Cauvery Row

"People come to us when they don't get a solution to their problem anywhere else," Shivakumar said

More than 175 organisations from across the state have declared support for the bandh and said that they stand in solidarity with the farmer groups

Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have been locked in a decades-long battle over the sharing of water from the Cauvery River

Karnataka will take strong measures to protect the state's interests, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said

Since the Cauvery has such an importance for Tamil Nadu, the protests were being held to retrieve the state's rights, said DMK leader MK Stalin

The state-of-the-art Greenfield Stadium could be the most likely venue if Kerala is allotted any of the IPL matches

Around Rs 50 billion worth of trade would have been affected due to the protest

'Cauvery Rights Retrieval Yatra,' will be held following the bandh, the DMK leader said

Supreme Court had on Tuesday retained its direction to Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs till further orders

It would be incumbent upon the governments of both states to maintain peace and harmony, said the apex court

M K Stalin was among those who participated in the protests held in different parts of the state including Chennai and the Cauvery delta districts

Protests were held in several parts of Tamil Nadu against the NDA-led Union government for its stance in the apex court

State govt said that it was against the assurance given by it to the court on this matter

Party chief M Karunanidhi also urged the state govt to convene an all- party meeting and hold a special sitting of the state Assembly to discuss the matter

The apex court gave the last opportunity to the Siddaramiah government to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu from October 1-6

Bench said that the State of Karnataka should not be bent upon maintaining an obstinate stand of defiance

Prior to attending the meeting, Siddaramaiah reiterated Karnataka's severe difficulties in meeting its water requirement

State cabinet which would meet later in the day would take a final decision on the matter

Supreme Court has directed Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for the next three days

Tamil Nadu alleged that its neighbour should not be heard till it complied with directives of the SC and the CWDT