Basavaraju (66), a retd. employee of Commercial Tax Department and a resident of Sharadadevinagar, passed away this morning following brief illness. Son of late Kullasiddaiah and a native of Malavalli in Mandya district, Basavaraju leaves behind his wife Bhagyamma, sons M.B. Pavan Murthy (SOM reporter), M.B. Thejava Murthy, daughter M.B. Chithra and a host of…
Sumalatha Ambarish files complaint with ECI: State Election Commissioner visits Mandya
March 30, 2019Mandya: In a sudden development, State Election Commissioner (SEC) Sanjiv Kumar visited the office of Mandya Deputy Commissioner this morning following a complaint by actress Sumalatha Ambarish who is contesting as an Independent candidate from Mandya Lok Sabha constituency. Sumalatha had complained and had publicly alleged that Election Officers were favouring Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the son…
Police crack Kodagu BJP leader’s murder
March 30, 2019• Killing made to look like an accident; three arrested • Balachandra Kalagi had opposed sand, liquor mafia Madikeri: The death of Kodagu BJP District General Secretary 42-year-old Balachandra Kalagi in a road accident has now turned into a murder case that was meticulously planned and executed. Balachandra was killed as he raised his voice…
Battle lines drawn for 14 LS seats in Karnataka; Voting on Apr. 18
March 30, 2019Bengaluru: With the deadline for withdrawal of nomination papers for 14 LS seats in State that are going to polls on Apr.18 ending yesterday, the battle lines have been drawn for the first phase of polling in Karnataka. In Tumakuru, where JD(S) supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda is contesting as JD(S) – Congress…
10 candidates in Chamarajanagar, 6 in Hassan
March 30, 2019R. Dhruvanarayan – Congress (Hand) V. Sreenivasa Prasad – BJP (Lotus) Dr. Shivakumar – BSP (Elephant) M. Nagaraj – UPP (Autorickshaw) B. Prasanna Kumar – KPP (Sewing Machine) Subbaiah – NIC (Sugarcane Farmer) G. Anand – Independent (LPG Cylinder) N. Ambarish – Independent (Helicopter) M. Pradeep Kumar – Ind. (Man Blowing Turha – Trumpet) G.D….
22 candidates each in fray from Mysuru-Kodagu & Mandya
March 30, 2019Mysuru/Mandya: A total of 22 candidates including those from the BJP, Congress and BSP have remained in the fray in Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha (LS) seat. On Friday, three candidates, all independents, withdrew from the contest thus leaving 22 out of the 25 candidates who had filed nomination, in the fray. While sitting MP Pratap Simha…
Modi’s rally in Mysuru on Apr. 8
March 30, 2019Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address seven public rallies in Karnataka ahead of the Lok Sabha elections to be held on Apr. 18 and 23. The first two mega rallies will be in Mysuru and Chitradurga on Apr. 8, said BJP MLA and election campaign in-charge R. Ashoka. In Mysuru, the PM will campaign…
First level training programme for poll personnel held
March 30, 2019Mysuru: With the polls for the 14 Lok Sabha seats of the State less than 20 days to go (Apr. 18), the Election Commission of India (ECI) held a day-long training session for all poll personnel at seven centres across the district today, including four in the city. The poll personnel were subjected to a…
Brother held for murder
March 30, 2019K.R. Pet: The K.R. Pet Police have cracked the murder of an Advocate at Nagaraghatta in the taluk, with the arrest of his brother. The arrested has been identified as Umesh, 36, younger brother of Advocate Satish, who was found brutally hacked to death at his home in Nagaraghatta on Monday last. Umesh, after allegedly…
Chemist shoots Punjab Drug Officer dead, kills self
March 30, 2019Chandigarh: Perturbed over having lost the licence to run a chemist shop about a decade back, a 45-year-old Morinda man shot dead a 35-year-old woman zonal licensing authority of Food and Drug Administration, Punjab, yesterday morning at her office in Kharar. The assailant later shot himself dead as well. The victim has been identified as…
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