The district administration is ready with all the arrangements to ensure free and fair polling of Dharwad Lok Sabha seat. Union minister and BJP candidate Pralhad Joshi is seeking a fifth consecutive term and is facing Congress candidate Vinod Asooti in the elections. The polling will be held at 1,901 stations spread over eight assembly segments. Special arrangements have been made to beat the heatwave and high mercury levels, including providing shade, drinking water, ORS, fan facility, ambulance, and medical aid. More than 6,200 security personnel will be deployed to ensure free and fair polling in Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency's eight assembly segments. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC will be in place during the polling period.
A unique science summer camp, 'Discovery 2024', will be organized in Dharwad from May 11 at the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development of Karnataka. Enrol your 14-18-year-old students for a camp focused on developing scientific temper, self-confidence, and human values.
Haveri and Koppal constituencies are preparing for the Lok Sabha polls with detailed information on voter demographics, polling stations, security measures, and election preparedness.
1,524 buses are deployed for Lok Sabha election duty on Monday and Tuesday. Passengers of seven districts are requested to cooperate. NWKRTC has stated in a press release that various divisions are sending buses for election duty. Passengers may experience interruptions in bus operations. TNN
A woman and a boy allegedly fell into a farm pond in Haitapur village of Mundaragi taluk. The deceased are Geetha Hesarur, 34, and her nephew Manoj Kavalur, 5. Mundaragi police recovered the bodies with the help of local villagers. Case registered.