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…
Karnataka complied with our order: Cauvery Authority in SC
September 1, 2023New 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…
Protests over Cauvery heat up in Mandya
August 31, 2023Srirangapatna: 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…
KRS Dam low water storage: CM takes Officer to task
August 28, 2023‘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…
Cauvery water row and Inter-State river disputes: CM chairs All-Party Meet
August 23, 2023Bengaluru: 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…
Release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu: No Expressway block; BJP stages protest in Mandya
August 21, 2023Mandya: 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,…
Stray dogs bite three tourists at KRS Dam
August 21, 2023Operation 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…
Water release from KRS Dam: No boating at Ranganathittu
August 19, 2023KRS 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…
Farmers lay siege to KRS Dam in protest against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
August 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the Government’s action of releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, hundreds of farmers under the leadership of KRRS leader and Melukote MLA Darshan Puttannaiah laid siege to KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district yesterday. Terming the Government’s action of releasing water from KRS Reservoir to Tamil Nadu at a time…
Tour of Somnathpur, Chamundi Hill tomorrow
August 2, 2023Today evening, delegates to visit Srirangapatna, Dariya Daulat Bagh, Sriranganathaswamy Temple, KRS Dam Mysore/Mysuru: The delegates of the ongoing Think20 Summit in Mysuru will visit a couple of historical places of Srirangapatna this evening. The delegates will start their tour post-lunch and the destinations include Srirangapatna Fort and Dariya Daulat Bagh. They will also be…
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