BJP wins Belthangady town panchayat election
Belthangady: As the results of the town panchayat polls have come out, the BJP has managed victorious in 7 seats. In a major setback, the Congress, which was in power for the last two terms, won only 4 seats.
In the backward classes-A, reserved for woman category; Congress candidate Rajshri V. Raman defeated Sushmita of BJP by 244 votes. In the second ward, which is reserved for scheduled caste, BJP candidate Ambareesh defeated Congress' Ramesh by securing 247. In the third war (General), BJP's Sharath Kumar won by getting 232 votes.
Henry Lobo of Congress has been defeated. BJP's Rajni Kudva defeated Mamata Shetty of Congress, a former member, by a margin of 3 votes in the 4th ward reserved for Women (General).
In the 5th Ward (General) Janardhana Kambar of Congress won with 207 votes and defeated BJP's Ganesh. Former member of the Congress Mustar Janu Mehboob emerged victorious with135 votes in the 6th ward (General Woman). While, Naseema Sanjayanagar, who contested from SDPI, secured 129 votes, BJP's Radhika has got 117 votes.
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Fire damages 10 shops in Mumbai; no casualty
Mumbai (PTI): A fire broke out at a commercial structure in Mumbai, damaging around 10 shops, officials said on Sunday.
There were no casualties in the blaze, which was reported at 11.31 pm on Saturday on D B Marg opposite a mall in the Mumbai Central area, they said.
The fire was confined to electric wiring, installations and equipment in around five large and seven small shops spread over nearly 5,000 sq ft on the ground and first floors of the structure, a civic official said.
Firefighters doused the blaze by 3.50 am on Sunday, the official said.
The cause of the fire was not yet known.
