Kolar: CM Siddaramaiah inaugurates Yaragol dam in Bangarpet
Kolar: Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah inaugurated in Bangarpet taluk on Saturday the Yaragol dam, built to ensure supply of water to Kolar, Bangarpet and Malur taluks of the district.
The dam has been built near Yaragol village of Balamande Gram Panchayat in Bangarpet taluk, as a part of a project worth Rs 308.46 crore. The new dam has been constructed to stop the flow of the water in the Markandeya reservoir to Tamil Nadu and provide water to the Kolar, Bangarpet and Malur towns as well as 45 villages of the three taluks.
The CM inaugurated the Yaragol dam at a ceremony held on Saturday by the Kolar district administration and the Department for Urban Development.
Siddaramaiah also launched and inaugurated various other developmental projects, worth Rs 2,197 crore in Kolar district.
Ministers Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, K.H. Muniyappa, MP Muniswamy, MLAs K.Y. Nanjegowda and S.N. Narayanaswamy and the president of the Kolar-Chikkaballapur Milk Union Limited were present on the occasion.
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ISKCON urges Indian intervention following priest's arrest in Bangladesh
Dhaka: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has called on the Indian government to take immediate steps to secure the release of its priest, Chinmoy Krishna Das, detained by Bangladeshi authorities. The arrest occurred near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Das, a prominent ISKCON leader and former divisional organising secretary for Chattogram, faces sedition charges stemming from an October 25 incident. According to a case filed on October 31, 19 individuals, including Das, allegedly placed a saffron flag over the Bangladeshi flag on the Independent Pillar (Shadhinata Smathamva) during a rally organised by the Hindu community under the banner Sanatan Jagaran Mancha.
ISKCON has strongly denied any involvement in terrorism, describing the allegations as "baseless and unacceptable." In a statement, ISKCON declared, "It is outrageous to make baseless allegations that ISKCON has anything to do with terrorism anywhere in the world. ISKCON urges the Government of India to engage with Bangladesh to secure the release of Sri Chinmoy Krishna Das."
Hindu communities in Bangladesh have staged protests demanding better legal protection and the establishment of a minority affairs ministry under the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.
Meanwhile, Bangladeshi police have arrested two other suspects, Rajesh Chowdhury and Hriday Das, in connection with the case. The remaining accused include Ajay Dutta, Leela Raj Das Brahmachari, Gopal Das Tipu, and several others. ISKCON spokesperson Radharamn Das expressed concerns over Das's safety, stating that he had been moved to an undisclosed location by the police.
