Maddur: Taking a cue from the farmers who half-buried themselves in Maharashtra to draw the attention of the Government towards their problems in April this year, a group of farmers half-buried themselves in Maddur this morning protesting against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu from the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam. The protesting farmers,…
Release of Cauvery water to TN
July 10, 2017Mysuru: Over 100 farmers came to city this morning from Srirangapatna to protest against the release of Cauvery water from the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam to Tamil Nadu. The farmers, who staged a dharna in front of Cauvery Command Area Development Authority (CADA) office on Sayyaji Rao Road, shouted slogans against Mandya District In-charge Minister…
BJP warns of severe protest if release of water to TN is not stopped
July 7, 2017Mysuru: Strongly condemning the release of KRS Water to Tamil Nadu (TN), the BJP has warned of intensifying its agitation, if the State Government fails to stop release of Cauvery Water to TN. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, District BJP President M. Shivanna lashed out at the State Government for…
Cauvery water: TN moves SC for its share
July 5, 2017New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) today allowed Tamil Nadu to file a fresh plea against Karnataka for not giving its due share of 22.5 TMC of Cauvery water. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra asked the Counsel for Tamil Nadu to file a proper application in this regard and assured that it would…
34th Youth National Basketball Championship: TN girls stay undefeated
July 5, 2017Tamil Nadu girls stayed unbeaten by outclassing Madhya Pradesh (2-1) in the 34th Youth National Basketball Championship for Boys and Girls at the Indoor Stadium, Gachibowli in Hyderabad yesterday. The Championship is being organised by the Hyderabad District Basketball Association under the aegis of Telangana Basketball Association and Basketball Federation of India. Both teams are…
Killer road humps near Bandipur
April 5, 2017Sir, On some stretches of National Highway (NH) 67 passing through Bandipur and Mudumalai forests, the authorities have fixed road humps. It is strange to note that the humps within Karnataka State are very badly constructed and maintained. Many of the humps are without white stripes and caution boards. But the road humps in Tamil…
TN political pot-boiler: DMK calls for state-wide hunger strike
February 19, 2017The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) today called for a hunger strike on Feb. 22 at all of its district offices in the State, a day after its MLAs were forcibly evicted from the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The decision was taken at a special meeting of MLAs convened by DMK Working President M.K. Stalin at the…
The Judgement
February 15, 2017The judgement of the Supreme Court yesterday in the Disproportionate Assets (DA) case against late J. Jayalalithaa, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, her personal aide-friend and other two, convicting the accused after 21 years is no consolation to the people of India about our justice system except to heave a warm sigh that at…
Tamil teri maa?
February 15, 2017Idli and dosa have long ruled as India’s favourite foods. But now the national news menu is dominated by a new flavour: paneer in the South Indian style. Calling a Tamilian that dreadful word ‘Madrasi’ has now been recognised for the cardinal sin it is, but clearly the North Indian palate, accustomed to paneer tikka,…
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