Madikeri: In the backdrop of the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct, Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Dr. B.C. Satish held a meeting with election officers, flying squads and owners of home-stays, holiday homes and resorts and asked them to strictly follow the rules of the Election Commission while running their outlets in the election season….
Bengaluru: With the countdown for the May 10 Assembly polls having begun, the ruling BJP is likely to release its first list of candidates on Apr.8, while the Opposition Congress is likely to release its second list of 60 candidates tomorrow (Apr.5). Though the poll schedule has been announced, the ruling BJP is holding meeting…
Bengaluru: As the Model Code of Conduct is in force, the Health Department has suspended the distribution of cards for Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Janarogya Yojana (ABMP JAY) — Arogya Karnataka. There will also be delay in the ongoing tender processes for annual drug procurement, dialysis and 108 ambulances, officials said. In a press release,…
By Mohan Kayaka The city’s Narasimharaja (NR) Constituency, a minority-dominated Constituency, has been a Congress stronghold ever since it was formed in 1952 with the current Congress MLA Tanveer Sait recording five straight victories since 2002 after his father Aziz Sait passed away in 2002. The Constituency was known as the Mysore North Constituency when…
DC initiates randomisation process to allot ballot and control units to polling booths Mysore/Mysuru: The first phase of randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail Machines (VVPAT) for the forthcoming Assembly elections on May 10 was done this morning at the EVM Warehouse near the new Deputy Commissioner’s Office at…
Liquor, gifts have arrived even before the enforcement of Model Code of Conduct Mysore/Mysuru: The City Police began a sudden raid on warehouses and godowns this morning to seize election-related materials, freebies like sarees, pressure cookers, liquor and other items. This special raid follows the Election Commission directive that has asked the Police and other…
Mysore/Mysuru: Elections are about more than campaigns and rallies, which has been proved by the tactics employed by candidates who have trotted out cash, alcohol, saris, wristwatches and even biryani to lure voters into backing them while exercising their franchise. Gone are the days when people were won over with country brew. Standards have gone…
Mysore/Mysuru: In order to ensure strict enforcement of Model Code of Conduct, the District Administration has set up Control Rooms in all 11 Assembly segments of the district and at the DC’s Office in Mysuru. Control Room phone numbers are as follows: Chamundeshwari : 0821 – 2414812 Krishnaraja : 0821 – 2418800 Narasimharaja : 94498…
Some BJP party workers speculate on a 2018 scenario even this time. Which is why, it is said, Vijayendra does not want to lose the chance to contest like last time. And, hence, he wants Shikaripura also, in case he is asked to keep-off Varuna at the last minute. A wise decision. If one does…
By S.B. Devaraj The Chamaraja Constituency, a Vokkaliga-dominated one, has been a BJP bastion for decades. But this time, the Assembly segment is likely to witness a triangular fight between the Congress, BJP and the JD(S). Ever since the Constituency was formed in 1978, only Vokkaliga MLAs have represented it thus far. Apart from Vokkaligas,…
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