Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday triggered controversy during poll campaigning in Maharashtra when he stated that Karnataka will release water from River for farming and drinking from disputed rivers if people of Maharashtra vote BJP into power.
Addressing people of Karnataka-Maharashtra border region Yediyurappa said, “Most of the people living here know Kannada. There is scarcity of water for agriculture and drinking. Maharashtra and Karnataka not divided. We are one, and there is no possible survival without water. I will speak to the authorities and get the issue resolved. We will provide all possible co-operation from our side”.
Yediyurappa also assured people that he will take up the matter with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and help to resolve the issue.
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Paris, Sep 7: India's Navdeep Singh's silver medal was upgraded to gold after Iran's Beit Sayah Sadegh was disqualified following a dramatic men's javelin throw F41 final at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday.
This is India's first-ever gold medal in the men's javelin F41 category.
Starting the competition with a foul, the 23-year-old para-athlete from Haryana, who had finished fourth at the Tokyo Games three years ago, came up with a throw of 46.39 metres in his second attempt, propelling him to the second place. But it was his third throw that electrified the stadium.
With a monstrous throw of 47.32 metres, Navdeep shattered the Paralympic record and surged into lead, only for Sadegh to better the Indian's mark and clinch the gold with a record-breaking effort of 47.64 metres in his fifth attempt.
However, the Iranian was disqualified some time after the end of the final, leading to the Indian athlete taking the top spot.
The F41 category is for athletes, who are of short stature.