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To encourage voters to exercise their franchise, in view of the low turnout during the first phase of polling, the Election Commission has extended the voting period from 9 to 10 hours

The Ramnathswamy temple in Rameshwaram witnessed heavy rainfall on Saturday leaving many devotees and children trapped inside the temple

Met Centre has predicted that heavy (7-11 cm in 24 hours) to very heavy (12-20 cm in 24 hours) rainfall is likely to occur in 1 or 2 places in Kerala October 3 to October 6. Extremely heavy rain (21 cm and above in 24 hours) is likely to occur in 1 or 2 places on October 7.

Working 5-days a week should be encouraged with additional hours of work every day. The number of restricted holidays should be increased than everyone taking leave on public holidays. "Let us work efficiently," said Karnataka Social Welfare Minister Priyank Kharge.

 

She blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for trying to disturb peace during its 12-hour shutdown and praised the state administration for "foiling attempts" to disrupt normal life in Bengal.