Mysuru: The Election Commission and the District Administration have set up special ‘Sakhi’, or ‘Pink’, polling booths for the election. These special booths will be staffed entirely by women – from the presiding officers to the micro-observers and security personnel. This is being done to attract more women to vote. The security deployed at such…
Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha has urged the Election Commission (EC) to monitor and check political activities in places of worship. Addressing media persons here on Thursday, Simha said he suspected that places of worship could be misused by politicians to lure voters as there is no restriction on gathering of people at religious institutions. “Let…
Mysuru: The Election Commission is renting out the Karnataka State Road Transport (KSRTC) buses for the mustering and de-mustering for the Assembly elections to be held on May 12. However, this will not affect the commuters as enough buses will be provided. In all, 165 buses from the KSRTC rural depot has been hired and…
Mysuru: The high-pitched public election campaigning across the State and in the 11 constituencies of Mysuru district will end at 6 pm tomorrow (May 10). After the public canvassing ends, candidates are allowed only to undertake door-to-door campaigning. All eyes will be on Mysuru region where the electoral performance of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah at his…
Mandya: With the Election Commission tightening screens on distribution of money and liquor by candidates in the run-up to the polls, candidates have taken to different means to lure voters. In one such instance, electoral officers acting on a complaint by JD(S) party workers that Congress leaders were distributing poultry among voters in Nagamangala Constituency,…
Bengaluru/ Mysuru: More money and liquor seem to be flowing in this election than in the past, which could be an indicator of how fiercely the elections to the Assembly are being fought across the State. The Surveillance teams of the Election Commission have seized cash and goods besides liquor worth Rs.153.54 crore across the…
Mysuru: To ensure free, fair and peaceful polling, the District Administration has issued orders prohibiting sale and storage of liquor during elections. Accordingly, hotels that serve liquor, bars, clubs, liquor shops (that serve and sell liquor) and pubs across the district will go dry for more than three days — from 6 pm on May…
Bengaluru: The Election Commission (EC) has said that it has no objection to the implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, that has increased salary of State Government employees. The Commission made its stand clear after the office of the Chief Electoral Officer sought its opinion on implementation of the revised pay scales…
Mysuru: The Election Commission (EC) has asked traders to issue bills that have GSTIN number. In a press release, the EC has asked traders from all the four districts of Mysuru Zone to only issue bills that have GSTIN Number. It has also asked the buyers/customers to demand only those bills that have GSTIN numbers.
Mysuru: The Election Commission has appointed two IPS officers from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to keep tab on the security arrangements for the ensuing Assembly polls in the district for which the polling will take place on May 12. While Yogesh Deshmukh, a 1995-batch IPS Officer from Madhya Pradesh has been given the task…
MUDA to MCC layout transfers gain tractionNovember 24, 2024
Five years on, Saraswathipuram Fire Station l...November 24, 2024
76th NCC Day in city: Cadets spread patriotic...November 24, 2024
MUDA 50:50 sites scam: Officials scramble to ...November 24, 2024
Recent Comments