Nikhil Kumaraswamy to contest as JDS candidate from Channapatna in by-election
Bengaluru: Nikhil Kumaraswamy has been announced as the Janata Dal (Secular) candidate for the Channapatna Assembly constituency in the upcoming by-election. He will face off against Congress candidate C. P. Yogeshwar in the contest.
Among the three assembly constituencies where by-elections will be held in the state, the BJP has already declared its candidates for the Shiggaon and Sandur constituencies. As part of the NDA alliance, the BJP has left the Channapatna seat to its partner, the JD(S).
Nikhil's candidacy was confirmed after a coordination meeting between JD(S) and BJP leaders at the residence of B.S. Yediyurappa. Yediyurappa himself announced that Nikhil will contest from Channapatna as the NDA candidate.
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SC waives off law degree requirement for correspondents
New Delhi: Supreme Court administration, under CJI DY Chandrachud, has waived off the need for law degree as a basic requirement for the correspondents covering the apex court, Bar and Bench reported on Thursday.
Earlier, the reporters who wanted to work at the Court had to have a law degree, unless exempted by the CJI in exceptional cases.
#BREAKING Supreme Court administration under CJI DY Chandrachud waives off the requirement of having a law degree as a pre-requisite for accreditation as a Supreme Court correspondent #SupremeCourt pic.twitter.com/8rkHw3Wqlh
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