Former Karnataka Minister Pramod Madhwaraj resigns from JD(S)
Mangaluru: Former Udupi MLA and Karnataka Minister Pramod Mahdwaraj on Tuesday resigned as the member of JD(S) party after submitting his resignation to JD(S) supremo HD Devegowda.
A Congress leader originally, Pramiod Madhwaraj contested the Lok Sabha election earlier this year as the candidate of Coalition between Congress and JD(S). As the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Constituency was given to JD(S), the party decided to field Madhawaraj as it failed to find any other reliable candidate within the party.
During nomination, Madhawaraj’s B Form mentioned that he was the member of JD(S) party.
“As the coalition has collapsed now, I have decided to resign from the membership of the JD(S) which I was made for technical reasons” he added in his resignation letter.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
