February 10, 2003

• Karnataka asked to release water

January 15, 2003

• Karnataka to release 4,500 cusecs of water for a week

January 14, 2003

• Jaya unhappy with Karnataka's proposal

January 13, 2003

• Karnataka agrees to release 'some water'
• Cauvery basin farmers threaten to revive stir

November 29, 2002

• Jaya indisposed; CRA meeting deferred

November 23, 2002

• Made Gowda suspends Cauvery agitation till November 29

November 22, 2002

• Karnataka seeks legal advice for Mani's release
• Jaya seeks protection for Tamils in Karnataka
• SC defers hearing on contempt case against Karnataka

November 20, 2002

• Pan-Tamil militants target power tower

November 16, 2002

• Jaya withdraws remarks against PM, CRA

November 15, 2002

• Withdraw allegations against CRA: SC to Jaya

November 7, 2002

• Educational institutions reopen in Mandya

November 6, 2002

• Karnataka to reduce water outflow to TN
• Karnataka slams Jaya for questioning CRA
• Made Gowda demands white paper
• Karnataka to study Jaya's missive

November 5, 2002

• Karnataka farmers to end protests if compensated

November 4, 2002

• Karnataka not to stop releasing water

November 3, 2002

• Made Gowda, Congress MLA secure bail

November 2, 2002

• Curfew lifted in Mandya

November 1, 2002

• SC defers hearing on contempt petitions to Nov 15
• Karnataka to obey SC order on Cauvery water release

October 31, 2002

• Judicial custody for Karnataka farmer leader Made Gowda

October 30, 2002

• Curfew imposed in Mandya

October 29, 2002

• Made Gowda threatens to launch indefinite fast
• Pondicherry demands Cauvery water from TN
• Agitating Karnataka farmers attack legislator's house

October 28, 2002

• Karnataka starts releasing Cauvery waters
• Krishna tenders unconditional apology to SC
• Lathi charge on agitating farmers in Mandya

October 27, 2002

• Karnataka to convey decision to SC on Monday
• Karnataka farmers to resume agitation

October 26, 2002

• Increased security near reservoirs makes farmers suspicious
• Opposition parties to boycott Krishna's all-party meet
• Krishna convenes emergency Cabinet meeting on Sunday

October 25, 2002

• Northeast monsoon arrives in Tamil Nadu

October 24, 2002

• Karnataka to decide on SC order on Friday
• SC ask Karnataka release 'some water' to Tamil Nadu
• SC flays Karnataka for disobeying order
• Karnataka farmers threaten to revive stir

October 23, 2002

• Theatre screening Tamil movie attacked in Bangalore
• TN intent on confrontation: Krishna

October 22, 2002

• Karnataka unlikely to release water to TN anytime soon

October 19, 2002

• Karnataka Cabinet reviews Cauvery water storage position

October 18, 2002

• Punish Krishna for not releasing Cauvery waters: Ramadoss
• TN minister Panneerselvam slams Baalu on Cauvery issue

October 16, 2002

• Baalu rejects Jaya's demand for TN Central ministers to quit

October 14, 2002

• Rajni, colleagues to meet PM

October 13, 2002

• Karnataka farmers withdraw agitation
• Rajnikanth fasts for Cauvery waters

October 12, 2002

• Take note of rains in TN: Krishna's plea to SC
• Krishna ends padayatra; moots national water policy
• Tamil film artistes stage anti-Karnataka rally in Neyveli
• Act on PM's advice: Deve Gowda to TN, Karnataka

October 11, 2002

• SC issues notice to Krishna
• Faceoff avoided, Rajni puts off fast by a day
• Light showers welcome Krishna in Mandya

October 10, 2002

• Rajni allotted fasting venue, Neyveli team finalises details
• Mettur reservoir closed

