Saligrama Panchayat: Congress candidate wins by 1 vote
Udupi: In an exciting victory, a Congress candidate has won with a margin of one vote in the Todukallu ward of the Saligrama Town Panchayat in the district.
Puneet Poojary, who contested from the Congress here, has won with a margin of one vote against BJP candidate Karunakara. Both Puneet and Karunakara got 354 votes each. But Puneet got a vote by mail which brought smile of victory to him.
Puneet, who contested for the first time, has registered the victory. Karunakar, who was defeated by a margin of one vote against him, was the candidate of the BJP for four times. Besides, he has also served as the Vice President of the town panchayat.
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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.
