First phase of ZP/TP polls marred by violence; Cong-BJP workers clash

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February 14, 2016

Bengaluru, Feb 14: The first phase of polling for taluk and zilla panchayat elections in Karnataka was marred by incidents of violence in some parts.

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In the first phase of elections, the voting was held in the districts of Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Belagavi, Haveri, Bagalakot, Uttara Kannada, Dharwad and Gadag. Bengaluru Urban (North, North additional, South, East, Anekal) recorded 69.29 pc, Bengaluru Rural (Hoskote, Devanahalli, Doddaballapur, Nelamangala) 83.84 pc polling.

Workers of the BJP and the Congress clashed at Sooranagollarahatti village in Chitradurga taluk during elections to the zilla and taluk panchayats in Chitradurga district. Nine people were injured in the incident.

Hanumanthareddy, brother of the Congress candidate for the Guddadarangavvanahalli ZP seat G?T?Babureddy, and party worker Manjunath were severely injured in the incident. Four workers of the BJP were also injured in the violence.

Cases have been registered at the Turuvanuru police station. Barring this incident, the voting was peaceful elsewhere in the district. At Swandenahalli booth in Tumakuru taluk, workers of JD(S) and Congress clashed an hour before the end of polling. The police resorted to mild lathi charge and brought the situation under control. The polling picked up pace in Davangere district only after 3 pm. The voting was uneventful in the district.

Tension in Dharwad

Tension prevailed in Hebballi, Dharwad district, following the arrest of BJP candidate Yogishgouda Goudar, with authorities briefly detaining BJP leaders Pralhad Joshi and Jagadish Shettar who demanded that Gowda be released immediately.

Home Guard assaulted

A home guard was assaulted in Donavada village in Chikkodi taluk of Belagavi when he tried to stop distribution of money to voters. Also, two tahsildars were subjected to medical examination on the suspicion that they were inebriated in Khanapur taluk in the district.

Lukewarm response

The elections drew a lukewarm response in the booths of Haveri district. Drought and farmer suicides seemed to have cast a shadow on the polls.

People in Thimmenahalli of Byadagi taluk boycotted the election. Residents at Kurubamallura in Savanur taluk boycotted the polls, but relented later. Residents of Thimmenahalli in Byadagi taluk did not vote, in protest against the polling booth being too far from their village (at Belakeri which is one km away). The assurance by additional DC?T?Yogish that the village would have a booth in the next poll did not move the voters.

Bagalkot district recorded 64.56 per cent in the election, according to preliminary reports. The percentage has registered a dip from 70 per cent recorded in the 2011 ZP, TP elections. It is said that the ongoing jowar harvesting had hit the polling percentage.

Evening enthusiasm in U-K

Election to 39 ZP seats and 130 TP constituencies passed off peacefully in Uttara Kannada district. Voting was just 46.52 till 3 pm, but gathered pace thereafter. Youths showed less enthusiasm in the polling. The electronic voting machine developed a snag after a few hours at booth number 12 in Chittakula. The machine was replaced and voting resumed.

Shivamogga

Barring the incidents of poll boycott in some villages and group clash, the polling was peaceful during the elections to 31 ZP seats and 97 TP seats in the district. According to the district administration, the district witnessed 71.6 per cent voter turnout.

Belagavi

Voters turned up enthusiastically at polling booths for polling in Belagavi on Saturday. The district recorded an approximate 71 per cent turnout. Polling continued in some of the stations even after the scheduled closing time of 5 pm ended with voters standing in queue being allowed to cast their votes.

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March 18,2024

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Mangaluru, Mar 18: The rising temperature has become a growing concern for residents of coastal district of Dakshina Kannada, as the issue of drinking water shortage continues to worsen in several parts. 

Though the water supply of Mangaluru city has not been affected much, nearby urban local bodies, including Ullal, Kotekar, Bajpe and other parts on the outskirts of Mangaluru have been facing an acute shortage of drinking water.

Though the water level in the Thumbe vented dam across Nethravati River has started going down in the last few days, officials have ruled out possibility of rationing the water supply in the city.

