Mysore/Mysuru: Rains lashed the city yesterday at about 7 pm and continued till late night, disrupting normal life. Following the heavy downpour, rain water flooded low-lying areas while drains and manholes overflowed on to the roads. As a result, motorists, especially two-wheelers, found it difficult to wade through the flooded roads and caused traffic jams…
Mobile phone, camera not allowed
May 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The voters are not permitted to carry either mobile phone or camera to Polling Booth on the day of election tomorrow. According to Section 128 of Representation of People Act, 1951 and Section 39 of The Conduct of Election Rules, capturing photographs of voting is a violation of secrecy of voting. Even match boxes…
Preliminary checks today, mock polling at 6 am tomorrow
May 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: After the polling officers reach their respective polling booths, they will have to take the machines out from their boxes today itself and connect the EVMs — Ballot Units and Control Units — and VVPAT machines. They will carry out preliminary checks and report malfunctions, if any, to the presiding officer who will alert…
Outside food not allowed inside polling booths
May 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Upon reaching the respective booths, polling officers will stay overnight at the polling booths and arrangements for food, water and toilets have been made till the voting process ends. Polling officers have been asked not to accept food from the public or the polling agents or from any political parties as the District Administration…
Yaduveer releases study book for competitive exams
May 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the erstwhile Mysore Maharajas have contributed a lot for education, Royal family member Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar said that the Maharajas established the University of Mysore for the cause of education of all sections of the society of the then Mysore State. He was speaking after releasing the study book for UGC-NET…
Voting awareness among college students, corporates
May 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A group of students of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering in the city called “Arivina Angana” organised various programmes like dance, drama and painting to create awareness about voting among the students of their college with the slogan “Be Bright, Vote for the Right.” Speaking on the occasion, R. Shilpa, Professor of the Electronics and…
481 KSRTC buses for election duty: Public put to hardship
May 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The deployment of 481 KSRTC buses for election duty has caused inconvenience to the public. Commuters have been waiting for hours at bus stops for buses to arrive, despite assurances from KSRTC officials that public transport would not be affected. The scarcity of buses heading to places like Hassan, Madikeri, K.R. Nagar and Periyapatna…
BAI celebrates May Day, fetes construction workers
May 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre, had organised a grand May Day celebration with over 650 construction workers on May 1 at Mahajana’s College Grounds. Nagaraj V. Bairy, Chairman of BAI Mysore Centre, welcomed the gathering and highlighted the uniqueness of this year’s celebration, which featured a mega medical camp for more…
‘Leadership is about vision, inspiration, positive impact’
May 9, 2023Former CFTRI Director Dr. V. Prakash at workshop on leadership and social development Mysore/Mysuru: Eminent scientist, former Director of CFTRI, a distinguished scientist of CSIR-India and Padma Shri Awardee Dr. V. Prakash recently addressed a gathering at a ‘Workshop on Leadership and Social Development and Release of Book – Legacy of a Legend – Dr….
Candidates can open booths 200 metres away from polling station
May 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: According to the District Electoral Officer and Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra, candidates in the election can open booths at a minimum distance of 200 metres from polling stations with two chairs, one table and a 3×4 ½ ft. banner with permission from the Election Officer and local authority. However, campaigning is prohibited and…














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