Saudi Arabia: Emirates Khader, his father-in-law died in accident
Dammam, Dec 6: K. Abdul Khader, resident of Parkala near Udupi and known as Emirates Khader, died in a road accident occurred near Dammam of Saudi Arabia on the wee hours of Thursday. He was 58.
Along with him, his father-in-law MK Abdul Khader Bava (Basarikatte S. Kodi Bavaka) also died in the accident. He was 79.
Emirates Khader wife and his two sons escaped with minor injuries, while two daughters who sustained injuries were admitted to Dammam general hospital, while two other daughters escaped unhurt.
The accident occurred when they were returning to Jubail after completing Umrah. It is said that the accident might have occurred as fog was completely covered the road. His family sources said that Khader’s son was driving the car.
Former minister Vinay Kumar Sorake, BM Mumtaz Ali and others visited the Dammam hospital. Nexus Group president Saad Al Shahrani, Ashraf, Asfaq, Asif of Expertise Group and others cooperated to complete the process. The family has decided to complete the last rites of the departed in Saudi Arabia, family sources said.
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LS polls: EC increases polling time in Telangana in view of heat wave
Hyderabad (PTI): The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday increased the polling time for the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana by an hour in view of heat wave conditions prevailing in the state.
The new timing would be 7 am to 6 pm against the earlier 7 am to 5 pm.
Polling for all 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state will be held on May 13 in the fourth round of the seven-phase elections.
While the extended time for voting will be applicable in all assembly segments of 12 Lok Sabha constituencies, in the remaining five parliamentary seats, the timing will apply in certain assembly segments, according to a notification issued by the commission.
The hours of polling will be 7 am to 6 pm in the Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Zahirabad, Medak, Malkajgiri, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Chevella, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool (SC), Nalgonda and the Bhongir Lok Sabha seat, it said.
The new timing will also be applicable in five assembly segments of the Adilabad Lok Sabha seat, three of Peddapalle seat, six of Warangal (SC) seat, three of Mahabubabad (ST) seat and five of the Khammam Lok Sabha seat, the Election Commission said in its notification.
The decision -- to change the timing -- was taken following a request from the Telangana chief electoral officer in view of representations received from various political parties and contesting candidates on the prevailing situation of heat wave in the state and its effect on voter turnout, according to the notification.
