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  • JDS releases 2nd list of Candidates: Congress, BJP rebel leaders get tickets

    Janata Dal (Secular) on Friday released the second list of its 58 candidates after party chief HD Kumaraswamy filed his nomination papers from Kanakapura and Channapatna constituencies. JDS has given chance to rebel leaders from both BJP and Congress who did not get tickets to contest.



    In a surprising move, the party has fielded former minister PGR Sindhia from Basava Kalyan constituency. Sindhia, who was one of the architects of Janata Parivar, had held various portfolios in different governments of the Janata Parivar.

    Actor-turned-politician Sasikumar gets JDS ticket to contest from Hosadurga constituency and BH Ramachandra to contest from Bengaluru’s prestigious RR Nagar constituency. Also, BJP’s rebel candidate Prakash Khandre, who did not get the ticket to contest from Bhalki constituency, will now contest from the same constituency.

    Mandya- M Srinivas, Tarikere- Shivashankarappa, Shanti Nagar- Sridhar Reddy, Rajajinagar- Jedarahalli Krishnappa, Bommanalli- M Somashekhar, Chickapete- Hemachandra Sagar, Hukkeri- MB Patil, Khanapur- Nasir Bagwan, Jamakhandi- Sadahivmaruti Kalal, Aurad- Dhanaji yadav, Nanjanagudu- Dayanand, Raichur Rural- Ravi Patil, Rona – Ravi Doddameti, Shigganvi- Ashok Bevinamarad, Kampli- B Narayanappa, Bengaluru South- Prabhakar Reddy, Bellary city- Iqbal Ahmed, Siraguppa-  Devarahipparagi-  The party had announced names of 126 candidates in the first list.

    More details awaited.

  • JDS releases 2nd list of Candidates: Congress, BJP rebel leaders get tickets

    Janata Dal (Secular) on Friday released the second list of its 58 candidates after party chief HD Kumaraswamy filed his nomination papers from Kanakapura and Channapatna constituencies. JDS has given chance to rebel leaders from both BJP and Congress who did not get tickets to contest.






    In a surprising move, the party has fielded former minister PGR Sindhia from Basava Kalyan constituency. Sindhia, who was one of the architects of Janata Parivar, had held various portfolios in different governments of the Janata Parivar.


    Actor-turned-politician Sasikumar gets JDS ticket to contest from Hosadurga constituency and BH Ramachandra to contest from Bengaluru’s prestigious RR Nagar constituency. Also, BJP’s rebel candidate Prakash Khandre, who did not get the ticket to contest from Bhalki constituency, will now contest from the same constituency.


    Mandya- M Srinivas, Tarikere- Shivashankarappa, Shanti Nagar- Sridhar Reddy, Rajajinagar- Jedarahalli Krishnappa, Bommanalli- M Somashekhar, Chickapete- Hemachandra Sagar, Hukkeri- MB Patil, Khanapur- Nasir Bagwan, Jamakhandi- Sadahivmaruti Kalal, Aurad- Dhanaji yadav, Nanjanagudu- Dayanand, Raichur Rural- Ravi Patil, Rona – Ravi Doddameti, Shigganvi- Ashok Bevinamarad, Kampli- B Narayanappa, Bengaluru South- Prabhakar Reddy, Bellary city- Iqbal Ahmed, Siraguppa-  Devarahipparagi-  The party had announced names of 126 candidates in the first list.

    More details awaited.

  • 1222 saris seized in a bank

    Bantwal: The flying squad of the Election Commission’s Bantwal Assembly Constituency on Thursday seized 1,222 saris stocked at the South Canara District Central Cooperative Bank’s B.C. Road branch.


    On the complaint, the flying squad personnel and the Bantwal Town Police went to the bank and seized the saris stocked in seven bags.

    It is said that the complaint about distribution of saris had been made on Wednesday itself but the officials had not acted promptly. Thereafter, the concerned contacted the state election commission at Bengaluru after which the bank was raided, the informant claimed. Head of the investigation team, Rajesh and Seetharam Bhat, said that the officials raided the bank at 11.30 am on Thursday after getting instructions from the election commission.

    Bank sources said that these saris had been bought before the election process was set into motion. They were meant for distribution among the members of the bank as uniform. The saris were kept in the bank as it is easier for members to collect them from there, but distribution of saris was withheld as election was announced, they added.

    However, during the raid, the officials failed to provide bills towards purchase of these saris. They also fumbled when they were questioned about the people to whom these saris were meant to be distributed, it is gathered.

