Mullaperiyar row: Chandy meets Sonia, pitches for new dam
With the deadlock persisting over the Mullaperiyar dam issue, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and stressed that a new dam was needed for the safety of Kerala
450 families living near Mullaperiyar to be evacuated
The Kerala government on Friday informed the state High Court that at least 450 families living near the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam area would be evacuated to safer places soon.
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Mullaperiyar row, PM steps in, TN, Kerala officials meet likely
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday stepped in to bring the warring states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala together to defuse the Mullaperiyar dam crisis and their officials are expected to meet to th
Dam row: Chandy in Delhi Thursday, likely to meet PM
With the political battle intensifying between Kerala and Tamil Nadu on the Mullaperiyar dam issue, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is to come here on Thursday to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Sing
Parliament adjourned till noon over FDI, Mullaperiyar
Both houses of parliament were adjourned till noon on Thursday following protests by opposition members against the decision to permit foreign investment in retail and Kerala MPs demanding a new dam i
Oommen Chandy to meet PM over Mullaperiyar
Seeking urgent Central initiative on the vexed Mullaperiyar Dam issue, Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday and stress on the importance of holding early talks between the state and Tamil Nadu to defuse the crisis.
PM to Jaya: undue alarm should not be created on Mullaperiyar
Seeking to calm passions over Mullaperiyar Dam issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday wrote to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa saying nothing should be said or done to create ‘undu
Opposition will raise funds to build new dam: Achuthanandan
With a by-election to the Kerala assembly to be held soon, Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday said his Left Democratic Front (LDF) will raise funds from the people to build a new Mullap
Manmohan Singh steps in on Mullapriyar issue
As political parties and voluntary groups in Kerala intensified protests on Mullaperiyar Dam issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stepped in on Tuesday and met four delegations from Tamil Nadu and Ker
Mullaperiyar row: Kerala ministers to meet PM
State and union ministers from Kerala will meet the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday seeking his urgent intervention to enable the construction of a new dam in Mullaperiyar.
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