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Karnataka alert on rising Krishna river water level

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krishna riverBengaluru:An alert has been sounded in Karnataka’s north districts over the rising levels in Krishna river and its tributaries following heavy discharge of water from dams and reservoirs in rain-hit Maharashtra, an official said on Wednesday.

“People, especially those living on the banks of Krishna river and its tributaries like Doodhganga and Hiranyakeshi, have been cautioned against stepping into them, as water levels have been rising since Monday due to heavy inflows from Maharashatra across the border,” an official of the state disaster monitoring centre told IANS here.

Incessant and widespread rains in catchment areas of south-eastern Maharashtra over a week forced its authorities to release excess water from Koyana dam and other reservoirs across Krishna that meanders into the state through Vijayapura (Bijapur), Bagalkot, Belagavi, Kalaburgi, Raichur and Yadgir districts.

“Bathing, swimming, fishing, washing of livestock and crossing the river on boats have been banned to avoid being washed away by strong currents and till water level recedes in the river and its tributaries,” the official pointed out.

Heavy inflow also forced the state authorities to release 1.25 lakh cusecs of water from Basavasagar reservoir and 70,000 cusecs from Narayanpura dam into Krishna, resulting in flooding of low-laying areas in Yadgir and Raichur districts.

The water level in the Narayanapura dam is one feet less than its full level of 492 metres.

“A hamlet on the other side of Surpur town in Yadgir district has turned into an island and remains cut off with about 300 people stranded as Krishna is in spate after water was released from Basavasagar without alerting the affected,” the official said.

Moderate to heavy rains in the catchment areas of coastal, central and northern regions of the state have submerged many roads and bridges, disrupting normal life in Belagavi, Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Ballari, Raichur and Yadgir districts.

Water was also released from Tungabhadra dam at Hosapete in Ballari district on Tuesday for enabling irrigation of farmlands in the kharif season.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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May 5, 2022

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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