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Mangaluru: Officer who transported EVMs in auto-rickshaw gets notice

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April 21, 2019

Mangaluru, Apr 21: A notice has been issued to a sector officer seeking his explanation for carrying spare EVMs in an auto-rickshaw to the polling booth in Bharati English Medium School, Kulai, from where they were sent to the de-mustering centre, on April 18.

After polling on April 18, the sector officer brought the spare EVMs with him in his official vehicle to the polling booth in the school in Kulai. These spare EVMs were to be sent along with the EVMs used in the polling booth to the de-mustering centre. 

While bringing the EVMs, he claimed that this car broke down and then he hired an auto-rickshaw to reach the booth.

Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil S. said the sector officer should have asked for another vehicle.

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Wellwisher
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Sunday, 21 Apr 2019

This is the serious matter DC must take strict action how many hrs he took to reach his respective booth. And also to conduct a complete investigation about his back ground. In South Kanara don't want such kind of politics with out valuable votes.

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February 17,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 17: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday assured that the Centre is committed to stand by its promise of providing Rs 18,600 crore Bengaluru suburban Rail project.

Addressing a press conference after a post-budget interactive session with the representatives of the various trade bodies, industry leaders and others here, she said that the union cabinet has already given its clearance for the long-pending project.

Informing that the central government will have 20 per cent of its capital share in the project followed by another 20 per cent share from the state government, she said "beside this, the union government will stand for a sovereign guarantee for the rest of the 60 percent share, which can be raised through loans from external agencies".

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February 22,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 22: Karnataka legislative assembly speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri has issued a notification banning entry of journalists in the Legislators House.

"Electronic media and print media cannot enter the Legislators House any time," the notification issued by the Speaker's office read.

The notification which was issued on February 18 said, "The legislators come to Legislators House from their constituencies during the assembly session. It is their private time when they stay there. When journalists come to Legislators House to meet them, it's an invasion of their privacy."

"Arrangements will be made for journalists to speak to MLAs outside the gate. No journalist or camera person will be allowed inside the gate," the notification added.

The Legislators House is located near the Vidhan Soudha, the state legislative assembly.

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January 8,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 8: In an operation, forest officials of Puttur has arrested two persons as many elephant tusks at Puduvettu in Belathangadi taluk of Dakshina Kannada.

Forest officials said on Wednesday the accused nabbed last night were identified as PK Dinesh from Madikeri and V Kumar from Hassan district.

Both were caught while trying to sell tusks the value of which was estimated to be lakhs.

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