Protesters took to streets in Tumakuru against Hemavathi Express Link Canal Project
Tumakuru (PTI): Members of BJP and farmer organisations on Saturday staged a massive protest against the Hemavathi Express Link Canal Project near Gubbi here, officials said.
Some of the protesters were detained by the police, they said.
MLAs who joined the protest include B Suresh Gowda, G B Jyothi Ganesh.
A group of seers from different religious Maths participated in the protest and were raising anti-government slogans. The protesters sat on the roads disrupting traffic. They also resorted to burning tyres. They the termed the government's plan to divert the Hemavathi canal water to neighboring Bengaluru South district (Ramanagara) despite public opposition as "unscientific".
The protesters claimed that this project will be detrimental to several taluks of Tumakuru district.
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Two people killed as poultry vehicle rams into parked truck in Belagavi
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Two people were killed, and another was severely injured after a goods vehicle transporting poultry birds allegedly rammed into a stationary truck on a national highway in Belagavi in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Wasim (28) and Mubarak (22), both natives of Shivamogga district, they said.
The driver of the vehicle, Basavaraj Eerappa Hanchinamani (37), suffered critical injuries and has been admitted to a hospital, police said.
According to police, the accident occurred when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, allegedly due to drowsiness, and crashed into a truck parked along the highway.
The goods vehicle was en route from Kolhapur to Sorab in Shivamogga district, carrying poultry. Several chickens were also killed in the impact, a senior police officer said.
Police personnel from the Hirebagewadi Police Station visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Injured people and the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a hospital, police added.
