Mysuru: Lakhs of electronic voting machines will be unsealed in the country on Thursday (May 23) to know people’s verdict in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections held over seven phases from April 11 to May 19. Over 90 crore people have cast their votes across 10 lakh booths in 542 seats (total 543 and polls…
Supreme Court dismisses PIL on 100% matching of VVPAT slips
May 21, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning dismissed a PIL seeking 100 percent matching of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during counting. A Vacation Bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra, refused to entertain the plea filed by a Chennai-based organisation ‘Tech for All,’ saying that a larger Bench…
Roshan Baig urges Muslims to ‘join hands’ with BJP if needed
May 21, 2019Bengaluru: Amid poor numbers given by exit polls to the Congress in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, senior Congress leader Roshan Baig yesterday dropped hints of quitting the party, and humbly appealed to Muslims to compromise with the situation, if NDA returns to power. “Well if NDA is coming back to power, I humbly appeal…
First Surgical Strike was in September 2016: Army
May 21, 2019Udhampur: The top officer of the Indian Army’s Northern Command yesterday said that the first surgical strike was carried out by India in September 2016, in the latest comment on a protracted political battle between the BJP-led government at the Centre and the opposition over authorising targeted counterattacks across the Line of Control. Referring to…
‘Rectify black spots on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway before expansion’
May 21, 2019ADGPs P.S. Sandhu and Kamal Pant hold meeting with city Cops Mysore: Additional Director General of Police (Commissioner for Traffic and Road Safety) P.S. Sandhu inspected the stretch of National Highway-275 between Bengaluru and Mysuru, which is slated for expansion in a bid to curb accidents along with various officials near Mysuru yesterday. He said…
Kodagu District braces to tackle Southwest monsoon emergencies
May 21, 2019Rehabilitation work still under progress Madikeri: With the Southwest Monsoon expected to set in around June 2 in Kerala, fear and dread had gripped the people of Kodagu this year too. Residents of the district which was ravaged by landslips and floods last year — are bracing for the rain with caution even as…
MUDA meeting decides to form sub-committee for distribution of CA sites
May 21, 2019Mysuru: In an effort to maintain transparency in the allocation of CA (Civic Amenities) sites, the MUDA General meeting that took place at MUDA office on JLB road here yesterday, decided to form a sub-committee. The meeting presided by MUDA Chairman H.N. Vijay, resolved to form the Sub-committee after a prolonged discussion on the allotment…
Traffic diversion and parking facilities
May 21, 2019Mysore Police diverts traffic near counting centre on May 23 Mysuru: As the counting of votes polled in the Assembly election for Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency will be taken up on May 23 at Maharani’s Commerce and Management College on Valmiki Road, City Traffic Police have diverted traffic from 6 am to 10 pm on that day….
First General Elections in Coorg-1951 …remembering the first Parliament Elections
May 21, 2019Coorg, or Kodagu, was a province of the dominion of India and was declared as a State in 1950. Daya Singh Bedi, ICS, was appointed as the Chief Commissioner of Coorg. Just before the General elections of 1951, Coorg was offered the choice of either remaining a State or joining the Presidency of Mysore. While…
Classical Music captivates audience at Ganapathy Ashrama
May 21, 2019Mysuru: The ‘Brahmotsava’ programme underway at Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama on Ooty Road here featured a group singing of classical music which captivated the gathering last evening. Sri Ganapathy Swamiji by rendering ‘Pahi Pahi Gajanana’ launched the music programme conducted by H.L. Shivashankaraswamy and his ensemble. Later, singers Mysore N. Srinath, Nitin Rajaram Shastri, Amrutha…
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