B'luru South's Congress candidate B K Hariprasad visits Nirmalananda Swamy of Adichunchanagiri Math
Bengaluru: Bengaluru South Constituency’s Congress candidate B. K Hariprasad on Monday visited Nirmalananda Mahaswamy of Adichunchanagiri Mahasanthan in Vijayanagar here in Bengaluru.
He visited the Swami to take his blessings ahead of the Lok Sabha election beginning April 11 in the country.
The Dakshina Kannada Congress General Secretary and Rajya Sabha member Hariprasad was given the ticket by the party high command to contest from Bengaluru South against BJP, who is yet to announce a candidate from the constituency yet.
The constituency has favored the saffron party for last seven elections of which single candidate Ananth Kumar who passed away in November last year won six times.
Speculations were rife that the BJP would field Anant Kumar’s wife Tejaswi from the constituency but in the first list of candidates announced by the party had Tejaswi’s and the constituency’s name missing. The move further fuelled rumors about PM Modi’s interest in contesting from Bengaluru South to boost the morale of party cadre in the southern state.
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Heavy rain, hailstorms likely to lash Uttarakhand on Tuesday; IMD issues warning
Dehradun/Pithoragarh (PTI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for heavy rain and hailstorms across several districts of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, as temperatures remained markedly below normal in the region.
Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places in Dehradun, Haridwar, Tehri, Pauri, Nainital, Champawat, and Udham Singh Nagar districts. Most places across all districts are expected to receive light to moderate rain or thunderstorms, while higher reaches are likely to witness snowfall, officials said on Monday.
The weather department warned of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, hail and intense spells of rain in six districts, including Dehradun and Nainital. Gusty winds with speeds reaching 40-50 kmph are also expected at isolated locations in these areas and other hilly districts.
In the state capital, Dehradun, the sky is forecast to remain partly cloudy with light rain and thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds of 30-40 kmph.
The maximum and minimum temperatures in the city are expected to hover around 31 degrees Celsius and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Maximum temperatures during the past 24 hours remained markedly below normal in the hills and appreciably below normal in the plains. While no significant change in temperature is expected over the next 2-3 days, the IMD predicts a rise of 3-5 degrees Celsius during the subsequent 3-4 days.
Rainfall was recorded in several areas after 8.30 am today, with Ramnagar receiving 31.5 mm and Nainital recording 26.5 mm. Other areas, including Pithoragarh, Khatima and Champawat, also reported moderate precipitation.
Authorities have stopped a batch of 36 Adi Kailash pilgrims at the Dharchula base camp and placed the high-altitude yatra route on high alert following heavy rains and hailstorms in the district on Monday.
Dharchula SDM Ashish Joshi said the pilgrimage was halted due to adverse weather conditions. The issuance of new inner-line passes has been suspended until the weather normalises.
With 1,700 passes issued so far, pilgrims already at higher camps are being monitored for safety, the official added.
