Nomination process for fourth phase of LS polls begins
New Delhi (PTI): The nomination process for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections to be held on May 13 began on Thursday.
A notification to this effect was issued by the Election Commission on behalf of the President on Thursday.
As many as 96 constituencies across nine states and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will go to polls in the fourth phase.
All constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (25) and Telangana (17) will go to polls in this phase.
In Andhra Pradesh, assembly polls will be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections on May 13.
Polling will also be held in various Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir.
In Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, District Magistrate Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat issued the notification for filing nominations.
The last date for filing nominations is April 25 while the scrutiny of papers will take place on April 26. The last date for the withdrawal of candidature is April 29, Bhat said.
The National Conference has fielded Shia leader Aga Ruhullah from Srinagar Lok Sabha seat and the PDP has fielded its youth wing president Waheed Para. Apni Party candidate Mohammad Ashraf Mir is also in the fray.
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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.
