Assembly polls: TN records 70 per cent voting till 3 pm
Chennai (PTI): Tamil Nadu recorded 70 per cent voting on Thursday as polling for elections to 234 assembly constituencies was underway across the state.
According to Election Commission of India (EC) figures, voter turnout stood at exactly 70 per cent at 3 pm.
Salem district topped with 75.79 per cent voter turnout.
Chennai registered 68.13 per cent polling, while in Madurai it was 67.15 per cent, Coimbatore saw 71.16 per cent and the centrally located Tiruchirappalli district witnessed 71.05 percent polling.
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Kolathur Assembly constituency in Chennai, where DMK President and Chief Minister M K Stalin is contesting, saw 70.24 polling till 3 pm.
At Chepauk-Tiruvallikeni here it was 67.68 per cent. Deputy CM and Stalin's son, Udhayanidhi is trying his luck for the second time from this city constituency.
Similarly, Edappadi constituency in Salem recorded 75.84 per cent.
AIADMK general secretary and former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami is contesting from his traditional turf and is being challenged by the DMK, while actor Vijay's TVK is backing an independent after the party nominee's poll papers were rejected on technical grounds during scrutiny.
In Tiruchirappalli East, where Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay is contesting, 68.02 per cent polling was recorded till 3 pm.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
