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Prohibitory orders in city
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Prohibitory orders in city

September 2, 2018

Mysuru: – As the counting of votes for the MCC polls will be taken up at Maharanis College of Commerce and Management on Valmiki Road, tomorrow (Sep.3), the City Police have clamped Prohibitory Orders under Crpc Section 144, in the City Police Commissionerate limits from 6 am tomorrow till 6 am on Sept. 4 to…

MCC Polls: Ward No.4 Congress candidate assaulted
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MCC Polls: Ward No.4 Congress candidate assaulted

September 2, 2018

Mysuru:  MCC Ward No.4 Congress candidate has been allegedly assaulted by a group at Bhyraveshwara Nagar here on Friday night. The Congress candidate, identified as S. Mahesh was sitting with his supporters Ravi and Dinesh and was discussing about the polling in the Ward at about 10.30 pm when Deepak Gowda, Mallikarjun and others, who…

Round-the-clock vigil for EVM Strong Rooms
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Round-the-clock vigil for EVM Strong Rooms

September 1, 2018

Mysuru: With the fate of 393 candidates, including 163 women, who had contested elections for 65 Wards of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) sealed in EVMs, the five Strong Rooms at Maharani’s College of Commerce and Management on Valmiki Road, Vinayakanagar (Paduvarahalli), have been fully secured, with over 150 Police personnel and a KSRP platoon guarding…

Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy and other BJP leaders assaulted
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Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy and other BJP leaders assaulted

September 1, 2018

Mysuru: Even as the voting for the MCC elections yesterday, was by and large peaceful, former Mayor Satish (Sandesh Swamy) and a few other BJP leaders and workers were assaulted by a group in Ward 35 coming under Narasimharaja (NR) Assembly segment. The incident occurred when BJP workers questioned a youth who was moving around…

MCC records 50.01 percent polling
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MCC records 50.01 percent polling

September 1, 2018

Mysuru: The polling for 65 Wards of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) ended peacefully at 5 pm yesterday, with the city recording a dull 50.01 percent voting. The polling which began on a sedate note at 7 am on Friday, later picked up momentum as the day progressed. But the overall polling percentage stood at…

MCC polls: Residents block vehicle; allege EVM hijack
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MCC polls: Residents block vehicle; allege EVM hijack

September 1, 2018

Mysuru: Tense atmosphere prevailed last night at Gandhinagar where local residents and members of different political parties claimed that Electronic Voter Machines (EVMs) that stored the votes cast for Mysuru City Corporation  (MCC) yesterday were hijacked from the Polling Booths instead of being carried into Strong Rooms. The residents and party activists alleged that EVMs…

Moderate Polling: Mysuru city records 25.62% voting till 1 pm
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Moderate Polling: Mysuru city records 25.62% voting till 1 pm

August 31, 2018

Mysuru:  In what is considered as the first litmus test for the JD(S)-Congress coalition Government in the State, the voting to the 65 Wards of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) began at 7 am today. The coalition partners are contesting the MCC polls separately even as 102 other Urban Local Body (ULB) polls including three…

Woman Constable on poll duty with baby in arms
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Woman Constable on poll duty with baby in arms

August 31, 2018

Mysuru: A woman Constable who is posted for the Mysuru City Corporation election duty was forced to carry her two-year-old daughter to work. She is E. Jyothi attached to Lashkar Police Station who came with her child to the Maharani’s College Mustering centre yesterday and after finding out where she has been posted for election…

BJP expels 6 for anti-party activities
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BJP expels 6 for anti-party activities

August 31, 2018

Mysuru:  The BJP has expelled six members from the party who have contested MCC and Town Panchayat polls in the district, for contesting against the party’s official candidates. BJP District President M. Shivanna in a press release, said that the six members expelled are B.E. Rakesh, who is contesting from MCC Ward 58, K.N. Shobha…

MCC: Voting tomorrow
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MCC: Voting tomorrow

August 30, 2018

Mysuru:  Voting to elect the 65-member Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council will begin at 7 am tomorrow (Aug.31) and as a prelude, mustering began at four centres in city this morning. In all, 393 candidates — BJP, Congress, JD(S) and independents — are in fray and vying with each other to occupy the coveted chair…

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