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Deve Gowda visits dams in Cauvery basin to assess water levels

September 12, 2016

Mandya/Mysuru/Hassan, Sep 12: Former prime minister H?D?Deve Gowda on Sunday visited Krishnarajasagar (KRS), Kabini and Hemavathy dams on Sunday to assess the water levels, in view of the release of water to Tamil Nadu.

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Speaking to reporters after visiting KRS?in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district, Gowda urged the state government to take measures for ensuring supply of sufficient drinking water to Mandya, Mysuru and Bengaluru. He also demanded the government to compensate the farmers for crop loss. “It is surprising that the court has passed the order when the state is facing acute shortage of drinking water. The main petition is coming up for hearing before the court on October 18 and if we fail to convince the court, the situation will become worse for Karnataka,” Gowda said.

He said that he had explained to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the water-sharing formula and the prevailing drought in Karnataka. “I will meet the prime minister again with more facts to convince him. The state will not get justice by protesting against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. We should come up with a strategy to fight the issue.”

Gowda said that he would conduct an aerial survey of Mettur dam in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. The former prime minister, who visited Kabini dam in HD?Kote taluk of Mysuru district said that wild animals in Bandipur and other forests in the vicinity depend on Kabini dam for drinking water and they would die if they don’t get water. Gowda also took stock of the water level in Hemavathy reservoir.

Protests continue Protests against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu continued in Mandya on Sunday also, reports DHNS from Mandya. However, protesters blocked roads only for a short duration. While traffic resumed on Mysuru-Bengaluru highway, the KSRTC?had diverted most of its buses on Malavalli-Kanakapura road.

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August 5,2020

Ayodhya, Aug 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday recalled the significance of the path of 'maryada' associated with Lord Ram in the backdrop of the situation created by COVID-19 and emphasised the importance of social distancing and wearing face masks.

He said that the current situation demands 'maryada' should be 'do gaz ki doori, mask hai zaroori' and exhorted everyone to follow it.

In his speech after laying the foundation stone of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Prime Minister said the temple of Lord Ram will inspire and guide humans for ages to come.

He said that the path of `maryada' followed by Lord Ram is all the more necessary today in the situation created by COVID-19.

"The `maryada' (need) today is do gaj ki doori, mask hai jaroori (keep distance of two yards, wear mask). The Almighty may keep all the citizens healthy and happy, this is my prayer. The blessings of Mother Sita and Shri Ram be always there on the citizens," he said.

The Prime Minister termed the occasion as historic and said that India is starting a glorious chapter when people across the country are excited and emotional to have finally achieved what they had been waiting for centuries.

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May 23,2020

New Delhi, May 23: India will try to restart a good percentage of international passenger flights before August, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday, three days after announcing resumption of domestic flights from May 25.

All scheduled commercial passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 25 when the Modi government imposed a lockdown to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic.

"I am fully hopeful that before August or September, we will try to start a good percentage of international civil aviation operations, if not complete international operations," Puri said during a Facebook live session.

"I can't put a date on it (restarting international flights). But if somebody says can it be done by August or September, my response is why not earlier depending on what is the situation," he said.

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July 1,2020

New Delhi, Jul 1: 18,653 COVID-19 cases have been reported in India in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally of coronavirus cases to 5,85,493, informed the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Wednesday.

As per the Ministry, there are presently 2,20,114 active cases in the country. The number of patients cured/discharged and migrated stands at 3,47,979.

507 deaths due to COVID-19 were reported in the last 24 hours taking the total deaths due to the virus to 17,400.

According to the ministry, Maharashtra is the worst-affected state by the virus with 1,74,761 cases including 7,855 fatalities.

Tamil Nadu is the second worst-hit state with 90,167 cases including 1,201 deaths. Meanwhile, Delhi has a total of 87,360 cases.

The Indian Council of Medical Research said that a total number of 86,26,585 tested up to June 30 of which 2,17,931 samples were tested on Tuesday.

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