New Delhi: Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has arrested two sacked Supreme Court (SC) officials in connection with the case of alleged change of an order which directed Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani to personally appear in a contempt of court case. The arrested men have been identified as Tapan Kumar Chakraborty and Manav Sharma, a…
CM’s closed-door meeting
April 8, 2019Srirangapatna: In order to ensure the victory of his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who is contesting as the coalition candidate from Mandya LS Constituency, with actress Sumalatha Ambarish contesting as an independent candidate and launching an aggressive campaign, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy is said to have held a closed door meeting with Mandya JD(S) legislators and…
Beechanakuppe villagers drop poll boycott protest
April 8, 2019Srirangapatna: Following assurance given by the Assistant Election Officer to arrange vehicle facility for disabled, aged and other helpless people to cast their votes during this LS Polls, villagers of Beechanakuppe of the taluk dropped their poll boycott protest. It may be recalled here that hundreds of villagers staged protest threatening to boycott the Lok…
Vasu campaigns for Congress candidate
April 8, 2019Mysuru: Former Chamaraja Congress MLA Vasu campaigned for Mysuru-Kodagu LS Constituency coalition candidate C.H. Vijayashankar in several localities of Chamaraja Assembly segment on Sunday. Vasu, who launched the campaign by taking out a padayatra in MCC Ward 26, appealed the people to vote for Congress candidate C.H. Vijayashankar. Explaining the achievements of the Congress-led UPA…
Three shops on Kalidasa Road display banner on voter awareness
April 8, 2019Mysuru: This is the election season and it is the duty of every citizen to vote. It is not enough if only the Government makes all effort to create awareness in this regard, citizens should also participate in this awareness drive and this is exactly what the owners of three shops on Kalidasa Road have…
Mysuru-Kodagu BSP candidate seeks votes
April 8, 2019Mysuru: With just 10 days left for Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha polls, BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party) candidate Dr. B. Chandra held a padayatra in various parts of the city yesterday. Chandra, accompanied by Corporator Begum Pallavi and other party workers, went on a door-to-door campaign in Ashokapuram, J.P. Nagar and Vidyaranyapuram. The BSP candidate, who undertook…
Ballekere residents demand separate Polling Booth in their village
April 8, 2019K.R. Pet: Residents of Ballekere in Santhebachahalli hobli of the taluk have warned boycotting the Lok Sabha polls scheduled on Apr.18 for Mandya LS seat if the authorities of the District Administration fail to set up a separate Polling Booth in their village and staged protest yesterday. Hundreds of villagers blocked the main road of…
SC directs EC to increase random checking of VVPAT slips
April 8, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) this morning directed the Election Commission (EC) to increase random checking of VVPAT slips from one booth per Assembly segment to five in Lok Sabha polls for better voter confidence and credibility of electoral process. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi however did not agree to the…
‘Sangeeta Sambhrama’ captivates gathering at Mysore Palace
April 8, 2019Mysuru: Second day of the three-day ‘Ugadi Sangeethotsava,’ organised by District Administration and Palace Board at Mysore Palace here last evening, featured ‘Sangeeta Sambhrama,’ a delightful rendition of classical film hits by Lakshmi Nagaraj and Indu Nagaraj. They commenced the programme singing ‘Vathapi Ganapathim Bhaje’ followed by ‘Hachhevu Kannadada Deepa’, ‘Barisu Kannada Dindima’, ‘Kurudu Kanchana…
Biker killed after falling into pit dug up to build bridge
April 8, 2019Virajpet: A rider was killed after he fell into a 20 ft. deep pit dug up on Virajpet-Kerala Highway to construct a bridge. The deceased is Vinod Kumar (29), a resident of Perumbadi near Virajpet, who was working at a private firm in Bengaluru. He leaves behind his wife and a two-year-old son. Vinod had…
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