Hassan: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the first phase of theYettinahole Integrated Drinking Water Project on Thursday at the pump house in Bikere Doddanagar, Sakaleshpur taluk. The project, which aims to provide drinking water to 29 taluks across Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Tumakuru, Hassan, and Chikkamagaluru districts, is expected to significantly improve the lives of residents in these areas.

The inauguration was attended by Deputy Chief Minister and Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar, along with ministers Rajanna, MB Patil, G. Parameshwar, KJ George, MLAs from five taluks, and other elected representatives. Senior officials from the department were also present at the event.

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Kolkata (PTI): Lucknow Super Giants defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by three wickets in an Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.

Opting to bowl, LSG restricted KKR to 181 for four.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi (45 off 33 balls), skipper Ajinkya Rahane (41 off 24 balls), Rovman Powell (39 not out off 24 balls) and Cameron Green (32 not out off 24 balls) were the major contributors for the home side.

For LSG, Digvesh Singh Rathi (1/25) was the pick of the bowlers.

Chasing 182, LSG rode on Ayush Badoni's 34-ball 54 and Mukul Chooudhary's brilliant 27-ball 54 not out to cross the line in a last ball thriller.

For KKR, Anukul Roy (2/32) and Vaibhav Arora (2/38) were the main wicket-takers.

Brief Scores:

Kolkata Knight Riders: 181 for 4 in 20 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 45, Ajinkya Rahane 41; Digvesh Singh Rathi 1/25).

Lucknow Super Giants: 182 for 7 in 20 overs (Ayush Badoni 54, Mukul Choudhary 54 not out; Anukul Roy 2/32).