Bengaluru: Popular Kannada singing reality show ‘Kannada Kogile’ has reached its final phase and its grand finale will be telecasted on Colors Super Channel on August 3 and 4 at 8.pm.

Mysuru’s Alaap, seven-year old music sensation from Koppal Arjun Itgi, Kalavati Dayanand of Udupi, Kasim of Haveri, Nitu Subramanyam of Bengaluru and Partha of Shivamoga will contest for the winner’s spot in grand finale of the show.

Into its second season, the show ‘Kannada Kogile’ has enjoyed a lot of popularity among music lovers across the state. The show also brings together several singing talents from the state on one platform where they compete to become the next singing sensation of the Kannada film industry.

The popularity and reach of the show is also evident with the fact that a few singers of the show have already been offer singing assignments in the industry even before the second season of the show has concluded.

Sadhu Kokila, Archana Udupa and Chandan Shetty have been judging the show throughout the season. Sangeeta Mantrika Gurukiran will also appear as special judge of the show in the grand finale event.

During the second season Star Upendra, Priyanka Upendra, Abhishek Ambarish, Rockline Venkatesh, Palliyanna, Anoop Seelin and Kavi Doddarange Gowda appeared as the special guests on various episodes of the show.

"Kannada Kogile is a show that has met the demand of viewers for a long time for a music show on the channels of Colors Group. Today, the show has become one of the most unique music programs in Kannada. Our team has brought in talent from across the state. There will be a great deal of entertainment at the Grand Finale” said Parameshwara Gundkal, Business Head of Viacom18's Kannada Cluster.

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New Delhi (PTI): AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday responded to the Election Commission notice over his claim the Haryana government was "mixing poison" in Yamuna, and said raw water received from the BJP-ruled state in the recent past has been "highly contaminated and extremely poisonous" for human health.

In the 14-page reply to the Election Commission, the former Delhi chief minister said if such "toxic water" is allowed to be consumed by human population it would lead to grave health hazard and fatality.

Kejriwal said he only wanted to highlight the "urgent public health crisis" due to the quality of drinking water in the city, and he violated no law or Model Code of Conduct, hence the issue should be closed.

He said the "alleged statements" attributed to him were made as it was his public duty to red flag the "severe toxicity and contamination" of raw water received from the BJP-ruled state.

Following a complaint filed by the BJP over the matter, the Election Commission issued the notice to Kejriwal on Tuesday, giving him time till Wednesday 8 pm to furnish his reply.

Kejriwal also said the ammonia level in raw water received from Haryana was so "extreme" that water treatment plants in Delhi are unable to process and bring it down to safe and permissible limits for human consumption.

Following their party chief's response, the AAP issued a statement, saying, "It is an undisputed fact that there is 7 ppm ammonia in Yamuna water, A Delhi Jal Board CEO letter admits toxicity is 700 percent higher than the permissible limit."

In his response to the EC, Kejriwal also alleged that Haryana's "failure" in controlling pollution in Yamuna has resulted in an "unprecedented public health crisis" in Delhi. He alleged "indiscriminate" discharge of industrial waste in the river by the state.

The AAP supremo said Haryana is an upper-riparian state and Delhi, ruled by his party, has no role to play in the high level of toxic water being made available to the city.

"Due to such high level of toxic content in the raw water supplied by Haryana, the water treatment plants in Delhi are operating below capacity and there is a shortage of treated water in Delhi," he claimed.

Saying that access to clean water is a basic human right, the AAP chief asserted that raising this critical issue cannot be considered an offence.

"The said statement by no stretch of the imagination can be termed inciting enmity between different groups or prejudicial to national integration," he said.

On the contrary, the substance and purpose of these statements are rooted solely in the public interest, aimed at highlighting a legitimate civic concern that requires urgent institutional intervention, he asserted.

He requested the EC to intervene in the matter and issue appropriate directions to Haryana so safe water is made available to the people of Delhi.