Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the District Electoral and Returning Officer has served notice to six candidates contesting the LS polls from Mysuru-Kodagu, to explain the mismatch in the affidavits filed by them on poll expenditure. The candidates who were served with notices are C.H. Vijayashankar of the Congress, Pratap Simha…
Nomination for 14 LS seats in North Karnataka ends
April 4, 2019Bengaluru: The filing of nomination papers for 14 Lok Sabha seats in the Northern part of the State will end today (3 pm). The scrutiny of papers will take place tomorrow (Apr. 5) and the last date for withdrawal of nominations is Apr. 8. The 14 seats Davanagere, Dharwad, Shivamoga, Uttara Kannada, Haveri, Belagavi, Chikkodi,…
BJP leaders call for re-election of Modi at Ganiga community meeting
April 4, 2019Mysuru: Maintaining that the Lok Sabha polls is crucial one for the country in terms of economic growth and security, senior BJP leader and former MLA Maruthi Rao Pawar has called upon the people to re-elect Narendra Modi as Prime Minister for safeguarding the country’s interest. Pawar was speaking at a meeting of Ganiga community…
Former Minister Suresh Kumar campaigns in City Courts
April 4, 2019Mysuru: Hitting the campaign trail in Mysuru-Kodagu LS seat, BJP MLA and former Law Minister Suresh Kumar campaigned for party candidate Pratap Simha at two Courts (Chamarajapuram and Malalawadi (Jayanagar) in the city this morning. The former Minister met advocates in the Courts, Mysuru Bar Association President S. Anand Kumar and other office-bearers and sought…
MTA to refuse tourist vehicles for people who skip voting
April 4, 2019Mysuru: This is not only the holiday season but also the election season and Apr. 18 is the polling day followed by holidays. The trend during this season for most of the voters is to skip voting and proceed on holidays to various tourist destinations. However, putting a spoke in the plans of the holiday…
Election Officials seize Rs. 20 lakh cash in K.R. Pet
April 4, 2019K.R. Pet: In separate seizures, Election Officials have seized a total of Rs. 20,11,400 cash at two check posts which were being transported without any documents. In the first seizure, the authorities have seized Rs. 19,46,400 at a check post near Chikkonahalli Housing Board Layout on Channarayapatna-K R Pet Main Road. The cash was being…
Poll code violation: Rs. 10 lakh cash seized in Mysuru
April 4, 2019Mysuru: Since the Poll Code came into force with immediate effect after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the 2019 LS poll schedule on Mar.10, the poll officials in Mysuru have seized Rs. 10,79,300 in cash in the district that were found being carried without supporting documents. Apart from the cash, the officials on…
Global Pitch-Fest sows seeds of entrepreneurship in students
April 4, 2019Mysuru: In a bid to boost entrepreneurial mindset amongst the college-going community, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Mysuru chapter, hosted the Global Pitch-Fest for students and young entrepreneurs from Mar. 29 to 31 at Silicon Road Ideation Labs, Mysuru. With special focus on students and entrepreneurs hailing from academia, the Pitch-Fest witnessed an enormous influx of…
Voter awareness this evening
April 4, 2019Mysuru: To create awareness among people on importance of voting, MCC under the SVEEP programme has organised several programmes from this evening till Apr.13. Today at 5.30 pm, human chain formation and administering the oath at JSS Medical College premises in Bannimantap; Human chain formation tomorrow at 11am at SJCE campus; Cyclothon ‘Pedal for Democracy’…
Technical glitch rectified at Sub-Registrar’s Office (South)
April 4, 2019Mysuru: A technical glitch in the processing server at Sub-Registrar’s Office (South) near Ramakrishnanagar Circle here, which had reportedly slowed down the registration works for the last four days, has been rectified with people heaving a sigh of relief. According to reliable sources in the Department, only the South Office was affected in the district…
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