EVM goes down in Udupi’s Kodavooru: Polling halts
Udupi: The election process for Udupi Municipality that is going on at the government school in Kodavooru was halted for around one-and-a-half hour when the EVM went down.
The polling process was started at 7 am, and 116 people cast their votes. At around 9.15 am, when the 117th voter came to cast a vote, a button on the EVM did not work. Following which, the voters and polling officers came forward to repair it, but in vain.
The voters visited the polling booth early this morning so that they could exercise their franchise and get back to work. Following the incident, the voters expressed intense anger over the negligence of the authorities. They have demanded to extend the voting time by one hour in the evening. Most of the voters returned without voting.
In the same way, an EVM had reportedly gone down at Karamballi. Due to which the process was delayed by half-an-hour, the local resources said.
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Kantara mimicking case: HC extends interim relief given to actor Ranveer Singh till March 9
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court on Monday extended the interim relief given to Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh till March 9, in a case related to mimicking a character from the movie, 'Kantara Chapter-1', and allegedly mocking a deity.
The actor had approached the High Court seeking the quashing of the FIR against him for mimicking Rishab Shetty's role as 'Chavunda' deity in the movie.
While mimicking, Singh had called the deity a "ghost". The actor was asked to appear before the court in person on Monday.
Appearing on behalf of the actor, his counsel Sajjan Poovayya said Singh was stuck in London and was unable to reach Bengaluru due to the conflict in West Asia.
The complainant, who is a lawyer, alleged that his religious sentiments were hurt by calling the deity a ghost. On the directions of a local Court, the police registered a case against the actor.
The High Court on February 24 granted interim relief to the actor with directions to the police not to take any coercive steps against him.
