Bengaluru: The State Government has requisitioned Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, to give exemption from Model Code of Conduct (MCC) to convene a meeting to discuss about the management of drought and drinking water related situations and to address them. Owing to the failure of monsoon and pre-monsoon rain last year, 223 taluks in the State…
LS Polls: Ban orders from 6 pm on Apr. 24 till midnight on Apr. 26
April 18, 2024Exit polls, dissemination of results barred between 7 am on Apr. 19 & 6.30 pm on June 1 Mysore/Mysuru: The enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct ensures that political parties and candidates adhere strictly to prevent any activity that could disrupt societal harmony or unduly influence voters. District Election Officer (DEO) collaborates with senior…
Poll-related seizures in State cross Rs. 300 crore
April 13, 2024Rs. 5.50 lakh seized from a traveller at Mysore Airport; gold worth Rs. 10 crore confiscated at Bidadi Mysore/Mysuru: Unaccounted cash totalling Rs. 5.50 lakh was confiscated at Mysore Airport yesterday by teams enforcing the Model Code of Conduct. The seizure occurred at the Static Surveillance Team check-post established at the Airport, with the carrier…
Beer, raw materials worth Rs. 98.52 crore seized
April 4, 2024Total liquor seizure in Mysuru is worth Rs. 106 crore; cash Rs. 2.91 crore Mysuru/Chamarajanagar: Following the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct for the Lok Sabha polls, officials from the Election Commission and the Excise Department initiated vigilant monitoring to curb illegal transportation and storage of liquor. In an operation within the Chamarajanagar…
LS polls: Assistant Executive Engineer suspended for dereliction of duty
April 3, 2024Rs. 9.53 lakh seized at Harohalli check-post Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra, who is also the District Electoral Officer, has suspended an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) for dereliction of duty. The suspended AEE is H.H. Haalappa. He was serving at the VCC Sub-Division and was deputed for election duty and was serving in…
Vigil at entry points enhanced for voter-inducement materials
March 31, 2024CCTV cameras of check-posts linked to District, Taluk Control Rooms for constant monitoring Mysore/Mysuru: With the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in effect following the announcement of Lok Sabha elections on Mar. 16, law enforcement agencies are on high alert, monitoring the movement of cash, liquor, jewellery and other potential inducements aimed at influencing voters….
LS Polls: Rs. 5.03 lakh worth liquor seized
March 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With Model Code of Conduct in force for the Lok Sabha 2024 polls, the Excise Department officials, on Mar. 26, have seized 6.480 lts of hard liquor and 3.900 lts of beer which was being illegally transported in a car near Gunja Narasimhaswamy Temple in T. Narasipur town. The seized liquor is valued at…
LS: Rs. 9.65 cr. cash, Rs. 22.86 cr. worth liquor seized across the State
March 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With Lok Sabha polls round the corner and the Model Code of Conduct in force from Mar. 16, flow of cash, liquor and free gifts are making sound in the State. In just a week after the Model Code of Conduct came into force, Rs. 9.65 crore cash and liquor worth Rs. 22.86 crore…
Sale of liquor banned, jatras and fairs postponed during polls
March 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: To ensure smooth conduct of Lok Sabha polls, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra has directed the Mysuru City and Rural Excise Deputy Commissioners to ban sale of liquor from 5 pm on Apr. 24 till Apr. 26 midnight (day of voting) and from the midnight of June 3 till June 4 midnight (day…
Lok Sabha poll code: Banks asked to keep tab on transactions above Rs.50,000
March 22, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With the Model Code of Conduct in force for the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed Banks (both public and private sector), financial institutions and other financial establishments to keep a tab on all cash transactions (credit and debit) above Rs. 50,000, to ensure free and fair polls. Acting…
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