Rejecting India's proposal for a joint monitoring mechanism to share hydrologic data on Brahmaputra, China continues with its plan for a fourth dam on the river to divert the water. China has responded to India's proposal saying that the mechanism that exists ...
NCP chief Sharad Pawar says his nephew and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has already apologised for his crass remark. According to the senior Pawar, what Ajit did was wrong, but the media, too, has been misreporting about the drought and Ajit.
Achil Vandhavai | Tamil Nadu government honours poets for their contribution to the society. Is this a welcome move? Also discussed, the continuing war between DMK and AIADMK, the death penalty debate, and more.
Centrestage | An acute shortage of drinking water has made daily lives impossible in Maharashtra. The state government had taken a decision that water from dams in Pune would first be taken to meet the drinking water needs in the state. However, an RTI query r...
The final hearing on the Mullaperiyar dam issue has been deferred to July 23 by the Supreme Court. The court goes on vacation in the month of May and long hearings cannot be held at a stretch. Tamil Nadu wants to increase the water levels in the dam to 142 fee...
The Supreme Court is set to hear the final arguments over the Mullaperiyar dam row between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The apex court will first hear the arguments by Tamil Nadu. Kerala is planning to argue that the arguments of Tamil Nadu are both constitutionally...
After Ajit Pawar's crass remarks, trying to make a joke out of Maharashtra's worst drought, all eyes are now on Chief Minister Prithviraj Chauhan, whether or not he will sack his deputy. Pawar's crude comment on urinating in dam to provide water has not sat we...
The Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar creates an uproar with his comments on the severe drought and load shedding in the state. Mocking a farmer, Bhaiyya Deshmukh, who has been on a fast protesting the drought situation in the state, Pawar asked...
The Supreme Court is set to hear the final argument in the Mullaperiyar dam row tomorrow. Kerala has already submitted its final verdict in the apex court. A copy of the argument has also been sent to Tamil Nadu.
While the people of Maharashtra continue to suffer, the politicians continue to pass insensitive statements. The Deputy Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar, in a public address, asked whether the drought situation could be resolved if he urinated in the dams. In reacti...
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For years altogether, the Sagar quarters located near the Nagarjuna Sagar dam in Nalgonda district were under the occupation of VIPs, MLAs, and those with political pull. But on Tuesday, on the orders of the Lokayukta, the district administration arrived with ...
The Supreme Court of India ruled in favour of Maharashtra putting an end to the seven-year-long tussle between Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra over the Babli Irrigation Project. The Godavari River flows from Nanded into the Sriram Sagar Project (SRSP) in Nizama...
With the Supreme Court giving the green signal to Maharashtra over the Babli (Babhli) dam being built across Godavari just across the border with Andhra Pradesh, farmers in the Telangana region who depend on the Sri Ram Sagar project may see their waters being...
With just a few months left for the river project across Godavari river to complete, officials have gone on an overdrive to ensure that those villages falling under the dam's backwaters are shifted to new locations. But a few villagers in Mancherial mandal pro...
TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu demands that water from the Nagarjunasagar dam be released to the Krishna delta. In a letter to the chief minister, Naidu said crops in the Krishna delta would be destroyed unless water for irrigation is provided immediately.
Winter is still to end, but the the district of Srikakulam is already facing a water crisis that can only get severe. Dams are at dead storage level and ground water in many places is hard to find. The district has two reservoirs but silting has led to reduced...
The northeast monsoons have failed the state and has taken its toll on the abundant Pechiparai reservoir in Kanyakumari. The water level in the dam has dipped dangerously low worrying the people of Kanyakumari who depend on the dam's water for their drinking a...
For the third day in a row, the farmers in Karnataka continue to protest the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. As a precautionary measure, the authorities have blocked entry of tourists near the KRS dam.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi says he met the Prime Minister today as a courtesy. Modi is visiting Manmohan Singh for the first time since his reelection. He also says he presented a memorandum to the PM about gating the Sardar Sarovar dam on Narmada ri...
