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Tamil Nadu passes resolution against Mekedatu dam

Tamil Nadu passes resolution against Mekedatu dam
Published on Jun 20, 2026 06:00 am IST

Reject Karnataka’s Mekedatu DPR, Vijay writes to Narendra Modi

Reject Karnataka’s Mekedatu DPR, Vijay writes to Narendra Modi
Published on May 27, 2026 06:28 am IST

PMK urges Centre to reject Karnataka's Mekedatu dam DPR

PMK urges Centre to reject Karnataka's Mekedatu dam DPR
Published on May 22, 2026 11:38 am IST

Mekedatu project: Fresh DPR to be submitted to authorities at centre, says Shivakumar

Mekedatu project: Fresh DPR to be submitted to authorities at centre, says Shivakumar
Published on Nov 18, 2025 10:45 pm IST

Karnataka cabinet hails verdict; approves new science, IT policy

Karnataka cabinet hails verdict; approves new science, IT policy
Published on Nov 14, 2025 06:36 am IST

SC rejects TN’s plea as ‘premature’

The Supreme Court held that the Tamil Nadu government was free to pursue appropriate legal remedies in the event of the Central Water Commission (CWC) approved the project’s DPR, with the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) consideration. (PTI)
Published on Nov 14, 2025 06:04 am IST

Supreme Court calls Tamil Nadu plea against Mekedatu project ‘premature’

The court said a draft pre-feasibility report for the project was under consideration. (ANI)
Published on Nov 13, 2025 03:33 pm IST

SC rejects Tamil Nadu's plea against construction of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir project

SC rejects Tamil Nadu's plea against construction of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir project
Published on Nov 13, 2025 02:01 pm IST

KRS dam full for first time in June since 1958, CM offers prayers

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar offers the customary 'bagina' to the Cauvery river, at Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam in Mandya district of Karnataka, on Monday (PTI)
Published on Jul 02, 2025 11:59 pm IST

Heartwarming video shows locals welcome Cauvery river with flowers, prayers

The locals run along the water, showering flowers onto it and folding their hands to welcome the river's water.
Published on Jun 22, 2025 06:00 am IST

Missing ICAR ex-chief found dead in Cauvery

Subbanna Ayyappan (Hindustan Times)
Published on May 12, 2025 08:00 am IST

Former ICAR chief Ayyappan found dead in Cauvery river

Ayyappan (70) was an agriculture and fisheries (aquaculture) scientist, and was the first non-crop scientist to head the ICAR.
Published on May 11, 2025 11:58 am IST

Mekedatu dam can't be built without TN's consent: Minister Duraimurugan

Mekedatu dam can't be built without TN's consent: Minister Duraimurugan
Published on Mar 24, 2025 08:19 pm IST

Alternative land identified for Mekedatu project in 3 districts

The project is envisioned to provide sustainable drinking water supply. (HT photo)
Updated on Dec 09, 2024 06:34 am IST

Nine villages in Karnataka inundated due to overflowing rivers

Rescue officials help stranded people in the flooded Uttara Kannada district on Thursday (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 02, 2024 07:08 am IST

Cauvery issue: Will release 8,000 cusecs water to TN, says K'taka CM Siddaramaiah

Cauvery issue: Will release 8,000 cusecs water to TN, says K'taka CM Siddaramaiah
Published on Jul 14, 2024 07:48 pm IST

‘Bengaluru facing shortfall of 500 MLD water’: Karnataka CM

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Published on Mar 19, 2024 03:05 pm IST

Karnataka: Three men go for a swim in Cauvery river, drown

The bodies were fished out late at night, said police. (HT)
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 07:55 am IST

CM asserts govt's commitment to implement Mekedatu, other irrigation projects

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah speaks inside Karnataka Legislative Council in Bengaluru.
Published on Feb 16, 2024 03:58 pm IST

Karnataka water project dispute: Union jal shakti minister accuses Siddaramaiah of ‘spreading misinformation’

Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the five projects prioritised for Karnataka under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana- Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme, three have been completed, and two are in progress. (PTI)
Updated on Oct 31, 2023 07:42 am IST

Tamil Nadu assembly adopts resolution seeking Cauvery water from Karnataka

Tamil Nadu assembly adopts resolution seeking Cauvery water from Karnataka
Published on Oct 09, 2023 03:02 pm IST

Sadhguru urges Karnataka, TN to strengthen Cauvery, MP Tejasvi Surya responds

Sadhguru's post evoked a response from BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, who thanked the leader and said both the states should look into the cropping pattern in the region.
Published on Sept 29, 2023 04:49 pm IST

Karnataka bandh: 44 flights cancelled to and from state

Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. (HT Archive)
Published on Sept 29, 2023 11:24 am IST

Karnataka Bandh: Freedom Park sole location for rallies, says Bengaluru top cop

Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda.
Updated on Sept 29, 2023 09:42 am IST

Bengaluru: Karnataka Rakshana Vedike protests against state MPs over Cauvery row

KRV Women's Wing President Ashwini Gowda said this is the time for all Kannadigas to come together.
Published on Sept 29, 2023 08:17 am IST

BJP MP waits 48 hrs to meet TN CM over Cauvery dispute, meeting doesn't happen

BJP MP Lahar Singh Siroya and others during an all-party meeting to discuss the Cauvery issue in Bengaluru earlier this month.
Published on Sept 29, 2023 07:11 am IST

State-wide bandh in Karnataka tomorrow: Here's what to expect

The Karnataka bandh is being backed by nearly 2,000 pro-Kannada groups. (Representational image)
Updated on Sept 28, 2023 01:54 pm IST

Two booked in Tamil Nadu over fake videos of attack on Tamilians in Karnataka

Tamil Nadu police on Wednesday warned people against spreading rumours that Tamilians were being attacked in Karnataka over the Cauvery water sharing issue. (HT Archives)
Updated on Sept 29, 2023 07:15 am IST

Will challenge CWRC's order to release Cauvery water to TN in SC: Siddaramaiah

Chief minister Siddaramaiah. (PTI)
Published on Sept 27, 2023 04:08 pm IST

Cauvery row heats up, parallel protests held in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Kannada activists protest against Karnataka Government over the issue of releasing water from Cauvery river to Tamil Nadu, in Bengaluru, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 (PTI)
Updated on Sept 27, 2023 10:09 am IST