Local bodies election: Counting tomorrow
Results may out by afternoon
Bengaluru, September 2: Counting of votes polled in the elections held for local bodies including the city corporations of Mysuru, Tumkur and Shivamogga and city municipal councils on August 31, would be held on September 3 from 8 am and it is expected that the results would be out by afternoon.
Elections were held for 102 local bodies on August 31 and the counting of votes would be held in district and taluk centres for which the Election Commission has made all arrangements. Total 9,121 candidates have contested for 2,634 wards and the result might be the issue for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Though there is a coalition government, both Congress and the JDS have fought cordially and declared that they would make post-poll alliance. However, the BJP is expecting more seats in the election. Following the natural disaster, the election to the three town panchayats in Kodagu was postponed and election was not held at Afzalpura ward number 19 in Kalburgi district as the nomination paper was rejected. The election of ward number 9 in Kollegala town municipal council in Chamarajanagar district was also postponed due to death of BSP candidate.
As the Electronic Voting Machines were used for the voting, the results may be announced by tomorrow afternoon.
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3 Indian students among those injured in Australia’s Bondi Beach attack
Melbourne (PTI): Three Indian students were among 40 people injured in the terrorist attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, according to a media report on Tuesday.
Two out of these three students are believed to be receiving treatment in the hospital, The Australia Today news portal reported.
The names of the Indian students injured during Sunday's attack have not been disclosed yet.
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The Indian students sustained injuries during the shooting, and their exact condition has not been formally confirmed yet, it said.
Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, 50, opened fire on a gathering during the Jewish festival Hanukkah by the Sea celebration.
At least 15 people were killed in the attack, including a 10-year-old child. Five of the injured remain in critical condition, while two injured police officers are in serious but stable condition, it added.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the investigation is expanding as new information emerges, including international travel by the alleged attackers and the discovery of extremist material, the report said.
