All set for Hangal bypoll counting today
The Hindu
All arrangements have been put in place for counting of votes for the by-election to Hangal Legislative Assembly Constituency on Tuesday. Polling was held on Saturday and the EVMs are safely stored in
All arrangements have been put in place for counting of votes for the by-election to Hangal Legislative Assembly Constituency on Tuesday.
Polling was held on Saturday and the EVMs are safely stored in the strong room at the Government Engineering College at Devagiri on the outskirts of Haveri.
Addressing a press conference at his office on Monday, Deputy Commissioner of Haveri and District Election Officer Sanjay Shettennavar said that counting of votes will begin at 8 a.m.
The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.