Nominations start in Rajasthan from Nov 5
Jaipur: Nomination process for Assembly elections in Rajasthan will begin on November 5 with the issuance of notification. Chief Electoral Officer Ashok Jain said the process of Assembly elections will begin with the notification for all 200 constituencies. The last date for filing nominations is November 12 and they can be withdrawn till November 16. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on November 13.
K’taka to settle med bills of Manna Dey
Bangalore: Karnataka Government has decided to settle pending medical bills of legendary playback singer Manna Dey, who died at a private hospital here on October 24, to the tune of about Rs 25 lakh. “...this is not just a gesture of the state government, but a mark of respect to the great singer, who had sung few songs for Kannada films also,” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in an official release late last evening.
Gulmarg coldest place in J&K
Srinagar: Gulmarg was the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir with the mercury plummeting below the freezing point to settle at a low of minus 4.2 degrees Celsius.
The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg was the coldest recorded place in the state, a MeT Department official said.Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a drop of two notches in the night temperature, as the cold wave conditions have set in earlier than expected this year.
Pro-Tamil outfit leader arrested
Salem: A pro Tamil outfit leader was held on Saturday in connection with throwing of a burning wooden log inside Income Tax office premises on Oct 30, protesting External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid confirming his participation at CHOGM in Sri lanka. Kolathur Mani, founder leader of Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam, was held under Section 120 B,285, 3(1)of Public Property Damage preventive act, police said.
2 more kids die due to encephalitis in UP
Gorakhpur: With two more children succumbing to Encephalitis in the past 24 hours, the death toll in eastern Uttar Pradesh due to the disease has risen to 497. While one of the child belonged to Basti district, the other was from Bihar, according to sources at BRD Medical College Hospital.
Official Website of AIADMK hacked
Chennai: The official website of AIADMK, the ruling party in Tamil Nadu, was on Saturday hacked. A visit to the website www.Aiadmkallindia.Org displayed sentences like ‘HACKED BY H4$N4!N H4XOR’ and ‘Islam Zindabad, long live Muslims, Pakistan Zindabad.’ The official website of the party’s TV channel www.Jayatv.Tv also displayed the same screen, playing a song uploaded by hackers.
However, there was no immediate reaction from the party or the TV
channel.