The election results of the 105 urban local bodies in the state have been announced today. While the BJP has registered its victory in Shimoga Municipal Corporation, the results have hung in Mysuru and Tumkur municipal corporations as no party has secured the majority.

Bantwal: After a close fight between Congress and SDPI in Ward number 16, the Congress candidate has finally won with the margin of four votes.

Continuing the upward streak, the prices of petrol and diesel hiked again on Monday, hitting an all-time high in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. Oil marketing companies (OMCs) increased fuel rates for the ninth consecutive day. A litre of petrol is selling at Rs. 79.15 in Delhi, Rs. 86.56 in Mumbai, Rs. 82.24 in Chennai and Rs. 82.06 in Kolkata. Diesel rates on Monday were hiked by 39 paise a litre, the steepest increase since the daily revision in prices was introduced in mid-june 2017.

Stones were hurled at Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's chariot while he was conducting the 'Jan Aashirwad Yatra' in Sidhi district, police said on Monday.

The Congress was ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the counting began on Monday of votes cast for Karnataka's 105 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), the State Election Commission (SEC) said.

Our leaders always reiterate a slogan ‘health and education for all’. But there is one big chunk of population that is moving away from all this. The status of our government schools and hospitals is testimony enough to show how many people are moving farther from this and only use them under inevitable circumstances. Massive hospitals are coming up in the country, but they are not for all. Hence, the country is again moving into dark phase with measures to assuage poverty, provide education and health for all.  

Ullal: Stones pelted at a furniture store following the announcement of the election results in the limits of Ullal Municipal Council in Kallapu.

Udupi: The BJP has registered its victory in all the four urban local bodies of the Udupi distrcit, where elections were conducted on Friday. With the end of counting process, the BJP has risen to power in the Udupi City Municipal Corporation, Kundapur and Karkala Town Municipal Councils and the Saligrama Town Panchayat.