According to officials, the water level at Thumbe dam of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) stood at 5.8 m as against the maximum storage capacity of 6m height on March 16. The water level at the dam during the same period last year was 5.3 metres. The water level reduced from 5.9 m on March 15 to 5.8 m on March 16 due to the scorching heat, causing evaporation.

The MCC has been drawing 160 MLD of water from the Thumbe vented dam. According to officials, without inflow, the maximum water stored in the dam will be sufficient for only 50 days. Meanwhile, the MCC has already started pumping backwater from downstream of the Thumbe vented dam back to the dam using pumpsets. Water from Thumbe dam can be drawn only if it has more than 1.5m of water in it.

DC Mullai Muhilan MP said that the district administration is closely monitoring water levels in all the dams that supply water.

The AMR dam located upstream of Thumbe dam has 18 m of water from sea level. If the water level in the Thumbe vented dam recedes, then water from the AMR dam will be released into the Thumbe dam. There is water in a dam at Biliyoor, which is located upstream of the AMR dam, the DC said.

“Drawing water for irrigation purposes from Thumbe and AMR dams has been banned,” the deputy commissioner said, adding that an order in this regard has already been issued. Some of the pockets in rural areas too have started facing water crisis.

“We have made arrangements to supply water through tankers in Ullal, Kotekar and Bajpe areas. We will not introduce water supply rationing in MCC limits for the time being,” he said and appealed to citizens to use water judiciously.

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March 14,2024

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Udupi: In a freak mishap, a 65-year-old man lost his life after being hit by his own bus which was being repaired at a garage at Athrady in Udupi district on Wednesday, March 13.

The deceased has been identified as Dayanand Shetty, the owner of a private bus.

It is learnt that the bus had been kept for repairs at the garage and Dayanand had gone there to inspect the repair works.

At this time, the mechanic started the engine and the bus moved ahead. Dayanand, who was standing in front of the bus, came under its wheels.

He was immediately rushed to a hospital where he died without responding to the treatment. A case is registered at jurisdictional Manipal police station.

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March 14,2024

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Mangaluru, Mar 14: “Hindutva is my commitment and development is my priority,” said Indian army veteran and entrepreneur Captain Brijesh Chowta after the BJP high command announced a ticket to him from Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency.

Known as a BJP stronghold, Nalin Kumar Kateel has served as the MP of this constituency for the past 15 years.

Soon after the announcement was made, 42-year-old Chowta, who is also the BJP state secretary from Dakshina Kannada constituency, sought the blessings of his parents and went to Shree Sharavu Mahaganapathi Temple and visited the war memorial to offer tributes.

A BSc graduate from St Aloysius College, he completed his executive business Management program from the Indian Institute of Management, Indore.

He was commissioned into the 7th battalion of the 8 Gorkha Rifles and served in counter-insurgency operations in Assam and Manipur and was part of Elite Ghatak team. He also served as the adjutant to the battalion. He has been associated with the BJP since 2013. He is the president of Mangaluru Kambala and organiser of Mangaluru Lit Fest.

“Humbled and grateful to our party seniors led by our commander-in-chief PM Narendra Modi for giving me this opportunity to be our party’s candidate and representative of his work and vision in Dakshina Kannada. I pledge to continue to work with even greater rigour for the welfare of our region and people driven by the mantra of ‘Nation First’. I humbly bow down to all our karyakartas & everyone who stood by me & toiled with me to make this happen. Our task has just begun, as we work towards making Dakshina Kannada the number one in the state,” Captain Chowta said on X.

Kateel welcomes change 

Meanwhile, sitting Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has welcomed the party’s decision to field Capt Brijesh Chowta as the BJP candidate for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency.

He said the change aligns with the party’s strategy of fostering new talent to broaden its base and activities. He hoped that he will win by a margin of more than 3 lakh votes.

Soon after the list was announced on Wednesday, the three-time MP told reporters that he has brought projects worth about Rs 1 lakh crore during the last 10 years, under the Modi government.

He thanked the party for giving him a big responsibility of leading the party in the state. “I have worked honestly,” he said.

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