Bengaluru, July 16 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, G. Parameshwara, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking urgent intervention to relax National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) norms and provide enhanced assistance to the State in view of an escalating drought situation triggered by deficient monsoon rains and an emerging drinking water crisis.In his letter on Thursday dated July 15, Parameshwara said Karnataka has witnessed persistent and widespread rainfall deficiency during…
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Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) Widespread rainfall continued to batter Karnataka on Tuesday, disrupting normal life across several districts even as it brought much-needed relief from drought concerns. Heavy showers in the Malnad and Western Ghats regions led to overflowing rivers, inundation of low-lying areas, closure of educational institutions in several taluks, and the opening of reservoir gates as authorities remained on high alert.On Tuesday morning the state government declared a holiday for A…
Chennai, June 26 (IANS) Director K R Senthil Nathan’s upcoming sports action entertainer ‘Lollipop Sports Academy’, featuring actors Yogi Babu, Redin Kingsley and Rachitha Mahalakshmi in the lead, on Friday went on floors in Chennai with a grand pooja ceremony at the Prasad Lab in Vadapalani. The event was attended by a large number of celebrities apart from the entire cast and crew of the film. Talking exclusively to IANS after the launch of the film, director K R Senthil Nathan disclosed that …