Central government attacking roots of federalism: Bahutva Karantaka

Bahutva Karanataka, a Karnataka-based NGO released it’s fourth report on the central government’s treatment of federalism. In an online press conference speakers affiliated with Bahutva Karnataka (BK) alleged that Indian federalism has been endangered the most in the past five years than it has been in the history of India. The speakers alleged that the […]

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Defections in final hours

KP Nanjundi assured the upliftment of backward classes; Dr Gowda said he wanted to work for rural medicine. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader KP Nanjundi joined the Congress, and the Congress party leader Dr Shushrutha Gowda joined BJP today, with only two days left for the Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka. To Congress from BJP […]

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Medical aid and webcasting for a smooth election: EC

Considering the rising temperature in the state the Chief Electoral Officer announced the introduction of medical kits at all polling booths in the state. All 2,829 polling stations under Bangalore Rural parliament constituency will be equipped with  webcasting facilities, said Manoj Kumar Meena, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, at  a press conference in Bangalore today. […]

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VVPAT case: queries resolved, judgment reserved

An Election Commission official answered the Supreme Court’s questions on the EVM-VVPAT today. The Supreme Court reserved the verdict in the Electronic Voting Machine-Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (EVM-VVPAT) case today. The bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing petitions seeking 100 percent EVM-VVPAT verification. The Supreme Court called up an Election Commission […]

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