Mysuru: “Whether to contest from Badami or not, this decision will be taken by party high command. I am just a Chief Minister of a state, not the high command,” Siddaramaiah clarified.

Talking to reporters at his residence in TK Layout in Mysuru on Thursday, Siddaramaiah said, neither I nor the people of Badami have any confusion regarding Badami constituency. This is you who are creating confusion. All confusions will be cleared on April 23 or 24, he said.

“I will start my state tour from 26th of this month. I will be canvassing only in those places where competition is tougher,” chief minister added.

Speaking about the ticket denial for sitting MLAs, Siddaramaiah said, “Ticket will be issued to HP Rajesh of Jagaluru. For remaining candidates party high command will decide.”

Congress leaders R Dhruvanarayan, Hinkal Prakash, Marigauda, Somashekhar, BB Sitaram, HA Venkatesh, B Siddaraju, R Murthy and others were present with the chief minister.

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New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Police announced a series of infrastructure and technology upgrades under the Safe City Project, including the expansion of surveillance systems and construction of new facilities, on the occasion of its 79th Raising Day.

Officials said that under the project, the Command and Control Centre will be further strengthened and several CCTV cameras have already been installed across the national capital. The surveillance system is equipped with advanced features such as hand-gesture recognition, facial detection and overcrowding alerts to enhance real-time monitoring.

"Mobile command vehicles will also be deployed to improve on-ground coordination during emergencies and major events," a senior police officer said.

The Special Cell headquarters will be constructed in Lodhi Colony to bolster operational efficiency. In addition, three new police stations and six police chowkis will be set up.

A seven-floor hostel for women police personnel will be built in Rohini, with accommodation capacity for 132 staff members, officials said.