Udupi: By-elections for 10 Gram Panchayat seats on Nov 23
Udupi: The Karnataka State Election Commission has announced that by-elections will be held on November 23 for 10 vacant seats across eight Gram Panchayats in Udupi district’s four taluks. The vacancies have arisen due to various reasons.
Polling will take place in one seat each from Bommarabettu in Udupi, Kota in Brahmavar, Amasebailu in Kundapur, and Kerwashe, Eedu, Nallur, and Nitte in Karkala. Additionally, three seats from the Neere Gram Panchayat will go to the polls.
The Deputy Commisisoner will issue a notification for the elections on November 6, and the last date for filing nominations is November 12. Nomination scrutiny will take place on November 13, with the deadline for withdrawal set for November 15.
If necessary, voting will be conducted on Saturday, November 23, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the counting of votes will be held on November 26 at the respective taluk centres, according to the election commission's announcement.
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Rishabh Pant overtakes Kohli in Test rankings
Dubai, Oct 23: Rishabh Pant on Wednesday overtook his superstar India teammate Virat Kohli to reach the sixth spot in the ICC Test rankings for batters.
Fresh from a counter-attacking 99 in the second innings of the opening Test against New Zealand, Pant gained three spots in the rankings while Kohli, who made a fluent 70 in Bengaluru, dropped a place to be eighth.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal remains India's highest ranked batter at four. India captain Rohit Sharma dropped two places to be joint 15th alongside Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne.
England star Joe Root maintains a healthy lead at the top of the charts.
New Zealand duo of Rachin Ravindra (up 36 places to 18th) and Devon Conway (up 12 spots to 36th) also made good ground on the latest list for Test batters, while teammate Matt Henry (up two rungs to ninth with a new career-high rating) was the big winner in bowlers' category.
Henry picked up eight wickets during the Black Caps' drought-breaking eight-wicket victory over India in Bengaluru, while teammate Will O'Rourke (up two spots to 39th) was also rewarded for his seven scalps from the same match.
Pakistan spinner Noman Ali was re-instated at 17th on the rankings following his 11 wickets across two innings against England, while teammate Sajid Khan gained 22 places to move to 50th after he was adjudged Player of the Match in the same contest.
India's pace spearhead remains at the top of the bowlers' rankings followed by teammate R Ashwin. Retaining the seventh sport, Ravindra Jadeja is another Indian in the top-10.
