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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 2,2020

Lucknow, Aug 2: Uttar Pradesh's cabinet minister for Technical Education Kamal Rani Varun succumbed to COVID-19 on Sunday at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences.

Kamal Rani is the first minister in Uttar Pradesh to die after contracting coronavirus. She was 62.

On 18 July, the minister tested positive for coronavirus and was admitted to the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Hospital.

She was later shifted to the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the minister's death.

In a condolence message issued on Sunday, Adityanath said, "Kamal Rani Varun died on Sunday at around 9.30 am. She was an experienced and capable leader. She discharged her responsibilities with competence. She was a dedicated public representative, who was always working for the welfare of deprived and oppressed sections of the society."

Kamal Rani was the MLA from Ghatampur in Kanpur. She was also twice a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha.

Meanwhile, Adityanath has cancelled his visit to Ayodhya scheduled for the day, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said on Sunday.

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July 27,2020

New Delhi, Jul 27: India's COVID tally on Monday crossed 14 lakh mark with the highest single-day spike of 49,931 cases reported in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The total COVID-19 cases stand at 14,35,453, including 4,85,114 active cases, 9,17,568 cured/discharged/migrated, it added.

With 708 deaths in the last 24 hours, the cumulative toll reached 32,771.

India had crossed 13 lakhs COVID-19 cases on July 25.

Maharashtra has reported 3,75,799 coronavirus cases, the highest among states and Union Territories in the country.

A total of 2,13,723 cases have been reported from Tamil Nadu till now, while Delhi has recorded a total of 1,30,606 coronavirus cases.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 5,15,472 samples were tested for coronavirus on Sunday and overall 1,68,06,803 samples have been tested so far.

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May 2,2020

New Delhi, May 2: With 2,293 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number of cases in a single day, India's COVID-19 tally reached 37,336 on Saturday, including 1,218 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
As many as 71 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.

Out of the total number, 9,951 people have been cured/discharged/migrated.

In the state of Maharashtra, the number of coronavirus positive cases has crossed the 10,000-mark with at least 485 deaths.

The positive cases in Maharashtra has reached 11,506, including 1,879 discharged cases.

After Maharashtra, Gujarat has the most number of COVID-19 cases (4,721). The state has reported 236 deaths, while 735 people have been discharged.

The Centre on Friday extended the ongoing nationwide lockdown for two more weeks with effect from May 4 till May 17 while allowing different sets of relaxations in red, orange and green zones.

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