BJP wins top posts in Hubballi-Dharwad City Corporation; Veena Baradwad elected Mayor
Hubballi: BJP candidates on Tuesday won the elections to the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the 22nd term of the Hubballi-Dharwad City Corporation.
In the party’s second successive victory for the top posts of the Corporation, Veena Baradwad was elected Mayor with 46 votes, while her opponent from the Congress Suvarna Kalkunta got 37 votes.
BJP member Satish Surendra Hangal, who is the representative of Ward 32 in the Corporation, won the election to the post of Deputy Mayor with 46 votes.
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The Hubballi-Dharwad City Corporation has a total of 82 members, including 39 members from the BJP, 33 from the Congress, 1 from the JD(S), 3 from AIMIM and 6 Independents. The post of the Mayor was reserved for a woman belonging to ‘General’ category, while the Deputy Mayor’s post was reserved for the ‘General’ category.
Belagavi Regional Commissioner Nitesh Patil, who was also the election officer for the poll, declared the results on Tuesday.
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Shoaib Akhtar, Basit Ali's YouTube channels banned in India
New Delhi (PTI): Former Pakistan cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Basit Ali's Youtube channels have been blocked in India following "an order from the government related to national security or public order" in the wake of Pahalgam terror attack.
The Indian government has withheld several Pakistani channels after the April 22 terror attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were gunned down.
The move follows recommendations from the Ministry of Home Affairs in which it said that the Pakistani YouTube channels were "disseminating provocative and communally sensitive content, false and misleading narratives and misinformation against India, its Army and security agencies".
Dawn News, Irshad Bhatti, SAMAA TV, ARY NEWS, BOL NEWS, Raftar, The Pakistan Reference, Geo News, Samaa Sports, GNN, Uzair Cricket, Umar Cheema Exclusive, Asma Shirazi, Muneeb Farooq, SUNO News and Razi Naama are the other Pakistani channels banned in India.
Following the order, the channels have been withheld by Youtube.
"This content is currently unavailable in this country because of an order from the government related to national security or public order," stated a Youtube message on logging into the channels.
Akhtar, a former pacer of repute, is a popular figure among Indian fans for his in-depth and often humorous analysis of international cricket issues.
Basit, a former Pakistan coach, runs similar content on his channel.
