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Kerala rain brings bountiful flow to Kabini dam

DHNS
September 19, 2017

Bengaluru, Sept 19: Heavy rain in Wayanad district of Kerala has substantially increased the inflow to the Kabini reservoir in HD Kote taluk, Mysuru district.

With only two feet left for the Kabini reservoir to reach its maximum level, farmers of the region are a happy lot. While the maximum water level of the dam is 2,284 ft, it stood at 2281.50 ft on Monday.

The inflow to the dam has increased to 16,500 cusecs. The dam is expected to reach the brim soon. The outflow is 15,000 cusecs.

Kabini reservoir executive engineer Jagadish told DH that the capacity of the dam was 19.5 tmc ft and the current storage was 17.5 tmc ft. The dam is expected to reach the maximum level in the next two days, he said.

Heavy showers lashed across Kodagu district on Monday. Virajpet, Gonikoppa, Perumbadi, Kutta, Makutta and Srimangala experienced bountiful rain. As a result, rivers and rivulets are getting copious flow.

Holiday was declared for schools and colleges in Virajpet taluk. Napoklu, Chattimani, Bhagamandala and Talacauvery experienced intermittent rain. The devotees who had come for the Pushkara snana (holy dip) in River Cauvery faced inconvenience. In the last 24 hours (ending 8.30 am on Monday), Madikeri received 79.4 mm, Virajpet 104.4 mm, Bhagamandala 71 mm rainfall. The inflow of water to Harangi reservoir has increased to 3,595 cusecs.

Heavy rain lashed the Malnad region of Shivamogga district intermittently on Monday. Hosanagar and Thirthahalli received heavy rain intermittently since morning. Shivamogga, Bhadravathi and other parts of the district received moderate rain.

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Mohan
 - 
Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017

See the image. That kid enjoying.

Hari
 - 
Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017

Till last week everybody blamed lack of rain. Now will blame heavy rain

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July 18,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 18: Vendors in Bengaluru are finding it hard to earn a livelihood as the state government has allowed the sale of products only for a few hours each day. The lockdown imposed by the Karnataka government on July 14 will continue till July 22.

Speaking to ANI, Vanajakshi, a local vendor said, "We took loans from banks and small financiers to run our business. But we are finding it tough to pay back as our livelihoods have been hit."
"Because of the lockdown, no one comes to buy and markets remain vacant. There was a time when the Gandhi Nagar market was filled with customers, but now it looks like a vacant playground," she added.

Mythri, an advocate, said, "Look at the conditions of vendors. It's precarious. They do not have any business at all. Even now they have been allowed to sell products till 12 noon, which is not sufficient. It's time for the government to step in and provide assistance. If the Central government can reduce corporate taxes, why can't it help them? At least it will help them pass off these difficult times. "

"They are earning through daily wages. The government imposed lockdown suddenly. Where will they go? The city market in Bengaluru is famous. At least 8,000 people come from slum areas. People here are poor. The lockdown was done suddenly and led to problems for these people," said Congress MLA Zamil Ahmed Khan.

Referring to a recent meeting with the chief minister BS Yediyurappa, he said, "During the meeting called by the CM, I suggested that food kits must be arranged for vendors. The CM said the government is providing rice and wheat but that's not enough."

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August 6,2020

Karwar, Aug 6: In a shocking incident, a 40-day-old girl child was murdered by her own parents in Sirsi town in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district.

The accused are Priyanka (21) and her husband Chandrashekhar Bhat (42), residents of Ramanakoppa in Sahasrahalli in Yellapur.

According to police, the couple did not want a girl child and hence threw it into a well. The couple was arrested by the police the very next day.

The incident came to light after the child’s maternal uncle, Abhishek Jagadeesh Singh Choudhari, a resident of Rajeev Nagar in Sirsi, lodge a complaint with Yellapur police station. 

He had claimed that his sister Priyanka’s baby had been kidnapped and subsequently killed. 

Priyanka had claimed that she woke up around 2.30am on August 2 to find that her baby, Tanushri, was not in her cradle. Her husband’s family subsequently started searching for the baby, which they found dead inside a well. 

Choudhari suspected that Tanushri had been kidnapped, and had been killed by her abductors to erase any evidence of their crime.

Uttara Kannada superintendent of police Shivaprakash Devaraju constituted a team to crack the crime, and the cops, who subjected the parents to an interrogation, found that they were the culprits.

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May 16,2020

Bengaluru, May 16: Health Minister B Sriramulu has sought the aid of Home department for curbing sex work in certain parts of the state - which continues unabated despite lockdown.

“It poses health risks to those involved. I request the department to ensure that the business is prohibited at such a time of crisis,” he stated in a letter to Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai.  

At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of these workers, Sriramulu has asked both the Health department and the Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society (KSAPS) to come up with a detailed report on rehabilitation of sex workers and transgenders.

The Health minister’s order was prompted by a letter by writer and activist Roopa Hassan. The writer, who was earlier member of a panel (led by actor-turned-politician Jayamala) on the study of issues faced by sex workers, had sought government’s intervention to stop condom distribution to registered sex workers and transgenders, as continuing work during pandemic was posing health risks to the community.

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