Mysuru: The formal process of filing nominations for Lok Sabha (LS) elections for Mysuru-Kodagu seat will begin tomorrow with the District Administration issuing the notification. The polls will be held on Apr. 18. This morning, a team of revenue and Police officials led by Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar who is also District Election Officer…
Ahead of Lok Sabha polls: Police hold Rowdy Parade
March 17, 2019Mysuru: In the background of forthcoming Lok Sabha election to Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency that will be held on Apr.18 and subsequent counting and the announcement of results, the City Police this morning launched ‘Operation Sunrise’ where, in a pre-dawn operation, houses of all prominent rowdy-sheeters across the city were simultaneously raided. This is a first-of-its-kind operation,…
Static surveillance teams to check flow of cash, liquor
March 17, 2019Mysuru: To stem the flow of liquor and cash during the Lok Sabha elections, and for effective monitoring of the poll process in the Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency, the Mysuru District Administration has constituted Flying Squads and Static Surveillance Teams (check-posts). Twelve Static Surveillance Teams have been constituted for assisting the Election Commission in implementing…
Sensitising voters in full swing
March 17, 2019Mysuru: The District-level Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Committee has initiated a lot of steps to ensure maximum voter turnout for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls by initiating a series of voter awareness drives. While political parties have been making hectic preparations to field their candidates for the elections scheduled on Apr.18, the…
Department Heads asked to give details of official vehicles
March 17, 2019Mysuru: As Government vehicles will be used for poll duty during the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the District Electoral Officer and Returning Officer, has asked the Heads of all Government Departments to keep the official vehicles under their control in good running condition. Also, the Department Heads…
Students, women take part in voters awareness drive at Yelwal
March 17, 2019Mysuru: Students of various High Schools and members of women Self Help Groups of Yelwal hobli formed a human chain at the hobli headquarters on Friday as part of voters awareness drive organised by the District-level and Taluk-level Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Committee. They appealed the voters including first time voters to…
Clamour for Rahul Gandhi to contest from Karnataka
March 16, 2019Bengaluru: Congress leader Siddharamaiah asked party President Rahul Gandhi to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Karnataka, maintaining that such a move would befit somebody who’s poised to become “the next Prime Minister of India”. “Karnataka has always supported & encouraged @INCIndia leaders. This has been proved in the case of Smt Indiraji & Smt…
Congress campaigns in Chamarajanagar
March 16, 2019Chamarajanagar : Congress yesterday launched the poll campaign in Chamarajanagar by organising a massive ‘Parivartana Rally’ at B.R. Ambedkar Stadium. Addressing the gathering, former CM Siddharamaiah claimed that all the 165 pre-poll promises made by the Congress were fulfilled during his five years as Chief Minister. Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing…
Karnataka Water Works
March 16, 2019Temperature may be rising and Cauvery may be drying up but on Wednesday, Holenarasipura taluk in Hassan district saw heavy rains. Why? Because the first family of JD(S) let their lachrymal glands run wild. Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, while vacating his Hassan Lok Sabha seat to his grandson Prajwal Revanna, cried saying he…
Sreenivasa Prasad calls on Yeddyurappa
March 15, 2019Bengaluru: State BJP Vice-President and Dalit leader V. Sreenivasa Prasad called on State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa at the latter’s Dollar’s Colony residence in Bengaluru this morning. The duo are said to have discussed about fielding the party’s candidate from Chamarajanagar LS seat. Later, speaking to the party workers, who had assembled in large numbers…
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