5.8K senior citizens, 1.9K PwD voters in Dakshina Kannada cast ballot through doorstep voting
Mangaluru: The doorstep voting facility provided by the Election Commission of India (ECI) was utilized by 5,878 senior citizens and 1,957 voters with more than 40 per cent physical disabilities, considered as People with Disabilities (PwD) voters, in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency this year
Citizens aged 85 years and above as well as PwD voters are provided postal ballot facility by the ECI and are permitted to vote from home this year. The election officers and staff members visited houses of voters under the two categories in Dakshina Kannada constituency from April 15 to 17, under the system.
The official figures so far show that, of the 6,053 voters aged 85 years and above who had registered their names in the constituency for the doorstep voting system, 5,878 senior citizens cast their vote through the postal ballot system. Similarly, 1,929 PwD voters, of the 1,957 who are registered, cast vote over the last three days, in Dakshina Kannada.
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Air India flight from Mumbai makes 'priority' landing in Bhopal after snag; return leg cancelled
Bhopal (PTI): A Bhopal-bound Air India flight from Mumbai carrying 175 persons on board made a “priority” landing here on Sunday due to a snag, an airport official said.
The aircraft landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, he said.
Consequently, the return leg of the flight from Bhopal to Mumbai, with 178 passengers booked, was cancelled, the official said.
AAI-run Bhopal airport said in a statement that Air India flight AI 633 “reported a technical issue to Air Traffic Control (ATC) during the flight from Mumbai to Bhopal”.
Immediately, all prescribed safety protocols were activated, and seamless coordination was ensured between ATC, airline ground operations, CISF and airpiort fire and rescue team of Bhopal airport, it said in a statement.
The flight, carrying 175 persons, including 166 passengers and nine crew members, landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, the airport operator said.
All necessary assistance and support were extended by the airport and airline teams as per the requirements of the flight crew, it said.
“Due to the technical issue, the aircraft was declared unserviceable, and as a precautionary measure, the return flight AI-634 (Bhopal to Mumbai) was cancelled by the airline to facilitate detailed inspection and rectification,” the statement said.
