West Bengal elections: Both central, state officers at counting centres, Election Commission tells Supreme Court | India News

NEW DELHI: Refuting the allegation of Trinamool Congress that only central govt employees would be deployed as counting supervisors and assistants, Election Commission on Saturday told Supreme Court that one from central govt and other from state govt would be given the charge of two posts to maintain balance, convincing the court that there was…

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Karnataka Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni convicted of BJP worker’s 2016 murder; land row, political rivalry among ‘motives’ | Bengaluru News

A special court in Bengaluru convicted former Congress minister Vinay Kulkarni (L) and 16 others for plotting and executing the murder of BJP worker Yogesh Gowda (R) in 2016. BENGALURU: A court here Wednesday held former Congress minister and Dharwad Rural MLA Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others guilty of plotting and executing the murder of…

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Revised PWD bitumen rates fall short of market surge; 90% of road works hit | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: With bitumen prices crossing the 10% variation threshold, the public works department (PWD) revised rates with effect from early April. However, contractors say the updated rates remain well below prevailing market prices, leading to a near-complete halt in road works across Bengaluru.Officials from th Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) report that more than 90% of…

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