Doorstep voting begins in Dakshina Kannada, 8010 voters to cast votes from home
Mangaluru: Doorstep voting commenced in Dakshina Kannada constituency for the Lok Sabha elections, with 8,010 senior citizens and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) exercising their right to vote over a three-day period.
On Monday, 6,053 senior citizens and 1,957 PwD voters in Dakshina Kannada cast their votes through postal ballots. This voting method will be available across the eight Assembly constituencies in Dakshina Kannada until Wednesday, April 17. The Election Commission of India (ECI) had previously announced the provision of doorstep voting for voters aged 85 years and above, as well as for PwD voters.
In total, the constituency boasts 8,010 voters in these categories who have opted for postal ballots this election cycle. According to official figures, Bantwal Assembly constituency has 975 such voters, Belthangady has 812, Mangalore has 515, Mangalore City South has 1,401, Mangalore City North has 976, Puttur has 1,127, and Sullia constituency has 1,038 voters who have chosen to utilize the ECI's doorstep voting facility.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
