Tag: CMB

Stalin meets TN Governor over formation of CMB before 3 May

MK Stalin, the working president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), met Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit at Raj Bhavan on Friday requesting him to take up the Cauvery water issue with the Centre.

April 13, 2018

Dispel belief that CMB is being delayed because of K’taka polls, Haasan to PM Modi

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan urged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to solve the Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

April 12, 2018

Massive protests outside Chepauk as Chennai gears up for CSK vs KKR

Political parties and outfits in Tamil Nadu have been demanding that the IPL be shifted out of the state in solidarity with people over the Cauvery water dispute.

April 10, 2018

Not forming CMB is a blunder: Kamal Haasan in Trichy

Haasan pointed out that not a single solution put forward by legal and water resource experts for proper sharing of Cauvery water has been used.

April 5, 2018

Tamil Nadu shutdown: MK Stalin detained as opposition stages protest over CMB

Normal life in Tamil Nadu was affected on Thursday following a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led shutdown over the Centre’s failure to set up a Cauvery Management Board (CMB). Protesting the failure of the Centre in forming the CMB, members of the DMK – which is the main opposition party in the state – came out on...

April 5, 2018

DMK has no moral right to talk about Cauvery issue: Tamil Nadu deputy CM

In an unexpected development, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Panneerselvam joined AIADMK leaders at the hunger strike demanding the formation of the CMB.

April 3, 2018

Cauvery dispute: SC agrees to hear TN’s petition on CMB, DMK protests continue

Led by main opposition party, Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK), the protesters reportedly blocked roads in Chennai. Among the protesters were farmers and members of other fringe outfits.

April 2, 2018

Tamil Nadu, Karnataka strike call over CMB

The oneupmanship of various political parties in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with an eye on impending state Assembly and the 2019 Lok Sabha elections has triggered a war-like situation in both the states over the Cauvery water dispute. While ongoing protests against the BJP-led Central government over its inability to form the Supreme Court-directed Cauvery...

April 2, 2018