Karnataka-Maharashtra water issues will be resolved if people vote for BJP in Maharashtra Polls: BSY
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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Four passengers arrested at BLR airport with hydroponic ganja worth over Rs 21.5 crore
Bengaluru (PTI): Four passengers who arrived from Bangkok at Kempegowda International Airport here were arrested with hydroponic ganja valued at over Rs 21.5 crore in two separate cases, officials said on Saturday.
They were intercepted at Terminal 2 of the airport on May 1, they added.
In the first case, Bengaluru Customs said in a post on ‘X’ that three passengers arriving from Bangkok were intercepted, and 52.68 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 18.43 crore, was seized from their baggage.
In a separate case on the same day, another passenger arriving from Bangkok was intercepted, and 9 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 3.15 crore, was seized from his baggage.
In both cases, the accused, whose identities have not been disclosed, were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, officials added.
