Bengaluru: With little more than two weeks to go for the first phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka, the Congress and JD(S) will hold a joint rally this evening at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre grounds on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The coalition partners are set to blow the poll bugle jointly to…
Hassan DC shunted out; Priyanka Mary Francis is new DC
March 31, 2019Bengaluru: Following directions from the Election Commission (EC), the State Government on Saturday transferred Hassan Deputy Commissioner (DC) Akram Pasha and appointed Priyanka Mary Francis in his place. Mary Francis, who was the Director of Tourism, took charge within hours of the transfer notification. Pasha has not been given any alternative posting. Sources said that…
First level training programme for poll personnel held
March 30, 2019Mysuru: With the polls for the 14 Lok Sabha seats of the State less than 20 days to go (Apr. 18), the Election Commission of India (ECI) held a day-long training session for all poll personnel at seven centres across the district today, including four in the city. The poll personnel were subjected to a…
All incumbent MPs to get BJP tickets
March 14, 2019Bengaluru: Eyeing 22 of the total 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to field all its 16 incumbent MPs, including Pratap Simha, D.V. Sadananda Gowda and Shobha Karandlaje, in the State in the elections while the process of selection of candidates for the remaining 12 constituencies is in…
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