October 9, 2002

• Krishna cuts short padayatra by two days
• Krishna justifies non-release of Cauvery waters
• Cracks appear in Tamil filmdom over Cauvery row
• Rajni distances himself from Tamil filmdom
• Tamil Nadu grinds to a halt
• It's raining in Cauvery delta areas
• Cauvery row getting embroiled in local politics

October 8, 2002

• Krishna to continue padayatra
• Trains to be suspended on TN bandh day

October 7, 2002

• Jaya precipitating Cauvery crisis: Karnataka minister
• Tamil Nadu bandh on Wednesday: Jayalalithaa
• DMK boycotts all-party meeting, suggests bandh
• Karnataka chief minister begins 'padayatra'
• PM hopes a solution would be found to Cauvery water dispute

October 6, 2002

• Karnataka, TN indulge in slanging match
• Tamil movies, TV channels banned in Karnataka
• Jaya wants Karnataka government sacked
• Krishna to walk from Bangalore to KRS reservoir

October 5, 2002

• Farmers lay siege to Kabini, KRS reservoirs
• Rajnikant to participate in October 12 rally
• TN to file second contempt petition
• Karnataka parties back Krishna on Cauvery issue
• Krishna braces for showdown on Cauvery row
• Karunanidhi blames Jayalalithaa for Cauvery stalemate
• Karnataka not to release Cauvery water

October 4, 2002

• Karnataka farmers try to set train afire
• Krishna rules out releasing water
• SC orders Karnataka to release water to TN
• Rajakumar fans may boycott Tamil movies
• Rajnikanth steps in to cool tempers on Cauvery

October 3, 2002

• SC should not entertain Tamil Nadu's contempt petition: Krishna

October 1, 2002

• Cauvery monitoring team heads for Mettur

September 30, 2002

• Supreme Court asks Tamil Nadu to cooperate on Cauvery issue

September 29, 2002

• Cauvery stir disrupts trains services in Bangalore

September 27, 2002

• Krishna unhappy with TN boycott of Cauvery team
• Rail roko agitation by Karnataka farmers on September 29

September 25, 2002

• Refusal to allow reservoirs inspected may isolate Tamil Nadu
• Cauvery panel team visits Karnataka reservoirs

September 25, 2002

• Cauvery team visits Mysore on fact-finding mission
• Rajakumar leads cine artists' protest rally on Cauvery issue

September 23, 2002

• Rajakumar to lead protest march
• Tamil Nadu to boycott Cauvery panel meet
• Contempt petition: SC issues notice to Krishna
• Karnataka farmers form 'suicide squads'

September 22, 2002

• Karnataka ignores PM's directive on Cauvery water

September 21, 2002

• Vajpayee directs Karnataka to abide by CRA decision
• Tamil farm workers burn effigy of Jaya in Mandya

September 20, 2002

• Centre asks Karnataka to release water
• Karnataka's response to Centre's directive on Saturday
• Centre must take over dams across Cauvery: Jaya
• DMK boycotts all-party meet in Tamil Nadu
• 'We don't want to give a single drop of water'
• Chandrababu for revival of Ganga-Cauvery link project

September 19, 2002

• Farmer's suicide: Compensation demanded
• Farmer may have been pushed into Kabini reservoir: Jaya
• Karnataka suspends release of water to Tamil Nadu

September 18, 2002

• Farmer jumps into Kabini dam to protest cauvery water release
• Congress MP Ambareesh offers to resign

September 16, 2002

• Violence continues near Kabini dam

September 15, 2002

• Kabini: Police opens fire to disperse protesting farmers

September 14, 2002

• Water in Mettur reservoir to last only 10 days

September 13, 2002

• SC seeks details from Centre about Cauvery water release
• Cauvery row: Jaya vs Krishna

September 12, 2002

• Bandh over Cauvery dispute logs out India's Silicon Valley

September 11, 2002

• Bangalore braces for bandh on Cauvery issue on Thursday
• Opposition failed to stand up for TN, says Jaya

