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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday stressed the need for cooperation and coordination between states in mitigating human-elephant conflicts that are increasing, as Karnataka handed over six Kumki (trained) elephants to neighbouring Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar slammed the authorities over the sacred thread removal row, saying that it is ‘very wrong to remove’ ‘Janivara’ (sacred thread)

At present, inflows into the Jurala project have dwindled to 749 cusecs, and with Narayanpur Dam shutting all its gates, the inflow is expected to drop to zero by the end of the week. The current water storage at Jurala stands at 5.29 TMC as against its gross storage capacity of 9.65 TMC.

The judgment is likely to impact state politics directly and it will also draw attention at the national level.

He also said that he had gone to inspect the Yettinahole Drinking Water Project and would talk about it soon.

Former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy had alleged that the SIT was trying to force victims to file complaints by threatening to fix them in prostitution cases.

Children of five Ministers figure in the list of 17 nominees announced by the Congress on Thursday.

"We are preparing to bring water from outside to face any emergency. There is no need to panic. The value of water should be known to everyone," Shivakumar said.

The list also includes two from Meghalaya, including sitting Shillong MP Vincent Pala, as well as the sole seats in Nagaland and Sikkim, four from Telangana, and one from Tripura.

He said the central agencies are planning to file an appeal against the order, but he is equally prepared for it.

He said: "Of the total 3,500 water tankers in Bengaluru city, only 219 tankers have registered with the authorities. The government will seize other tankers if they (owners) do not register before the deadline."

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had earlier said that the blast that occurred at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru's IT hub Whitefield on Friday was due to an improvised explosive device (IED).

The government had earlier given a deadline of February 28 in this regard.

The matter is presently lying before the larger bench of the Karnataka High Court.

Speaking at the Martyors' Day event organised at KPCC office, he said, "For us, peace is everything, but BJP and JDS have joined hands to disturb that peace. They are doing this because they have their own political axe to grind."

We are going to do it under the leadership of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge," he said.

Shivakumar said recently, a large amount of cash was found at the residence of a BJP MLA but the court cleared the legislator stating that the cash belonged to his son.

Answering a question by the reporters on the PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi's statement that Shivakumar alone did not bring the party to power, Dy CM asserted that he never claimed to have brought the party to power alone.

Krishnappa, a senior Congress leader from the most backward OBC Golla community, and her husband Srinivas and more than 750 BJP leaders, including leader K. Narasimhanayak, joined the Congress.

Justice K Natarajan, who concluded the hearing and reserved the judgment earlier, announced the verdict on Thursday.