Kerala is heading for a power crisis, as the water levels in the Idukki dam have plummeted to a record low. The water level on Friday was 2,324.34 ft, which is 47 ft less than last year. Insufficient rains and intense heat dried up the rivers in catchment area...
Reacting to China's aggressive move to approve three dams on Brahmaputra in what it claims an attempt to generate electricity, Defence Minister AK Antony says that the government will take a stand over the matter after getting all the required details regardin...
China's dubious intentions about its dam projects on the Brahmaputra have been exposed as a Chinese foreign minister deliberately avoids answering direct questions about India's agreement on the projects. The Chinese Cabinet has approved the construction of th...
Beijing has re-started the tensions over Brahmaputra waters as the Chinese Cabinet approves the construction of three new dams on the river in the Chinese territory. The country has already started construction on one of the dams on the main stream of the midd...
Escalating the existing tensions over the flow of Brahmaputra into India, Chinese Cabinet has approved the construction of three new dams on the river in Chinese terrritory. The country has already started construction on one of the dams on the main stream of ...
The Supreme Court will hear the final arguments in the controversial Mullaperiyar dam row on April 9. This ongoing legal tussle between Tamil Nadu and Kerala will finally come to an end. While Tamil Nadu believes that the dam is strong enough and that the capa...
A Supreme Court bench headed by RM Lodha will hear a case on Mullaperiyar today. The Tamil Nadu government has approached Supreme Court against the Dam safety Bill passed by Kerala assembly. The Kerala assembly passed Dam Safety Bill, after a Supreme Court jud...
Kerala is heading to a power crisis as the water level in the Idukki reservoir falls precariously. Reports say that the present water level in Idukki can be used only for one month. The electricity generation in Moolamattom power house has brought down, due to...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa would unveil the bronze statue of British engineer Colonel John Pennycuick, the man behind the 119-year old Mullaperiyar dam, in Theni District today. The statue erected at a memorial at Lower Camp in Theni district has...
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has revealed that the cabinet meet has approved the revised cost estimate for reconstruction and completion of the Salma Dam project.
Water level in Idukki dam has become a cause of worry for the people of Kerala. The water level in the dam has plummeted to a record low, for the first time in two decades. The water present in the dam is just 28 percent of the capacity of the reservoir.
Minister for Power and Transport, Aryadan Muhammad, dedicates Peechi hydro-electric project to the nation. The 1.25 megawatts hydro-electric project will generate 32 lakh units of electricity.
As per the Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) agreement, Tamil Nadu will release 1.2 thousand million cubic feet of water to Kerala from the Aliyar dam today and will continue until January 31, 2013. The decision was taken during a meeting with the Joint Water ...
Water scarcity caused by lack of sufficient rains during the monsoon season has intensified in Kerala. Following the reduction of water levels in Thekkady lake and Mullaperiyar Dam, Idukki and Tamil Nadu are facing water scarcity. Prices of vegetables are like...
The falling water level at the Idukki Reservoir is giving jitters to the officials. The water level has reached a record low and the state will be heading to a precarious situation if the level goes down further. With this scenario, the state is likely to suff...
The water level in Mettur dam has fallen to a precarious low level, smashing the hopes of farmers in that area. People in the city also will feel the pinch as the existing water stored in the Mettur Damn will last only for a little over two days.
Zero Hour | The two important political issues that are plaguing the nation at the moment are Eelam Tamil problems and the Cauvery water sharing issue. Will Sri Lanka ever agree to the human rights infringement that happened during the war? Will farmer suicide...
Water for irrigation would be released from the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam in three installments for the Rabi crop but with conditions. The irrigation department and ayacut farmers have come to an agreement on the schedule and the cropping pattern to be deployed in t...
Fifty-seven years back the foundation was laid by Jawaharlal Nehru for a dam that would change the face of at least five districts, and the economy of the state. This was the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, built across the river Krishna. The dam has set the state on the...
Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has described the Cauvery Monitoring Committee's decision as 'arbitrary'. The Committee headed by DV Singh was convened to give an interim order on water sharing between the two states. During the meeting it was decide...
Tamil Nadu vehicles are not being let into Karnataka and are being stopped at the border. The farmers in Karnataka have been protesting over the State giving water to Tamil Nadu and in some places the protests have turned violent. To avoid violence and hate cr...
Following a Court order, the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) meets to discuss the quantum of water that Karnataka would be releasing to the lower riparian State of Tamil Nadu. While Tamil Nadu has demanded 36 tmc water for the month of December, Karnataka h...
With the ensuing legal and political feud between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the release of Cauvery water, farmers of Cauvery delta districts are determined to stage a protest today as the prospect of them losing about 10 lakh acres of standing samba crops ...
Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar led delegation is all set to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi today seeking relief for the state on the ensuing Cauvery dispute with Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile, the crucial meeting of the Cauvery Monitoring Commi...
As per Supreme Court orders, Karnataka has begun releasing 10,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu from Krishna Raja Sagar Reservoir until December 9th. A Bench of judges DK Jain and Madan B Lokur passed this order while hearing a plea from Tamil ...
In several places around Tamil Nadu, the Communist party has organized a shutdown on December 7 in protest against the Cauvery river water sharing issue. Several areas like Thanjavur and in the delta areas, the Communist party is also organizing demonstrations...
DMDK chief Vijayakanth accuses Jayalalithaa of failing the people of Tamil Nadu has she has failed to secure the Cauvery water for the farmers of the State. He also said that the CM is busy filing defamation cases against her critics while she should actually ...
Achil Vandhavai | The Supreme Court directed Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu from the Cauvery river for the next five days. After the five days, the Court has asked the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) to meet and discuss the quantu...
Just hours after the Supreme Court directed Karnataka to release of 10,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, the Opposition parties urged have urged the Government not to release water. The Opposition urged chief minister Jagadish Shettar to specify...
The Supreme Court directs Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu from the Cauvery river for the next five days. After the five days, the Court has asked the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) to meet and discuss the quantum of water that the...
After the talks between the CMs of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu failed, the latter took up the Cauvery water sharing issue again with the Supreme Court. The Court is expected to hear TN's plea today.
Achil Vandhavai | Karnataka is heading for Assembly elections in 2013 and could this be a reason for the Centre not forcing the State enough to give Tamil Nadu water? The State has asked for a bare minimum to save the Samba crop and Karnataka has refused to sh...
The Supreme Court adjourns the hearing of Tamil Nadu’s plea on the release of 30 tmcft of Cauvery water by Karnataka to Tuesday. The State had to approach the Supreme Court once again after the talks between the CMs failed and Karnataka flatly refused to giv...
Zero Hour | The two important political issues that are plaguing the nation at the moment are FDI in retail and the Cauvery water sharing issue. Will the UPA government garner enough votes to see the FDI in retail policy sail through? Will farmer suicides redu...
The hearing on the Cauvery water sharing dispute reaches the Supreme Court. As the Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar refused to give even a 'single drop of water', the ruling might be favourable to Tamil Nadu. CM Jayalalithaa had earlier requested Karnataka to rel...
Achil Vandhavai | Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar refuses to give even a 'single drop of water' to Tamil Nadu. CM Jayalalithaa had earlier requested Karnataka to release the bare minimum requirement to save the standing Samba crops.
Farmers in Tamil Nadu condemn Karnataka's decision of not sharing even a 'single drop of water'. CM Jayalalithaa had earlier requested Karnataka to release the bare minimum requirement to save the standing Samba crops.
The hearing on the Cauvery water sharing dispute reaches the Supreme Court. As the Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar refused to give even a 'single drop of water', the ruling might be favourable to Tamil Nadu. CM Jayalalithaa had earlier requested Karnataka to rel...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa says that this year has been terrible for the State's farmers as they have already lost their Kuruvai crops. The North-East monsoons have also failed and the standing Samba crops run a real threat of withering away if ade...
Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar says that the State cannot share water without looking at the drinking water requirement of his own State. He also said that it was impossible for him to share the water as there is only 36 tmcft water in the reservoir and this wo...
The Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa has said that she will now approach the Supreme Court and ensure that the State receives water from Cauvery. The CM had earlier held talks with Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar, and the latter had refused to share water.
The talks between the Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa and Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar, over the sharing of Cauvery water, fail miserably as the latter refuses to give water. Speaking to the media Jayalalithaa said that despite explaining the plight of the farmers...
The talks between the Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa and Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar, over the sharing of Cauvery water, reach an inconclusive point. Speaking to the media Jayalalithaa said that despite explaining the plight of the farmers and their standing Sam...
The talks between the Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa and Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar, over the sharing of Cauvery water, fail miserably as the latter refuses to give water. Speaking to the media Jayalalithaa said that despite explaining the plight of the farmers...
The talks between the Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa and Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar, over the sharing of Cauvery water, fail. Speaking to the media Jayalalithaa said that despite explaining the plight of the farmers and their standing Samba crops, Karnataka ref...
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa will meet Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar in a few hours from now to discuss the Cauvery issue. The Supreme Court had earlier asked both the leaders to sit down and discuss the issue amicably.
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa will meet Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar on November 29 to discuss the Cauvery issue. The Supreme Court had earlier asked both the leaders to sit down and discuss the issue amicably.
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa will meet Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar to discuss the Cauvery river water sharing issue between the two States. The Supreme Court had earlier asked both the leaders to sit down and discuss the issue amicably.
Smuggling of red sanders from the Seshachalam hills in Chittoor district was captured on camera by TV9. In the neighbouring district of Nellore and Kadapa, the Somasila dam and the forested hills surrounding it have become the new area of operation of the smug...
For more than one year, farmers in Katni district in Madhya Pradesh are sitting on a funeral pyre with kerosene bottles in hand. They are opposing the acquisition of over 500 acres of land for Wellspun Energy Madhya Pradesh power project. These farmers say the...
The Cauvery Monitoring Committee that met today in Delhi, ordered Karnataka to release 4.8 tmc of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The water has to released over the period of a fortnight from November 16 to November 30. According to sources, Karnataka might not b...
The Cauvery Monitoring Committee will meet today in Delhi to discuss the Cauvery row between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The Committee is expected to order Karnataka to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The water has to released over the period of a fortnight...
The Supreme Court postpones the final hearing in the Mullperiyar dam issue to February 19. A new bench will take over hearing of the case as Justice DK Jain will be tendering his resignation.
Supreme Court is set to give its final verdict on the contentious Mullaperiyar dam case on February 19. A new bench is set to take up the issue as justice DK Jain is retiring.
The Supreme Court postpones the final hearing in the Mullperiyar dam issue to February 19. A new bench will take over hearing of the case as Justice DK Jain will be tendering his resignation.
The last Cauvery River Authority (CRA) meet did not go as planned, as both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu had rejected the Prime Minister’s decision to award 9,000 cusecs of water to save standing crops. The CRA is again meeting today to discuss the Cauvery issue ...
The Supreme Court has directed the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) to make recommendations and examine all issues that would be raised by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the sharing of Cauvery water at the panel’s meeting tomorrow. The bench with judges DK ...
Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, and other Cauvery delta areas receive copious amounts of rainfall due to the North East monsoons. The release of water from the Mettur dam has been stopped due to the excessive amounts of water available. If the rains contin...
It is a more confident, less rhetorical and more populist Chandrababu Naidu who addreses a gathering at Sunkesla dam in Rajoli in Mahabubnagar district. Speaking with a voice that has become unsteady from the several days spent on the road ever since he starte...
A distillery located in Maharashtra right across the border with Andhra Pradesh has been releasing pollutants into the river, that is causing a huge hazard for people living in the vicinity and downstream of the river.
