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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Officials from the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) said they will run buses for women and the elderly on demand. Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has arranged 2,200 additional buses for voters travelling from different cities to cast their votes in their constituencies, Dr. Latha T S, Public […]
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The Commissionerate is incharge of five Lok Sabha constituencies—Bangalore North, Bangalore South, Bangalore Central, Bangalore Rural and Chikkaballapur. The Bangalore city police is gearing up for the elections with 24 Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCPs) and 52 Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACPs), among other officers being lined up for election duty. B. Dayanand, Police Commissioner […]
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Representatives of the Kadugollar community held a press conference where they highlighted their financial instability and the government’s inadequate action in this regard. The confederation of Kadugolla organizations has put forward a demand to include the Kadugolla community in the Scheduled Tribe list. A local leader of the Samajwadi Party (SP) has supported their cause. […]
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The opposition members showed distress about the current government arresting everyone who speaks against them. The Indian National Congress (INC) is planning to conduct more protests like the one that happened two days earlier, where Mohammed Haris Nalapad, Karnataka Youth Congress President and Ashik Gowda, State General Secretary, Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress protested with a […]
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The entire Congress leadership from top to bottom is only interested in slandering the BJP and not in having political discourse, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. The Congress party is bereft of any ideas and now is resorting to slandering and badmouthing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar. “Despite having seen what Mani […]
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Kannada activist accuses BJP of ignoring Kannadiga sentiments The pro Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj, from Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha, voiced his criticism of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prioritizing Tamil culture in Tamil-dominated areas of Bengaluru. He claimed that the party does not prioritise Kannada and is using culture politics for the elections. At a […]
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Complaints by residents of Govindraj Nagar Constituency are not taken seriously. Lack of basic amenities trouble the residents of Govindraj Nagar. Access to footpath, roads, drainage system and a lack of parking space are the major problems in the area. Keeriti, a 23-year-old daughter of a general store owner said, “Drainage system is pathetic. It […]
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Welfare associations say they keep filing complaints, only to get temporary solutions from government. Residents of Shanti Nagar are facing problems such as sewage clogged roads, power cuts, road encroachment and many other issues but there is no aid from the government. Saraswati, 24, a Below Poverty Line (BPL) card holder from Shanti Nagar said, […]
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Residents Welfare Associations seek apartment-wise voters list to monitor if residents have cast their vote. Many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and citizens-led forums have come together in Bengaluru to set targets to increase voter turnout in the city as well as raise awareness for the election process. Citizens Empowered is a collective of individuals who have […]
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