    Complainant, A Govinda Prabhu, claimed that sari distribution has been going on not only in B C Road branch of the bank, but also elsewhere. “After getting information, a complaint was made to the election commission here. The officials, out of fear towards the ruling party in the state, did not take any action. After the state election commission was alerted, the officials here acted, he claimed.

    With inputs from Daijiworld

  • 1222 saris seized in a bank

    Bantwal: The flying squad of the Election Commission’s Bantwal Assembly Constituency on Thursday seized 1,222 saris stocked at the South Canara District Central Cooperative Bank’s B.C. Road branch.



    On the complaint, the flying squad personnel and the Bantwal Town Police went to the bank and seized the saris stocked in seven bags.

    It is said that the complaint about distribution of saris had been made on Wednesday itself but the officials had not acted promptly. Thereafter, the concerned contacted the state election commission at Bengaluru after which the bank was raided, the informant claimed. Head of the investigation team, Rajesh and Seetharam Bhat, said that the officials raided the bank at 11.30 am on Thursday after getting instructions from the election commission.

    Bank sources said that these saris had been bought before the election process was set into motion. They were meant for distribution among the members of the bank as uniform. The saris were kept in the bank as it is easier for members to collect them from there, but distribution of saris was withheld as election was announced, they added.

    However, during the raid, the officials failed to provide bills towards purchase of these saris. They also fumbled when they were questioned about the people to whom these saris were meant to be distributed, it is gathered.

    Complainant, A Govinda Prabhu, claimed that sari distribution has been going on not only in B C Road branch of the bank, but also elsewhere. “After getting information, a complaint was made to the election commission here. The officials, out of fear towards the ruling party in the state, did not take any action. After the state election commission was alerted, the officials here acted, he claimed.

    With inputs from Daijiworld

  • CBSE to grant 2 marks for English paper typo

    Several teachers and students had approached the Board with the plea that the paper held on March 12 had certain errors in the comprehension passage section.



    The CBSE has decided to provide compensation of two marks to Class X students for a typing error in the English question paper.

    Several teachers and students had approached the Board with the plea that the paper held on March 12 had certain errors in the comprehension passage section.

    Students had to read a passage and write synonyms for the words endurance, obstruction, and motivation. But the paragraphs they were supposed to look at were incorrectly marked, they had said in an online petition.

    “The typing error has been noticed and it has been Board’s policy to not let students face any disadvantage. The marking scheme has been decided in interest of students, and all those who appeared for the particular question will be awarded two marks,” a senior CBSE official said.


    The Class X and XII board examinations began on March 5 and will conclude by April 25.

    Image Credit : PTI

  • CBSE to grant 2 marks for English paper typo

    Several teachers and students had approached the Board with the plea that the paper held on March 12 had certain errors in the comprehension passage section.





    The CBSE has decided to provide compensation of two marks to Class X students for a typing error in the English question paper.


    Several teachers and students had approached the Board with the plea that the paper held on March 12 had certain errors in the comprehension passage section.


    Students had to read a passage and write synonyms for the words endurance, obstruction, and motivation. But the paragraphs they were supposed to look at were incorrectly marked, they had said in an online petition.


    “The typing error has been noticed and it has been Board’s policy to not let students face any disadvantage. The marking scheme has been decided in interest of students, and all those who appeared for the particular question will be awarded two marks,” a senior CBSE official said.



    The Class X and XII board examinations began on March 5 and will conclude by April 25.


    Image Credit : PTI

  • Watch : Karnataka polls 2018 about Hindus vs Muslims : BJP MLA

    A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Belagavi has raked up a controversy with his comment that the upcoming state assembly election is “not about roads and drinking water but about Hindu-Muslim incidents”.
    “This election is not about roads, water or other issues. This election is about Hindus vs Muslims, Ram Mandir vs Babri Masjid,” ANI quoted BJP lawmaker Sanjay Patil as saying in Belagavi. Patil represents the Belagavi Rural constituency in north Karnataka. The video of Patil making this comments has been doing rounds on social media and has evoked criticism from many quarters.


    Belagavi District Congress Committee will file a complaint against BJP MLA Sanjay Patil for his alleged remarks that were likely to disrupt communal harmony made in the last few days of his campaign.
    Karnataka will go to polls on May 12 and the results will be declared on May 15. The tenure of the current Karnataka Legislative Assembly will expire on May 28.
    BJP MLA from Bairia, Surendra Singh, had recently said that the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be a contest between two “mentalities” — Hindu and Islamic. “Ye 2019 ka chunav Islam banam bhagwan hone ja raha hai (The 2019 elections are going to be Islam versus bhagwan),” Singh told the public during a rally in Ballia on Thursday.

