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In your evening news brief, India beats England on the third day of the fourth Test; IPL may begin on April 9; Nearly 15 lakh people were inoculated against coronavirus on March 5 and anti-coup protests continue in Myanmar.

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In this episode of the Lead, Prashant Kumar, who took over as the CEO of the embattled Yes Bank a year ago, speaks about the bank, how different it is now and what measures are being taken, among other things.

Hi and welcome to another episode of the Lead by DH Radio. Exactly a year ago, Prashant Kumar took over as the CEO of the embattled Yes Bank. In today's episode, DH's Furquan Moharkan speaks to Kumar about the bank on a range of issues. listen in.

Furquan Moharkan: It's been a year for you at the helm of the bank. How are things from one year ago? You came in at a time when the bank was on the brink of collapse and it had to be bailed out.

Prashant Kumar: Yes.

Furquan: How are things different now?

Kumar: At the time when I took over last year, there were four major problems. One problem was that there was a serious issue on the governance side...

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In your evening news brief, Supreme Court grants protection from arrest to Amazon Prime Video's India head; Narcotics Control Bureau files chargesheet in Sushant Singh Rajput case; China fixes GDP target of over 6% in 2021 and UN report says household food waste in India is about 68.7 million tonnes a year.

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In this episode of the Lead, get to know the issues related to sand mining in the Malaprabha River basin and what drives illegal sand mining there.

Ahmed Shariff: Hi, this is Ahmed Shariff and welcome to the Lead by DH Radio. River sand mining is a profitable business but it has its ills. One such river affected by the mining is the Malaprabha. To know more about this, we are joined by Shrinidhi R, DH's senior correspondent from Hubballi.

Hi, sir and welcome to DH Radio.

Shrinidhi:  Hi.

Ahmed: What is the situation in the Malaprabha basin?

Shrinidhi: Malaprabha is a lifeline for almost four districts— Bagalkot, Belagavi, Dharwad and Gadag. Apart from drinking water, it provides water for irrigation to 6 lakh hectares of land. But in the last two years (2019 and 2020), there was a flood-like situation...

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In your evening news brief, EPFO retains 8.5% rate of interest on provident fund deposits; 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan is BJP’s Chief Minister candidate for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections and Bengaluru emerges as the top performer in the Million+ category in final rankings of Ease of Living Index.

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In this episode of the Lead, Minister of Mines and Geology Murugesh Nirani speaks on the issue related to mining in the state.

Hi and welcome to another episode of the DH Radio. A week ago, Karnataka Minister of Mines and Geology Murugesh Nirani spoke to Deccan Herald in an exclusive interview about the issue related to mining in the state. Listen in.

Akram Mohamed: Today we have with us a multi-faceted personality Mr Murugesh Nirani. He is currently the Minister of Mines and Geology and formerly the minister of Industries. Mr Nirani is here as part of the DH campaign that DH has been running called "Mayhem in Mines". First, we will start with the devastating incident that happened recently in Shivamogga. An investigation was launched, what happened with the probe

Murugesh Nirani: They had got illegal explosives from Andhra Pradesh. It's an unfortunate incident (at Shivamogga)...

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In your evening news brief, Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi resigns following the controversy over the alleged 'sex for job' scandal; government lifts the time restriction on receiving Covid-19 vaccine jabs; high-level committee to conduct a probe into an incident of harassment of girls at a hostel in Maharashtra and Pope Francis calls for release of political prisoners.

https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/karnataka-water-resources-minister-ramesh-jarkiholi-resigns-over-sex-scandal-in-setback-for-bjp-957581.html

https://www.deccanherald.com/national/people-can-get-covid-19-vaccine-24x7-harsh-vardhan-957611.html

https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/girls-stripped-forced-to-dance-by-police-maharashtra-govt-orders-probe-957617.html

https://www.deccanherald.com/international/pope-says-hopes-of-myanmar-people-cannot-be-suffocated-by-violence-957622.html

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The recent blast at a quarry site in Karnataka's Chikaballapur has brought to light the mayhem that's happening at these places. Tune in to The Lead to get to know more about the incident and what fuels such activity.

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In your evening news brief, West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury hits out at party colleague Anand Sharma over the latter’s criticism of Congress-ISF ties;  former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta gets bail and Bharti Airtel says it acquired radiowaves worth Rs 18,699 crore.

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In this episode of The Lead, get to know how laterite mining is affecting the Koraga community in Mangaluru.

Ahmed Shariff: Hi, and welcome to another episode of the Lead from DH Radio. Continuing with the stories about the mayhem in mines, today we move to Mangaluru, where laterite mining near a community settlement is becoming a nuisance to them. to know more about it, we are joined by Harsha from DH's Mangaluru bureau.

Hi, Harsha, welcome to DH Radio.

Harsha: Hi. Thank you.

Ahmed: Harsha, my first question to you is: How was the laterite stone mining at the Koraga colony before 2019 and what changed? also could you tell us the geography and where is the colony located?

Harsha: This place is called Gundavu Padavu and its called Koraga Model Colony. It's been identified by the department Integrated Tribal Development Project as a model colony because...

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