The Tamil Nadu Assembly will meet today, amid the Cauvery river water dispute with neighbouring Karnataka, besides other local issues. This will also be the first session post snapping of ties between ertwhile allies, the AIADMK and BJP. While AIADMK, the main opposition party has 66 MLAs, BJP has 4. The two had jointly faced the 2021 state polls as… Continue reading "TN Assembly to convene today amid Cauvery issue"
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) on Tuesday asked the Karnataka government to release 5,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu till September 28, officials familiar with the matter said. This decision mirrored a similar order issued by the authority on August 28, to which the state government had submitted a compliance report. The CWRC convened a meeting… Continue reading "Cauvery issue: Panel ‘directs’ Karnataka to continue water release"
In a move to exert pressure on the Karnataka government to release their share of water, farmers organisations and farmers of eight districts of Tamil Nadu will stage a protest on September 20. The protest will be conducted in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Tiruchi, Ariyalur and Pudukottai — the Cauvery delta districts of the state. According to the farmers,… Continue reading "Cauvery issue: TN farmers to stage protest on 20 September"