Bantwal: The low-lying areas in Bantwal have once again flooded with the water flowing from Nethravathi River after a break of one day.
Meanwhile, Tahsildar Purandara Hegde has announced holiday for all the schools in the taluk today (August. 16).
The water level in the Netravati River has once again risen after rains continued to lash this morning. The taluk authorities have warned the people who are living nearby river to shift to safer locations.
The Netravati river water, which has thrown the normal life out of gear in Bantwal and Panemangaluru, was reduced yesterday evening. The river, which was raised at the height of 10.4 meters, was reduced to 7 to 8 meters yesterday. But the water level is rising again on Thursday morning and is now close to the danger mark as it has reached 8.6 meters at 7 am.
The power supply is frequently being disrupted. In all, the people of Bantwal have been badly hit by the downpour.
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Ranipet (Tamil Nadu) (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was being "controlled" by US President Donald Trump and that the PM wanted the AIADMK to capture power so that he could control Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
Also, he claimed that the prime minister "handed out our energy security and gave away our data, besides selling our farmers and small and medium industries."
"You saw yesterday (in Parliament) the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi completely lacking confidence," Rahul said on the delimitation bill.
"He (PM) could not even face the opposition. He was sitting sideways. And the reason is, he is controlled by the United States. He signed the India-US deal that sold our country out," Rahul said while addressing an election rally here.
He further said, "Today, if Donald Trump tells Modi to jump, Modi jumps. If Donald Trump tells Modi to lie down, Modi lies down. Why? Because Donald Trump controls Modi fully. How does he control him? He controls through the Epstein files. He controls him because he knows Modi's financial systems and understands Modi's link with Adani," the Congress leader alleged.
Just as he was being controlled by Trump, Modi wanted to do the same to the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. "That is why he wants to put AIADMK in power in TN," Rahul said.
The Union government had rejected references to PM Modi in the latest Jeffrey Epstein case files, describing it as “little more than trashy ruminations by a convicted criminal that deserves to be dismissed with the utmost contempt”.
