Congress committee okays 130 ‘undisputed’ names
BENGALURU: A day after the BJP announced its first list of 72 candidates, the Congress screening committee on Monday cleared the names of ‘undisputed’ candidates for 130 constituencies for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections.
“Names of candidates, including the sitting 122 legislators, who have no challengers in their constituencies have been cleared. The committee charted up undisputed candidates in the first round of screening,” said a party source to TNIE.
The committee considered second-generation ticket aspirants next. The two-day screening committee meeting will be followed by the Central Election Committee meet on Tuesday after which the Congress will release its candidate list for all 224 constituencies.
The screening committee headed by senior party leader Madhusudan Mistry met in New Delhi. The final draft of candidates for all 224 constituencies will be prepared by the committee that includes MPs Tamradhwaj Sahu and Gaurav Gogoi. The draft will be sent for final approval to the Central Election Committee headed by party president Rahul Gandhi.
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Kerala: Seven-year-old dies after window frame falls on him
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) (PTI): A seven-year-old boy died after a window frame fell on him at his residence here on Sunday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Drupath, son of Thanoj Kumar, a resident of Ezhamkulam near Adoor.
According to the FIR, the incident occurred around 9 am when a window frame that had been leaning against a wall toppled.
Police said the boy was climbing on the window rods when the frame suddenly fell on him.
He was first rushed to a nearby hospital and later shifted to a health facility, where he succumbed to his injuries, officials said.
Police have registered a case of unnatural death and launched an investigation.
