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Tensions flare in Uttarakhand’s Vikasnagar after man killed, 3 injured in clash: Cops

Police have identified the deceased as Vinod Kashyap, a resident of Bairagiwala in the Vikasnagar area. (ANI)
Published on Jun 15, 2026 09:00 am IST

Mahanadi tribunal warns Odisha and Chhattisgarh to resolve water dispute

Mahanadi, originating in Chhattisgarh, flows 857 km before entering Odisha. (HT File Photo)
Published on Apr 22, 2026 07:46 pm IST

Row over water splashing on neighbour’s scooter turns violent in Zirakpur

The complainant said they had a past dispute with the couple after Sukhdev accidentally splashed water on his father’s Honda Activa scooter while washing his car. (File)
Updated on Apr 02, 2026 04:21 am IST

Trump offers to mediate Egypt-Ethiopia Nile dam dispute

Trump has repeatedly claimed that he “ended” the dispute, counting it among the conflicts he’s declared resolved as he lobbies for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Updated on Jan 17, 2026 03:44 am IST

Saini demands Haryana’s rightful share of water from Punjab

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini at the Northern Zonal Council meeting in Faridabad on Monday (X)
Published on Nov 18, 2025 06:30 am IST

Resolve Mahanadi river dispute via mediation, says ex-judge; asks PM to intervene

A view of the swollen Mahanadi river above the danger mark near Mundali in Cuttack. (FILE PHOTO)
Published on Oct 13, 2025 08:07 pm IST

SYL dispute: Punjab CM bats for Yamuna-Sutlej link as 5th round of talks ends in deadlock

Union jal shakti minister CR Patil with Punjab and Haryana CMs Bhagwant Mann and Nayab Singh Saini in New Delhi. (HT photo)
Published on Aug 06, 2025 10:08 am IST

Punjab, Haryana agreed to solution-oriented approach to SYL dispute: Centre

Union jal shakti minister CR Patil flanked by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann during the meeting on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Published on Jul 10, 2025 03:10 pm IST

Punjab: Mann rushes to Nangal dam, stops BBMB from releasing water to Haryana

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann at the Nangal dam on Sunday. (PTI)
Published on May 12, 2025 05:02 am IST

Haryana CM condemns holding BBMB chairman ‘hostage’, demands water release

He condemned the alleged hostage situation involving the BBMB chairman, again citing it as ‘disrespect to the high court. (HT File)
Published on May 09, 2025 05:22 am IST

Punjab-Haryana water dispute being politicised: Ugrahan

Joginder Singh Ugrahan (centre). (ANI file)
Published on May 07, 2025 08:38 am IST

{CLP meet} Cong stands firmly with Punjab: Bajwa

All Congress MLAs were present at the meeting, where the party strategized its stance for the assembly session. (HT Fi)
Published on May 04, 2025 10:33 pm IST

Donald Trump threatens Mexico with sanctions, tariffs: ‘…this is very unfair'

A drone view shows the low water level of the La Boquilla dam, as Mexico contends that a historic drought fueled by climate change makes it impossible to fulfill its water commitments to the United States under a 1944 treaty.
Updated on Apr 11, 2025 12:04 pm IST

Haryana stopping water, says Delhi; ‘cheap politics’, responds state

Extreme heatwave in north India has led to depleting water levels in the Yamuna. (Sanchit Khanna/HT)
Updated on Jun 08, 2024 05:08 am IST

Opposition, Himachal minister trade barbs over government’s handling of water-lifting project row

BJP leaders walk out of the House for the second consecutive day of the Himachal assembly session over the ongoing dispute on lifting water from Ali Khad. (Deepak Sansta/HT)
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 08:42 am IST

Help set up panel to settle water dispute between TN, K’taka, SC directs Centre

The Supreme Court was hearing a suit filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the Karnataka government challenging the alleged diversion of water from the Pennaiyar river for various purposes. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 24, 2024 07:44 am IST

Drinking water soon for villages on outskirts of city: Shivakumar

Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said that 750 MLD (million litres per day) of water would be sourced from Cauvery Stage V and 20 sewage treatment plants (STPs) are being upgraded and disc membrane filters will be added to treat the water. (ANI)
Updated on Oct 13, 2023 08:48 am IST

Cauvery row: CWRC directs Karnataka to release 3000 cusecs of water by Oct 31

Cauvery row: CWRC directs Karnataka to release of 3k cusecs of water by Oct 31
Updated on Oct 11, 2023 10:28 pm IST

CWMA directs K'taka to release 3,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to TN till Oct 15

CWMA directs Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to TN till October 15
Updated on Sept 30, 2023 08:44 am IST

Cauvery water authority orders Karnataka to release 5000 cusecs of water to TN

An emergency meeting was held in New Delhi in which both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu put forward their cases. (HT archives)
Published on Sept 19, 2023 03:32 am IST

TN to go to SC for Cauvery water as Karnataka reduces release to 8,000 Cusecs

TN Chief minister MK Stalin. (PTI)
Published on Aug 12, 2023 12:48 pm IST

Courts cannot take decisions on Delhi water row: Haryana

The Delhi high court. (Pradeep Gaur/ File Photo)
Updated on May 10, 2023 03:59 pm IST

Supreme Court will hear in-person petitions on Mahadayi river, says Goa CM

Goa and Karnataka have been at loggerheads over sharing water of the Mahadayi river which is known as Mandovi in Goa.
Published on Jul 15, 2020 04:45 pm IST

‘Complete betrayal’: Goa Opposition parties slam state govt over tribunal decision in water dispute with Karnataka

Goa Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat speaking during a protest against diverting the water of River Mahadayi, in New Delhi in December last year.
Updated on Feb 28, 2020 03:21 pm IST

Goa tourism body fears Mahadayi protests will hurt tourism further

Goa has seen a decline in foreign tourists recently.
Updated on Dec 26, 2019 10:37 pm IST

Water disputes, eviction from govt houses cleared

Replying to the debate on the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019, urban development minister Puri underlined the bill’s timing as many MPs were waiting for their new accommodation.
Published on Jul 31, 2019 11:02 pm IST

Delhi High Court doesn’t have jurisdiction to hear Yamuna dispute: Haryana

The affidavit comes in a plea filed by advocate SB Tripathi, who had sought sufficient water for the national capital. He has also sought the revival of the Yamuna river in Delhi.
Updated on Jul 24, 2019 06:46 am IST

Sitharaman says Centre holding discussions on Cauvery issue, won’t take unilateral decision

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Updated on May 02, 2018 06:13 pm IST

Centre seeks 2 weeks from Supreme Court to frame Cauvery water-sharing plan

Members of Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Association hold a protest demanding formation of Cauvery Water Management Board by the Centre, in Chennai.
Published on Apr 27, 2018 11:20 pm IST

Centre for single tribunal to resolve water disputes

AIADMK MPs protest at Parliament House demanding creation of Cauvery Water Management Board during the second phase of budget session in New Delhi.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 06:54 pm IST