The Kerala Government is planning to file its response on the report by the empowered panel on the Mullaperiyar dam issue by October 29. The date for the final hearing will be decided on November 5. Mullaperiyar chairman MK parameshwaran and team will visit De...
Former IPS officer of Maharashtra, YP Singh, says Arvind Kejriwal has been given documents related to alleged favors given to Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya by the Maharashtra government, but he did not highlights them. He says Sule got share in Lavasa City C...
Former IPS officer YP Singh knew Arvind Kejriwal for a long time, and had given him documents that Singh felt would prove corruption charges against Sharad Pawar. He held a press conference today to ask why Kejriwal delayed highlighting corruption by Sharad Pa...
Land for the newly-developed Lavasa city near Pune was given by Maharashtra minister Ajit Pawar on a 30-year lease at a low rent to a company, which has nearly 20% shares owned by his cousin sister Supriya Sule. This is former Maharashtra IPS officer YP Singh'...
Arvind Kejriwal seems on a bit unsteady ground as he tries to explain the rebuttals made by Nitin Gadkari a day earlier. He is also asked about the allegations made by YP Singh, the former IPS officer who said he had given Kejriwal documents about Sharad Pawar...
Annie Kohli, an associate of Anna Hazare accuses IAC's Anjali Damania, while an RTI activist claims some people were cheated by Arvind Kejriwal's associate Mayank Gandhi. Annie says Anjali wrote to Maharashtra's irrigation department to bypass her land during ...
A cool and unruffled Nitin Gadkari's conference on expose made by Arvind Kejriwal at his press conference today. He replies to Kejriwal's charges on his 'social work' with farmers, farming on the excess land that government has taken over and later handed over...
Arvind Kejriwal held his press conference to 'expose' Nitin Gadkari, followed by clarifications from Nitin Gadkari and the BJP leaders. This story analyses the arguments and counter-arguments made by these two sides. The points that are discussed are of excess...
Yes, it is very much BJP president Nitin Gadkari, at the receiving end of 'third expose' by Arvind Kejriwal. He starts by asking if the BJP is the country's Opposition party or if there is any collusion between BJP and Congress in the states and the Centre? He...
Just as Andhra Pradesh was hoping for an decision on the interstate dispute over the Babli dam project being built by Maharashtra across the Godavari river, the Supreme Court postponed the decision. But the court did question the Maharashtra government about ...
The state government held an all-party meeting ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on the dispute between Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh over the Babli dam in Maharashtra. Andhra Pradesh's contention is that dam is located in the backwaters of the Sriram Sagar ...
The cultural capital of India, Kolkata, gets a new Bengali daily - Ei Samay. From the Times of India group, this newspaper is expected to reflect the present mood and sentiments of the city that has been fast changing over the years. Several celebrities like P...
MDMK leader Vaiko and his party cadre attempt to protest outside Neyveli lignite factory and demand that power supply to Karnataka be stopped immediately. He demanded that since Karnataka did not want to share water with Tamil Nadu, then it should not be givin...
Expressing anger over the Cauvery row, PMK leader Ramadoss demands that the Tamil Nadu government convene an all-party meet to resolve the issue. He has also said that the Karnataka government has betrayed the people of Tamil Nadu.
MDMK leader Vaiko and his party cadre protest outside Neyveli lignite factory and demand that power supply to Karnataka be stopped immediately. He demanded that since Karnataka did not want to share water with Tamil Nadu, then it should not be giving electrici...
Achil Vandhavai | The Cauvery Monitoring Committee met last night to discuss the findings. While the report submission, debates, Court pleas, and review pleas take their own time to process, the farmers in Tamil Nadu still have no water to save their standing ...
The TOI group has decided to give Kolkata a new voice by launching a Bengali daily, Ei Samay, in the state. Cactus, Chandrabindoo, Fossils and Lakkhichara are coming together, not to bring out a new album, but to bring a new face to Kolkatta.
The Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) will meet in Delhi today to arrive at a consensus about sharing the Cauvery water between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The panel had already sent a delegation to purvey the dams and the flow of water in both the States.