Supreme Court of India Supreme Court of IndiaThe Supreme Court on Monday gave partial relief to Karnataka, modifying its September 5 order. The modified order comes after the Karnataka government on Saturday evening sought an urgent hearing over the Cauvery dispute. The apex court, however, rejected Karnataka’s plea that the earlier order, asking it to release 15,000 cusecs Cauvery water per day, be kept in abeyance. Watch VideoViolent protests were reported in parts of Karnataka and Tamil over the Cauvery water dispute. Earlier on Monday, a hotel in Tamil Nadu was attacked by a Tamil rebel group that hurled petrol bombs at it.

Source: Indian Express September 12, 2016 06:45 UTC