Bengaluru, Karnataka, is grappling with a severe drinking water shortage, affecting 7k villages and 1k wards, including areas like Whitefield, Mahadevpura, and RR Nagar. The crisis has led to a 24-hour water supply cut in the city. Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, representing the Congress-ruled state, stated that discussions and meetings are ongoing to address the issue across the entire state. Meanwhile, UK-based writer and academic, Nitasha Kaul, was denied entry into India and deported despite being invited by the Karnataka government to attend a conference. Kaul, who holds a UK passport and OCI, was allegedly denied entry due to her anti-India views, sparking criticism from various quarters and highlighting concerns over the treatment of diasporic Indians critical of the Modi government.
#Bengaluru is struggling with an acute water crisis with the onset of summer, prompting a 24-hour water supply cut starting today. @PratibaRaman reports | #BengaluruWaterCrisis https://t.co/pPqCumbK9M
#YanaMir, a journalist from #JammuandKashmir, accused immigration officers in Delhi of being rude to her. Read more: https://t.co/xur88QmmhZ https://t.co/yyUusQ9ZyU
Yana Mir, known for her speech in the UK parliament where she stated that she is not a 'Malala Yousafzai' because she is 'free and safe' in India, took to social media to express her frustration with the Delhi customs. Read: https://t.co/xur88QmmhZ https://t.co/nMmCzPV41t
After 'not Malala' speech, Yana Mir slams Delhi customs' 'dictatorial' behaviour https://t.co/xur88QmmhZ
#TheNews | Long Queues, Empty Buckets In "Parched" Bengaluru, No Water Supply Tomorrow @PratibaRaman reports https://t.co/29y5Ucb7x1
Watch #TheSouthernView with TM Veeraraghav (@tmvraghav) | Bengaluru Faces A Water Scarce Summer https://t.co/FunR2KkatX
Watch #TheSouthernView with TM Veeraraghav (@tmvraghav) | Indian-Origin Writer, Invited By Karnataka, Denied Entry Into Bengaluru https://t.co/yItVSAVbXL
Indian-Origin Writer Deported Over "Anti-India" Views; "All Lies," She Says https://t.co/o9oe0hiv9u https://t.co/I32JrxiDdG
'Orders from Delhi': London-based writer Nitasha Kaul detained at Bengaluru airport, deported; Cong hits out at Modi govt https://t.co/TaZA9fyD7B https://t.co/MaUnSx3w8y
'I’m not #Malala’ fame Kashmiri activist #YanaMir vs Delhi Customs in videos https://t.co/MUQus5KGvN
24-Hour Water Supply Cut Tomorrow As Bengaluru Runs Dry Ahead Of Summer https://t.co/RxC0coEDvi https://t.co/LCXppxgr5G
WATCH: #GroundReport by NDTV's @PratibaRaman Residents of #Bengaluru's Horamavu share their plight as they face a severe water crisis and demand a solution from the Karnataka Government https://t.co/FtNeaoY3fL
VIDEO | Here’s what BJP MLA Bharath Shetty (@bharathshetty_y) said on UK Professor Nitasha Kaul being denied entry to India. “She might be a renowned person in her field of work there but she has always been an anti-India mindset person. She is an anti-national.” https://t.co/JBl6KOYcJA
Invited to Karnataka event, UK writer detained at Bengaluru airport, deported https://t.co/xRCbwHs2Er
VIDEO | Here’s what Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad (@ArshadRizwan) said on UK Professor Nitasha Kaul being denied entry to India. “Renowned academic professor Nitasha Kaul was invited by the Karnataka government. She came here and landed at the airport but she was denied entry… https://t.co/AMlz64tzBR
7k villages, 1k wards in Karnataka's stare at drinking water crisis https://t.co/KHYPYAnNu9
Writer and British academic #NitashaKaul claimed in a series of tweets that she was denied entry into India despite an invitation from the Karnataka government, then deported from the country https://t.co/0HOaNeT0Hh
Here's a #GroundReport by @PratibaRaman from #Bengaluru's Horamavu area, where residents are reeling under a water crisis; residents report a shortage of drinking water. https://t.co/Yq3s9Gf4Oc
This is becoming increasingly common for diasporic Indians who have criticized the Modi government -- denied entry as a form of warning and punishment. https://t.co/8Hl8Tx8Jmh
STORY | Kashmiri Pandit prof in UK denied entry to India to attend event on invitation of Karnataka govt READ: https://t.co/SK8L3llLDk https://t.co/GT2WasV4Hw
#WATCH | On the Bengaluru water crisis, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar says, "We are already discussing and meetings are going on. We are sorting out the problem of drinking water in Bengaluru. Not just Bengaluru, we are addressing this problem in the entire state." https://t.co/5q1SAG8WLC
Sorry to hear about it, Nitasha! The Modi regime has lost its mind. They have no pretense of being seen as a democracy. Strange I was also invited to this conference, despite the regime has banned me for almost 4 years now. https://t.co/bSX5eTYmNz
Bengaluru water crisis: Water supply cut on THESE dates - FULL list of affected areas https://t.co/pE1UYSY4UY
IMPORTANT: Denied entry to #India for speaking on democratic & constitutional values. I was invited to a conference as esteemed delegate by Govt of #Karnataka (Congress-ruled state) but Centre refused me entry. All my documents were valid & current (UK passport & OCI). THREAD 1/n https://t.co/uv7lmWhs4k
#WATCH | Bengaluru, Karnataka: People in areas like Whitefield, Mahadevpura and RR Nagar face drinking water shortages https://t.co/UvqtKMFZws