General poll observer to receive complaints from public in Hassan

April 08, 2024 08:24 pm | Updated 08:24 pm IST - Shivamogga The Election Commission of India has appointed Chandra Mohan Thakur, an IAS officer, as a general observer for Hassan Lok Sabha constituency. The observer will stay at the Tourists Bungalow (CH-4) in Hassan. The public can reach him …...Read More

Suttur Mutt to get mechanical jumbo today

April 08, 2024 08:23 pm | Updated 08:23 pm IST - MYSURU People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), India is unveiling Shiva, a unique three-meter tall mechanical elephant weighing about 800 kg at Suttur Mutt in Suttur near Mysuru on Tuesday. Shiva is being presented by actors Aindrita …...Read More

Lok Sabha polls: eight contestants each in Malappuram, Ponnani constituencies

April 08, 2024 08:23 pm | Updated 08:23 pm IST - MALAPPURAM Two Independent candidates withdrew their nominations for the Lok Sabha polls in Malappuram constituency on Monday, the last day to do so. They are Naseef P.P. and N. Bindu. None, however, withdrew nominations in Ponnani constituency. There are …...Read More

DGTR recommends anti-dumping duty on sodium cyanide imports

April 08, 2024 08:23 pm | Updated 08:23 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has now recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on sodium cyanide (NaCN) imported from China, the European Union, Japan and Korea. The revised definitive anti-dumping duties on the import of sodium …...Read More

Hassan LS seat: 15 candidates remain in fray

April 08, 2024 08:22 pm | Updated 08:22 pm IST - Shivamogga After the deadline to withdraw the nomination papers, on Monday, 15 candidates remained in the fray for the Hassan Lok Sabha seat. Following is the list of candidates in the fray. Gangadhar Bahujan (BSP), Prajwal Revanna (JD-S), Shreyas …...Read More

Six withdraw nominations, 18 remain in fray in Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency

April 08, 2024 08:21 pm | Updated 08:21 pm IST - MYSURU Six candidates withdrew their nominations filed for the April 26 elections to Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency, which leaves a total of 18 candidates in the fray. According to a note from the Election Officer, Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency, …...Read More

LS polls: 194 candidates in the fray in Kerala

April 08, 2024 08:21 pm | Updated 08:21 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM In all, 194 candidates, 169 men and 25 women, are in the fray for the April 26 Lok Sabha elections in Kerala. There are 20 constituencies in the State To compare, 227 candidates, which included 23 women, had …...Read More

Voters can check queue at booth on polling day

April 08, 2024 08:21 pm | Updated 08:21 pm IST Voters can check the number of people in queue at the polling station before stepping out of their homes to cast their vote. This system has been introduced for the convenience of the voters. Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra said in …...Read More

Former NHS worker who deliberately poisoned young boy with laxatives jailed for seven years

A former NHS worker who deliberately poisoned a young boy with "industrial amounts" of laxatives has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Ex-auxiliary nurse Tracy Menhinick, 52, administered a non-prescribed medication, namely the laxative lactulose, which caused the child's development and mobility to be affected and led to him …...Read More

Post Office scandal: Hero Alan Bates to give evidence as inquiry resumes

The UK Post Office Horizon Public Inquiry resumes this week almost four years after it began. Public and political interest in the industrial-scale miscarriage of justice suffered by sub-postmasters was transformed by a television drama. Since 2020 retired judge Sir Wyn Williams has been probing the circumstances that led the …...Read More