Belagavi, Nov 12: An orthodox Muslim woman was stopped from entering the polling booth in Belagavi district after she refused to remove the veil of her 'burkha' for identification.
However, the woman was later allowed to cast her vote after her identity was verified by a female official.
The Karnataka Election is taking place today. A total of 2,654 candidates are in the fray and 4.96-crore electorate, including 2.44 crore women, will cast their votes. Over 15 lakh people are first-time voters in the 18-19 age group.
Tight security is in place to ensure smooth and peaceful polling across the 222 seats out of 224 assembly constituencies, spread across 30 districts.
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Muslim woman asked to remove burkha at polling booth
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May 12, 2018
24-year-old rider dies after scooter on the wrong side collides with car in Udupi
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August 1,2020
Udupi, Aug 1: A young rider lost his life after a head-on collision between a scooter and a car on K G Road in Udupi last evening.
The deceased has been identified as Praveen Ganiga (24), a resident of Kodavoor in Malpe.
According to police Praveen was riding his scooter on the wrong side of the road. The car was plying from Brahmavar to Udupi.
The people on board car suffered minor injuries in the mishap. A case was registered at Brahmavar police station and investigations are on.
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Mangaluru: Bullet tanker hits bike, kills college student
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February 13,2020
Mangaluru, Feb 13: A college student was killed when a bullet tanker knocked his motorbike down near Nanthoor Circle in the city today.
The deceased has been identified as Karthik Malya, a resident of Mannegudda. He was a final year degree student of Besant College in the city.
The incident took place when Karthik was from Suratkal to Mangaluru. The bullet tanker reportedly hit the two-wheeler from behind and ran over him. He died on the spot.
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40 days old child shifted from Mangaluru to Bengaluru on green corridor
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February 6,2020
Mangaluru, Feb 6: A 40-day old child with cardiac condition was shifted to Bengaluru’s Jayadev Hospital from Father Muller Hospital in Mangaluru through a green corridor traffic.
Hospital sources said the ambulance carrying the 40-day old patient was provided Green Corridor by police department throughout the way.
Saiful Azhman, who is just 40-days old has been diagnosed with heart-related ailment. Doctors at FMMC hospital provided basic treatment to Saiful and advised that he be taken to Jayadeva hospital for advanced treatment.
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For identification purpose face should disclose but better to identify woman official instead of man.
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