Shankar Rai to contest by-election from Manjeshwar constituency on LDF ticket
Kasargod: CPM State Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishna on Thursday morning announced that Shankar Rai Master will contest the by-elections from Manjeshwar constituency on LDF ticket.
Former MLA C H Kunhi was in the race for party ticket until eleventh hour but Shankar Rai’s was named at the last moment.
Shankar is a Zilla Panchayath member and is also a District Committee member of CPM. He has also served as the Kerala Tulu Academy’s President.
Along with Shankar and C H Kunhi, K R Jayanand was also in contention of the party ticket to contest the by-election from Manjeshwar constituency.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
