Widespread rainfall in Kodagu
The Hindu
Kodagu district has received 9.99 mm of rains in the last 24 hours, reducing the temperature considerably. The rainfall was widespread across the district. Madikeri kasaba received 37 mm of rainfall,
Kodagu district has received 9.99 mm of rains in the last 24 hours, reducing the temperature considerably. The rainfall was widespread across the district. Madikeri kasaba received 37 mm of rainfall, Napoklu 10 mm and Bhagamandala 17.40 mm. The other centres include Virajpet kasaba (22 mm), Ponnampet (9.20), Ammathi (15), Somwarpet kasaba (8.4), Shanivarsanthe (5), Shantalli (15), Kudlipet (2.4), Kushalnagar (1) and Suntikoppa (3.2 mm).For the first time in a Lok Sabha election, the AIADMK forfeited deposits in seven constituencies. For the ruling DMK, the verdict is seen as a popular endorsement of the functioning of its three-year government under Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. The outcome indicates that the BJP, whose Hindutva ideology has all along been considered alien to the political ethos of Tamil Nadu
Cardiologist and MP-elect from Bengaluru Rural C.N. Manjunath, who contested from the BJP and defeated three-time Congress MP D.K. Suresh, said he was the “people’s candidate” and that it is their aspiration to see him in the Union Cabinet. In an interview with The Hindu, he claimed his victory was possible because those who were treated at the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research became his “ambassadors”.