  • Watch : Karnataka polls 2018 about Hindus vs Muslims : BJP MLA

    A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Belagavi has raked up a controversy with his comment that the upcoming state assembly election is “not about roads and drinking water but about Hindu-Muslim incidents”.
    “This election is not about roads, water or other issues. This election is about Hindus vs Muslims, Ram Mandir vs Babri Masjid,” ANI quoted BJP lawmaker Sanjay Patil as saying in Belagavi. Patil represents the Belagavi Rural constituency in north Karnataka. The video of Patil making this comments has been doing rounds on social media and has evoked criticism from many quarters.





    Belagavi District Congress Committee will file a complaint against BJP MLA Sanjay Patil for his alleged remarks that were likely to disrupt communal harmony made in the last few days of his campaign.
    Karnataka will go to polls on May 12 and the results will be declared on May 15. The tenure of the current Karnataka Legislative Assembly will expire on May 28.
    BJP MLA from Bairia, Surendra Singh, had recently said that the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be a contest between two “mentalities” — Hindu and Islamic. “Ye 2019 ka chunav Islam banam bhagwan hone ja raha hai (The 2019 elections are going to be Islam versus bhagwan),” Singh told the public during a rally in Ballia on Thursday.

  • I-T raids in Koppa take ‘political hue’

    The officers of Income Tax Department, who conducted search operations on properties belonging to four Congress workers in Koppa taluk on Monday, allegedly enquired about their political leanings and opinion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    Books fallen on the floor following the I-T search on the residence of Sudhir Kumar Murolli, president of Koppa Block Congress.  


    I-T sleuths reached houses of Sudhir Kumar Murolli, president of Koppa Block Congress, and party leaders Subrahmanya Shetty, H.M. Sathish, and Ravi Kukkadige in Koppa taluk. The search operations began around 6.30 a.m. and continued till 6 p.m. According to Congress leaders whose properties were searched, the I-T officials did not find unaccounted cash or any important document.

    Mr. Murolli, who is an advocate, said: “They terrorised all of us. My wife and I have a good collection of books. The officers threw all the books out of the racks. I don’t know what they were searching for,” he said. He was surprised when the officers asked him why he often passed comments on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and criticised the Prime Minister. “They wanted to know why I work for the Congress. I told them it was none of their business,” he said.

    During the search operation at his residence, the officers found ₹1.95 lakh, including the ₹1.48 lakh belonging to his sister. “My sister lost her husband two months ago. She had received the amount from insurance policies. Besides that, my parents and I had a few thousand rupees. I had little over ₹5,000 in my pocket,” he said. Gold ornaments worth ₹2.22 lakh were found.

    Mr. Kukkadige, whose house was also searched, said: “The officers wanted to know how many Congress rallies I have participated in. I told them I have not yet started campaigning this time.” The officers did find a few thousand rupees in his residence.

  • I-T raids in Koppa take ‘political hue’

    The officers of Income Tax Department, who conducted search operations on properties belonging to four Congress workers in Koppa taluk on Monday, allegedly enquired about their political leanings and opinion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


    Books fallen on the floor following the I-T search on the residence of Sudhir Kumar Murolli, president of Koppa Block Congress.  



    I-T sleuths reached houses of Sudhir Kumar Murolli, president of Koppa Block Congress, and party leaders Subrahmanya Shetty, H.M. Sathish, and Ravi Kukkadige in Koppa taluk. The search operations began around 6.30 a.m. and continued till 6 p.m. According to Congress leaders whose properties were searched, the I-T officials did not find unaccounted cash or any important document.


    Mr. Murolli, who is an advocate, said: “They terrorised all of us. My wife and I have a good collection of books. The officers threw all the books out of the racks. I don’t know what they were searching for,” he said. He was surprised when the officers asked him why he often passed comments on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and criticised the Prime Minister. “They wanted to know why I work for the Congress. I told them it was none of their business,” he said.


    During the search operation at his residence, the officers found ₹1.95 lakh, including the ₹1.48 lakh belonging to his sister. “My sister lost her husband two months ago. She had received the amount from insurance policies. Besides that, my parents and I had a few thousand rupees. I had little over ₹5,000 in my pocket,” he said. Gold ornaments worth ₹2.22 lakh were found.


    Mr. Kukkadige, whose house was also searched, said: “The officers wanted to know how many Congress rallies I have participated in. I told them I have not yet started campaigning this time.” The officers did find a few thousand rupees in his residence.