapatna: Following the release of water from KRS reservoir, farmers led by Melukote MLA Darshan Puttanaiah launched overnight protest on the road leading to Brindavan Garden yesterday. MLA Darshan, accompanied by Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) leaders, raised slogans against the Government and Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) for releasing water, in compliance with the…
‘What was the rationale of releasing water to Tamil Nadu farmers depriving our own’ Mysore/Mysuru: The focus of the KDP (Karnataka Development Programmes) meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah this morning was on agriculture, farmer suicides, water release from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, crop loss compensation and the challenges faced by farmers due…
Bengaluru: Amid a war of words between the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP and JD(S) over the current release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu even as Karnataka is experiencing a poor monsoon, the All-Party Meeting convened by the Government to discuss all Inter-State water disputes pertaining to Karnataka, began at Vidhana Soudha in…
Mandya: Denouncing the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) and Kabini Dams despite the prevailing water scarcity in the region, a gathering of over 500 BJP activists, including MPs, MLAs and various individuals, staged a protest in Mandya this morning. Forgoing the earlier planned location of Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway,…
Operation begins to catch canines; stalls selling non-veg food reason for dog numbers to increase say officers Srirangapatna: The picturesque Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and Brindavan Gardens, a popular tourist destination, is plagued by stray dog menace. Last evening, over three tourists sustained bite and scratch injuries and one of the dogs, provoked by…
KRS Reservoir level drops to 107.66 ft on Aug. 19 from 113.28 ft on Aug. 9 Mysore/Mysuru: Boating activities have been temporarily suspended at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary starting from Aug. 15. This decision comes as a response to the significant release of a large volume of water into the Cauvery River from the Krishna Raja…
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