In all, 74 leaders of TDP including 50 MLAs, MLCs and MPs led by Mr. Naidu, were arrested when they tried to enter Maharashtra territory crossing the barricades set up by that State police. They were taken to Dharmabad police station in Nanded district. Several woman legislators were also among the arrested.
July 15: States that are squabbling over inter-state water distribution should resolve their differences through bilateral talks, said the secretary, Union water resources ministry, Mr U. N. Panjiar.
Hyderabad, July 7: The Opposition leader, Mr N Chandrababu Naidu, said the state government had handled the Babli row inefficiently, and the completion of the project on the Godavari river by Maharashtra confirmed this.
The State government on Sunday decided to set up a legal and a technical committee to hold talks with neighbouring Maharastra and Andhra Pradesh over the Krishna river water sharing issue.
New Delhi: The five-member Empowered Committee constituted to go into the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam, at its first meeting has decided to issue a public notice inviting memorandum from interested parties, including the Centre, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
New Delhi: The five-member Empowered Committee headed by the former Chief Justice of India, Justice A.S. Anand, to go into the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam meets here on Monday for the first time after it was constituted pursuant to the orders of the Supreme Court on February 18.
RAMANATHAPURAM: The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary, Vaiko, has urged the State and Central governments to ensure the rule of law by making Kerala to implement the Supreme Court judgment on Mullaperiyar dam.