Shivakumar to meet K'taka MPs in Delhi on Mar 17 over AP objections to Upper Krishna project
Bagalkote (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday said he will meet the state MPs in New Delhi on March 17 to discuss objections raised by Andhra Pradesh to the Upper Krishna Project, and to pressure the Centre to intervene.
Also, the state's Water Resources Minister, Shivakumar said, Ministers H K Patil, M B Patil, and Boseraju will accompany him to the national capital to attend the meeting with MPs at the Karnataka Bhavan there, during the ongoing Parliament session.
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Speaking to reporters, he said, "Andhra Pradesh has written to the Centre objecting to the land acquisition for the Upper Krishna Project. The Centre has written to us seeking our clarification. We have prepared to start the project as per the Tribunal order on our land to increase dam (Alammati dam) height (from 519 meters to 524 meters), and we have already spent Rs 26,000 crore.
Shivakumar said that Karnataka is only preparing to utilise its share of water as per the Tribunal order of 2010, but Andhra Pradesh has objected to this project.
Besides, Andhra Pradesh is also not cooperating with the state for the proposed balancing reservoir on Tungabhadra river, he said.
"We (Karnataka) are losing 30 TMC of water due to silting (at Tungabhadra reservoir)," he added.
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Rape accused's mother murdered by victim's brother in MP's Shivpuri
Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
