Congress poll: Rahul Ghandi, leaders part of Bharat Jodo Yatra to vote at campsite in Karnataka
Turuvekere (Karnataka) (PTI): Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and 40 other leaders will vote in the party president's election at a Bharat Jodo Yatra campsite in Karnataka's Bellary on October 17.
The day will be a rest day for the Bharat Jodo Yatra to enable those taking part in it to cast their vote in the election.
AICC general secretary of communications, Jairam Ramesh said the central election authority has decided to set up a polling booth at the campsite in Bellary where all delegates will cast their ballot.
The PCC delegates of Karnataka will cast their vote in Bengaluru on October 17, he said.
The yatra will move to Andhra Pradesh for three days on October 18 and cover a distance of 95 kilometers in the state. It will then return to Karnataka's Raichur.
Thereafter, the yatra will move to Telangana, Ramesh said.
The counting of votes will be taken up on October 19 and the results will be declared the same day.
Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are the two contenders vying for the top Congress position.
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Woman Police Commissioner goes undercover to assess women's safety in Hyderabad
Hyderabad (PTI): Soon after taking over as Malkajgiri Police Commissioner B Sumathi went undercover and took up a field visit after midnight on May 1 to assess law and order, including women's safety.
Sumathi assumed charge as the Malkajgiri Police Commissioner on May 1.
On the same night, the senior IPS officer, in plainclothes, moved through the streets of Dilsukhnagar here, standing alone for some time to get a first-hand knowledge of law and order situation, official sources said on Wednesday.
"It was a general checking and she later interacted with police officials," they said.
The sources said about 30-40 individuals who approached her were counselled regarding their behaviour towards women in public places.
Sumathi, who earlier headed the Special Intelligence Branch (SIB), of the Telangana Police, oversaw the long drawn process of the Maoists joining the mainstream.
