Haveri (Shiggaon): Former Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai appealed to the people to consider him as the candidate and support and ensure the victory of Bharat Bommai, the BJP candidate in the Shiggaon by-election. On Sunday, he campaigned for Bharat Bommai in several villages, including Hosuru, Dundasi, and Jakanakatti. Bommai mentioned that over the […]
Sullia : A Gram Panchayat election candidate have been arrested on the charges of raping a minor girl by Bellare police. The arrested man is Hukrappa alias Narayana Punchama who was a candidate contesting from Kalmadka which went to polls on Sunday itself. It is learnt the victim girl also happens to be a close relative […]
Puttur : Election officials seized a set of chits printed the symbols of candidates found outside the polling booth in Hantyar school in Puttur. Assistant commissioner Yathish Ullal noticed a voter holding the chit carrying symbols of candidates, following which he directed the officials to seize the chits. Further probe revealed that the chits carrying the […]
New Delhi : AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal challenged the BJP to announce its chief ministerial candidate by 1 pm Wednesday and said he is ready for a public debate with him. He said if the BJP doesn’t do so by then, he will meet the press to announce his next course of action. “Delhiites […]
Chikkamagalur: Congress candidate Jaipraksh Hegde and some Udupi Congressmen who visited Shanthaveri village (of Gopal Gowda) in Tarikere taluk in ‘Chikkamagalur’ district, were chased out during a by-poll campaigning, by villagers who raised the question of a tiger conservation project, when people were neglected largely. The villagers wanted the project to be thrown out, as […]
Udupi : S L Bhoje Gowda, JD(S) leader from Chikmagalur filed his nomination papers at deputy commissioner Dr M T Reju’s office on Feb 28, Tuesday. Speaking to the media, former chief minister and state party president H D Kumaraswamy said that if Congress party believes in secular ideals and force, then it needs to […]