September 11, 2002

• TN approaches SC against CRA decision: PTI

September 9, 2002

• Angry farmers stop release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu
• Tamil Nadu to move Supreme Court on Cauvery issue
• TN finance minister accuses Centre of bias

September 8, 2002

• Cauvery row: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu agree on distress formula
• Jaya indisposed, will not attend CRA meet

September 7, 2002

• Cauvery agitation marred by violence in Mandya, 7 cops injured
• Cauvery River Authority on September 8
• Karnataka, TN fail to agree on Cauvery issue

September 6, 2002

• TN being threatened: Jayalalithaa to PM
• Krishna in Delhi to plead case with PM
• Krishna stuck between Veerappan, Jayalalithaa and the Cauvery

September 5, 2002

• Cauvery water flows into TN; Krishna to visit Delhi on Friday

September 4, 2002

• Krishna urges PM to hold Cauvery meeting this week
• Karnataka police beefs up security in Cauvery belt

September 3, 2002

• Karnataka convenes all-party meeting to discuss SC order
• SC orders Karnataka to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu

August 28, 2002

• Nationalise all inter-state rivers: Jayalalithaa
• Jaya walkout puts onus on SC

August 27, 2002

• Jaya walks out of Cauvery authority meeting

August 19, 2002

• Centre calls Cauvery River Authority meeting on Aug 27

July 29, 2002

• Supreme Court asks Cauvery Monitoring Committee to meet by Aug 12

July 10, 2002

• TN moves Supreme Court on Cauvery row

July 7, 2002

• Krishna refuses to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu

June 27, 2002

• Cauvery row: Jayalalithaa refuses to negotiate with S M Krishna

June 26, 2002

• Cauvery waters row: Tamil Nadu rejects PM's offer
• Release 3 TMC feet of water to Tamil Nadu: PM to Karnataka

June 25, 2002

• Delayed monsoon rekindles Cauvery row

June 23, 2002

• Jaya rejects Karnataka CM's claim on monsoon failure

June 22, 2002

• Karnataka not in position to release water due to poor storage: CM

June 21, 2002

• Jaya wants Cauvery authority meet convened
• Tamil Nadu to approach Supreme Court on Cauvery issue

February 14, 2002

• Act impartially in Cauvery dispute: TN to Centre

October 11, 2001

• Cauvery meet ends in deadlock

September 10, 2001

• Cauvery issue: Jayalalithaa may go on a fast

September 8, 2001

• Cauvery issue: TN seeks Centre's intervention

August 24, 2001

• Jaya writes to PM on Cauvery issue

October 9, 2000

• Cauvery row takes a backseat with Mettur overflowing

July 16, 2000

• Karnataka CM non-committal on release of Cauvery waters

June 30, 2000

• Cauvery authority to meet on July 14

May 18, 2000

• Karnataka's intransigence over Cauvery upsets TN

October 2, 1999

• Jayalalitha ups the ante on Cauvery

September 28, 1999

• TN CM urges Patel to release water
• Cauvery authority's meeting postponed
• Rains cool tempers over Cauvery

September 27, 1999

• Patel cites health, poll to skip CRA meeting
• Water dwindling alarmingly in Cauvery reservoir
• Central team commences study of Cauvery level
• Patel seeks postponement of meeting on Cauvery

September 26, 1999

• CRA team to assess Cauvery situation

September 25, 1999

• Vajpayee calls urgent meeting of Cauvery Authority

September 24, 1999

• Karnataka rejects proposal on Cauvery

September 23, 1999

• TN cabinet holds emergency meeting on Cauvery
• Opposition targets DMK government on Cauvery dispute
• Karnataka promises to abide by Cauvery River Authority's suggestion

September 22, 1999

• TN will send team to urge PM on Cauvery

September 21, 1999

• PM's intervention fails to resolve Cauvery dispute
• Karnataka turns down TN's plea for Cauvery water

