In Karnataka, a few EVMs developed a hitch for a brief period which slowed down the voting process for sometime. At a booth in Dakshina Kannada district near Mulki, voting was delayed because of inking the wrong finger. Apart from these, the polling continues as voters throng the booths despite the sweltering heat. Prominent among
Campaigning for the remaining phases of general elections has gained momentum with senior leaders of major political parties crisscrossing the country to garner votes in support of their candidates. Prime Minister and Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi today addressed a public rally at Malda in West Bengal. He said, appeasement is the common
The Congress has announced the first list of eight candidates for Loksabha polls in Haryana. The party is contesting on nine out of 10 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The Aam Aadmi Party, a constituent of the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc, will contest from Kurukshetra seat. The Congress has fielded Varun Chaudhary from
At least 155 people have lost their lives as a result of flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Tanzania. In an address at the Parliament, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said that the current rainy season has been made worse by the El Nino climate pattern, which has resulted in flooding and the destruction
Prime Minister and Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi today addressed a public rally in Malda in support of party’s Uttar Malda and Dakshin Malda candidates. He pointed to the corruption of ruling party of Trinamool Congress (TMC). He said, due to misgovernance of TMC, a large number of candidates have lost their jobs in the
In Manipur, polling is going on peacefully in thirteen assembly segments of Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency. Polling began at 7 am and will continue till 4 PM. Eight hundred forty eight polling stations have been set up in this phase including eight special polling stations for Internally Displaced Persons. Among these, four hundred and one
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar arrived at Renigunta Airport this morning as a part of a one-day visit to Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. He was warmly welcomed by Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazir and state government officials. The Vice President left for Tirumala by road from Renigunta Airport for darshan. He will also participate
In Jammu and Kashmir, Army in its efforts to maintain peace and stability in Mendhar and surrounding areas of frontier district Poonch has trained the Village Defence Guards (VDGs) in terms of weapon handling and firing. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that during the training, weapons were inspected; cleaned and firing practice was carried out at
The filing of nominations has begun for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha election with the issuance of notification today. 49 Lok Sabha seats in six States and two Union Territories will be covered in this phase. 14 seats of Uttar Pradesh, 13 seats of Maharashtra, seven seats of West Bengal, five seats each of
TMC Chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed concern over the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs, terming it as gross injustice. During an election rally at the Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency in Paschim Medinipur district yesterday, she alleged that it was a deliberate tactic by the BJP to prevent these job