I will accept the verdict as god's gift: DK Shivakumar on disproportionate assets case
Sakaleshpur: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has expressed his trust in both God and the judiciary, stating that he will accept whatever verdict is delivered in the ongoing disproportionate assets case as "God's gift." Shivakumar made this statement while addressing the media in Hebbanahalli, Sakaleshpur, after inspecting the progress of the Yettinahole project.
When questioned about the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) application to the High Court to probe his assets, Shivakumar reiterated his faith in the legal process. "I have faith in God and the court," he said.
Shivakumar also discussed the Yettinahole irrigation project, which he described as an ambitious initiative of the government. He stated that the project, which is currently undergoing a pilot test, will benefit 75 lakh people across seven districts, including Tumakuru, Chikkamagaluru, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, and parts of Ramanagara.
The project is currently pumping 550 cusecs of water, with plans to increase this amount sixfold. Shivakumar said that despite initial criticism, the project has progressed well, and the criticisms have now subsided.
He announced that a large-scale inauguration ceremony would be held, with live telecasts and representatives from all concerned departments and political parties invited to participate. "This program will be organized at key locations to ensure maximum participation," he added.
In response to questions regarding a complaint filed against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife, Shivakumar downplayed the issue, stating that the CM had not taken any action that would warrant such complaints.
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Two injuries, one DNF, a DQ as India end messy World Relays campaign
Gaborone (Botswana) (PTI): Amoj Jacob and Ragul Kumar got injured during the men's 4x400m and 4x100 races respectively as India ended their World Athletics Relays campaign in disappointment on the second day of competitions here on Sunday.
The Indian camp had high hopes of making the 2027 World Championships in the men's 4x400m relay but the team did not finish (DNF) the race as Jacob suffered cramps and pulled out of the race after taking the baton from the first leg runner Dharamveer Choudhary. Rajesh Ramesh and Vishal TK were to run in the third and fourth legs.
Those teams which could not qualify for the 2027 Beijing World Championships by reaching the final round of each of the six relay events on Saturday were given another chance in the second qualification round on Sunday.
The top two teams in each of the two heats (in all six relay events) booked the Beijing ticket on Sunday.
India will now have to try and qualify for the World Championships through the Top Lists of the World Athletics, which is a long and tedious process.
In the men's 4x100m race, third leg runner Ragul Kumar fell down the track after failing to hand over the baton inside the exchange zone to fourth leg runner Gurindervir Singh, which clearly showed the lack of coordination among the runners.
Harsh Santosh Raut and Animesh Kujur ran the first two legs.
The Indian quartet was disqualified and Kumar was seen being taken away from the Field of Play with the help of the volunteers.
It was a comedy of errors in the case of the women's 4x100m race, which saw the baton being dropped during an exchange between first leg runner Tamanna and second runner Nithya Gandhe, though the Indians finished the race in 53.09 seconds.
Gandhe started running quite a distance, but after realising that the baton was not in her hand, she turned and ran back to pick it up.
The only silver-lining for the Indian contingent was the national record time in the mixed 4x100m relay race, though the quartet of Ragul Kumar, Nithya Gandhe, Animesh Kujur and Sneha SS finished sixth in heat number two with a time of 41.35 seconds, bettering the previous national mark of 42.30 seconds set in March in Chandigarh.
The mixed 4x400m relay quartet of Theerthesh P Shetty, Kumari Saloni, Nihal William and Rashdeep Kaur ended at fifth in heat number one with a time of 3 minutes and 19.40 seconds.
On Saturday, all the five Indian relay teams had failed to make it to the respective final rounds and thus missed out on the 2027 World Championships berths.