September 20, 1999

• Pressure mounts on Karnataka to release Cauvery water

September 18, 1999

• TN govt questions Centre's assertion on Cauvery water release

September 16, 1999

• Vajpayee, Karunanidhi sold Tamilians down the Cauvery: Jaya

May 7, 1999

• SC orders Karnataka to constitute Cauvery riot relief authority

November 12, 1998

• Rangarajan refutes Jaya's criticism of PM over Cauvery accord

November 11, 1998

• Jaya questions Karunanidhi's actions on Cauvery

August 24, 1998

• Jaya threatens stir over Karunanidhi's Cauvery speech

August 17, 1998

• Karunanidhi is irked by Chidambaram's comments on Cauvery dispute

August 13, 1998

• Karnataka Congress unit claims infirmities in Cauvery scheme

August 12, 1998

• Karnataka, Tamil Nadu get cold feet on Cauvery issue

August 11, 1998

• Vajpayee govt notifies new Cauvery scheme
• Kumaramangalam finds Jaya's stand on Cauvery 'unfair'

August 10, 1998

• Talks take Cauvery another step closer to finish
• Jaya threatens BJP over Cauvery issue

August 8, 1998

• AIADMK rejects Cauvery solution
• Quiet can the Cauvery flow now

August 7, 1998

• Karunanidhi announces breakthrough in Cauvery talks
• Cauvery finally breaks through dam of opposing views
• It is a victory of the people: Karunanidhi

August 6, 1998

• Second round of Cauvery talks fail to arrive at consensus
• Karunanidhi urges PM to persuade Karnataka to accept Cauvery authority

August 5, 1998

• Talks better option to resolve Cauvery dispute, says J H Patel

August 4, 1998

• Karunanidhi to attend PM's Cauvery meet despite criticism

August 3, 1998

• TN all-party meeting authorises Karunanidhi to represent state at Cauvery meet

July 30, 1998

• Centre modifies scheme to resolve Cauvery; Nayanar sceptical about Aug 6 meet

July 28, 1998

• Centre may propose reasonable solution to Cauvery crisis

July 24, 1998

• Adrift on the Cauvery...

July 22, 1998

• Karnataka to ask Cauvery tribunal for final order

July 21, 1998

• PM will meet CMs to narrow down differences
• TN will wait till Aug 12 before deciding on action
• Tamil MPs walk out of Lok Sabha over Cauvery for the second day
• SC gives Centre till Aug 21 to sort out Cauvery dispute

July 20, 1998

• Centre may propose draft scheme on Cauvery
• Karnataka MPs warn of law & order problems if Centre takes TN line in Cauvery dispute
• Cauvery water dispute may inspire Congress interest in forming govt
• Karnataka, TN leaders sandwich PM over Cauvery
• Tempers run high as Parliament plumbs Cauvery

July 16, 1998

• Karunanidhi, Jaya and allies call on PM to notify Cauvery award

July 13, 1998

• Karunanidhi appeals to MPs to pressurise Centre over Cauvery

July 8, 1998

• Patel to lead MPs's team on Cauvery

June 24, 1998

• Karnataka warns Tamil Nadu of blocking Krishna waters

June 19, 1998

• Deve Gowda riled by Karunanidhi's letter to international funding agency against Cauvery project

April 20, 1998

• Moopanar tars Jaya and Karunanidhi with the same brush over Cauvery

April 11, 1998

• Vajpayee will not succumb to pressure from TN on Cauvery, says Patel

April 8, 1998

• Notify Cauvery tribunal award, Karunanidhi tells PM

September 30, 1997

• Centre firm on implementing Cauvery order

September 4, 1997

• Karnataka rejects Centre's proposal on Cauvery

July 3, 1997

• TN lets Centre worry about Cauvery dispute

April 6, 1997

• Cauvery water dispute will flow to Parliament

March 21, 1997

• Tamil Nadu's plea in Cauvery waters dispute

February 5, 1997

• Kerala committee urges tough stance on Cauvery

January 6, 1997

• Cauvery waters talks collapse
• Century-old Cauvery dispute remains in limbo