Kadaba: A youngster died on the spot after being hit by a running train near Kodimbala on Tuesday morning here.

The deceased has been identified as Vineet, a resident of Nelyadka in Sullia Taluk. According to the reports Vineet’s body was found near Kodiambala Railway Station on Tuesday morning near the platform of the station. Liquor bottles were also found on the platform below which the body was found. It is suspected Vineet was sitting on the platform and fell down on the railway tracks and was hit by a train.

Railway Police and Kadaba Police reached the spot and have initiated investigation into the matter.

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New Delhi: Contrary to expectations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be adversely affected by the Supreme Court’s scrapping of the electoral bonds scheme in February 2024, the party’s finances have seen a significant boost in 2024–25 through electoral trusts. It has emerged that electoral trusts alone donated ₹2,577 crore to the BJP during this period.

Following the abolition of electoral bonds, corporate donors seeking partial anonymity appear to have shifted to the electoral trust route, with the BJP continuing to be the largest beneficiary.

According to data available on the Election Commission of India’s website, a total of ₹4,276 crore was donated through electoral trusts, of which the ruling BJP received 83.6 per cent. Compared to 2023–24, corporate donations flowing to the BJP have increased nearly fourfold. The Congress received 7.3 per cent of the total donations, while the Trinamool Congress accounted for 3.6 per cent.

Donations received through electoral trusts constitute only a portion of the total funds collected by political parties. Parties also receive contributions directly from individuals, corporates, institutions and charitable organisations. Over the past several years, donations from sources other than electoral trusts have also shown a steady increase.