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52 pc polling in Ladakh till 1 pm

Srinagar, May 20 , 2024 : Ladakh Parliamentary Constituency registered 52.02 percent voting till 1 pm, which begins on Monday, officials said. Kargil registered 52.02 percent and Leh 45.90 percent of voting till 13 hours. As many as three candidates are contesting in Ladakh: Tashi Gyalson from the BJP, Tsering Namgyal from Congress, and an…

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Odisha records 21.07 pc polling in 4 hrs

Bhubaneswar, May 20 , 2024 : About 21.07 percent of 79.62 lakh voters have exercised their franchise in five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly seats in Odisha in four hours, Chief Electoral Officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal said. The CEO said Bolangir Lok Sabha Constituency recorded the lowest polling percentage of 17.90 percent and Baragarha recorded…

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Jharkhand: 26.18 pc voter turnout till 11am

Ranchi, May 20 , 2024 : A total of 26.18 per cent of 58.34 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand, Chatra, Hazaribagh and Koderma till 11 am here on Monday. According to the state election office, Koderma saw a turnout of 26.95 percent, Chatra 26.01 percent,…

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Bengal records around 33 pc polling till 11 AM

Kolkata, May 20 , 2024 : Amid allegations and counter-allegations by rival parties and mass threatening of polling agents, an estimated 33 per cent of more than 1.25 crore electorate exercised their franchise in the first four hours till 11 am on Monday in the fifth phase election to seven Lok Sabha seats comprising mainly…

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21.11 pc polling in first four hours in Bihar

Patna, May 20 , 2024 : An estimated 21.11 percent of more than 95.11 lakh electorate exercised their franchise till 11 AM in the 5th phase of Lok Sabha elections in five seats in Bihar. Sources at office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar said that an estimated 21.11 percent polling was recorded till…

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15.93 pc polling till 11 am in Maharashtra

Mumbai, May 20 , 2024 : A voter turnout of 15.93 per cent was recorded till 11 am on Monday in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra for the fifth and final phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state. An estimated 15.93 percent of the 2.48 crore electorate exercised their franchise in the first…

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Change your destiny with Congress’ 5 guarantees: Kharge, Rahul to voters

New Delhi, May 20 , 2024 : Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior party leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged people especially the youth to vote for Congress for it will “end dictatorship, oppression, unemployment and injustice” and change their destiny with the party’s five historical guarantees. On his social media handle X, Kharge in…

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China sweeps men’s 400m T54 medals at Para Athletics World Championship

Kobe, Japan, May 20 , 2024 :  China impressed the Universiade Memorial Stadium in Kobe with a clean sweep of all three medals in the men’s 400m T54 final at the Para Athletics World Championships on Monday. Hu Yang, the 27-year-old defending world champion, won the gold by crossing the finish line in 44.98 seconds.…

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No trading in BSE & NSE on Monday

Mumbai, May 20 , 2024 : There was no trading in Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday on account of general Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai, BSE informed.

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Saudi king to undergo treatment for lung infection

Riyadh, May 20 , 2024 : The Saudi Royal Court announced on Sunday that Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will undergo treatment for a lung infection. He underwent medical examinations on Sunday at the Royal Clinics of Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah due to high temperature and joint pain. The Saudi king was admitted…

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