Karunanidhi: Administrator par excellence

The DMK patriarch was a pioneer in reforming governance in Tamil Nadu. Here are three of his most notable schemes

Cauvery tribunal award is finally notified

Protests feared in Karnataka; government beefs up security in the river basin delta areas and around KRS reservoir near Mysore

Tamil Nadu suspends coastal sand mining

Government orders a probe into alleged violations by big companies

Cauvery row: SC directs Karnataka to release 283 cumec water to Tamil Nadu

Asks Cauvery Monitoring Committee headed-by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to meet within two days and decide water sharing between the two states

Tamil Nadu to sue Karnataka for crop loss in Cauvery delta

Move follows the latter's refusal to release adequate water from Cauvery even after talks, says Jayalalithaa

Protest against Kudankulam nuclear plant called off

Jayalalithaa agrees to intercede on behalf of protesters

A panchayat president who does not speak

Chettikulam’s support for the Kudankulam nuclear plant reflects the politics of Tamil Nadu—and its economic dependence on the project