C T Ravi confident of BJP's victory in Karnataka bypolls

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October 8, 2020

Bengaluru, Oct 8: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary and Karnataka Minister C T Ravi on Thursday expressed confidence to wrest both the Assembly seats, Sira and Rararajeshwari Nagar, for which byelections are scheduled to be held on November 3.

Talking to media here, the newly appointed BJP's National Secretary said that the party's Central Election Committee would announce the candidates to contest the byelections, very soon.

Stating that every partymen will abide by the decisions of the Central party leaders on finalising the candidates names, he said, "All the leaders including the Chief minister will work for the success of the party candidates in the byelections."

Referring to the Congress leaders' charges that the CBI raids, conducted recently on the KPCC president

D K Shivakumar was nothing to do with the byelections, he said that "If D K Shivakumar is maintaining a clean hand why should he worry about the CBI or any other Inquiries".

"Let Shivakumar introspect himself, whether he was innocent or not, before hurling baseless charges over the issue" he said.

Answering a question over his newly assigned responsibility as the BJP's national General secretary, he said that

"I have been humbled by the party's central leaders decision by entrusting the responsibility".

Mr Ravi, a four-time MLA from Karnataka had been appointed as one of the BJP's National General Secretary, recently.

He had also submitted his resignation to the Cabinet, after his nomination to the party post, which is however yet to be accepted by the Chief Minister.

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From malls to highways, Kannada signboards to be enforced in Dakshina Kannada

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February 4,2026

Mangaluru: Urban local bodies and gram panchayats should make the use of Kannada on signboards mandatory while issuing trade licences to commercial establishments, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan HV said. He also called for regular inspections to ensure compliance.

Presiding over the District Kannada Awareness Committee meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office, Darshan said the city corporation would be directed to ensure that shops operating in malls prominently display their names in Kannada. “All commercial establishments, including shops, companies, offices and hotels, must mandatorily display their names in Kannada on signboards,” he said.

The deputy commissioner added that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be instructed to include Kannada on signboards along national highways. Banks, he said, would be directed through committee meetings to provide application forms in Kannada.

“Even if English-medium schools and colleges impart education in English, their signboards must display the institution’s name in Kannada. Steps will also be taken to ensure that private buses display place names in Kannada,” Darshan said.

During the meeting, committee members raised concerns over the closure of Kannada-medium schools in rural areas due to a shortage of teachers and stressed the need for immediate corrective measures. They also pointed out that several industries employ workers from other states while overlooking local candidates.

Members further demanded that nationalised banks provide deposit and withdrawal slips in Kannada. It was brought to the deputy commissioner’s notice that the presence of staff without knowledge of Kannada in rural branches of nationalised banks is causing hardship to local customers.

Meanwhile, MP Srinath, president of the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, urged the district administration to allot land for the construction of a district Kannada Bhavana in Mangaluru.

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