Yettinahole project to be inaugurated on September 6: Deputy CM DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru, Sep 1: The ambitious Yettinahole project that would provide water to seven districts will be dedicated to the public on September 6, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Irrigation Minister D K Shivakumar said on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence, he said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the project on Gauri Puja day.
"Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Tumakuru and Hassan districts have been eagerly waiting for the completion of the project. Many leaders have fought for this project and all political parties have cooperated for this. I had taken up this project as a challenge in the last one year and completed the works on a war footing," Shivakumar said.
According to the DCM, the project had drawn a lot of criticism and there were some disputes pertaining to forest land but the government is sorting them out.
Once this land is handed over to the government, water will flow into main canals. Currently, water is being lifted from seven barrages and is temporarily released to Vani Vilas Sagar dam, Shivakumar explained.
Asked what transpired at the dinner hosted by the CM, he said, "We discussed the modalities of the 100th anniversary celebrations of Gandhiji assuming the office of the President of the AICC. The anniversary celebrations will focus on spreading awareness about Gandhi's principles among youth."
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MP: Woman, lover conspire to get husband killed; police looking for contract killer
Dhar (MP) (PTI): A 25-year-old woman and her lover have been arrested in the district for allegedly conspiring to kill her husband by hiring a contract killer, police said on Thursday.
The case was solved within 36 hours of the murder though the woman initially tried to mislead the police by claiming that robbers killed her husband, an official said.
Dev Krishna Purohit (28) was stabbed to death on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday at his house in Gondikheda Charan village, about 60 km from here.
Superintendent of Police Mayank Awasthi told reporters that accused Priyanka Purohit (25) was married to Dev Krishna when she was around 15 years old. Priyanka moved to her matrimonial home after attaining adulthood but was unwilling to live with her husband, leading to frequent disputes between them.
During investigation, it emerged that she was in a relationship with Kamlesh (32), the SP said.
The duo allegedly hatched a plan to kill Dev Krishna and hired a man identified as Surendra for Rs 1 lakh do the job, he said
After Dev Krishna was killed, Priyanka told police that unidentified persons broke into the house, attacked her husband with a sharp weapon while holding her captive in another room, and fled with valuables.
But the inconsistencies in her statements raised suspicion, and eventually she confessed to hatching the murder conspiracy, the SP said.
While she and Kamlesh were arrested, police are looking for the contract killer, the official added.
