Minister Rai’s elder brother Dr Sathish Rai passes away
Mysuru, May 2: Noted doctor in the city and elder brother of Minister Ramanath Rai, Bellippadi Sathish Rai passed away here on Wednesday at 4 pm. He was 73. He is survived by his wife and son.
After a mild cardiac arrest a few days ago, he was admitted to Mallya hospital. He was interested in Yakashagana and encouraging Yakshagana activities. He was also a good writer. Known for his simplicity, he was treating the poor patients free of cost.
The family members of Rai have already reached Mysuru. However, Ramanth Rai would reach Mysuru on Thursday morning. The last rites of Dr Sathish Rai would be held on Thursday afternoon, according to his son Dasharath Rai.
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ECI website faces outage amid vote counting in Jharkhand, Maharashtra
New Delhi: Election Commission of India’s official results website ‘results.eci.gov.in’ has reportedly experienced a technical outage on Saturday morning, at a time when India closely watches the high-stakes Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly poll battle.
Visitors visiting the site were met with non-functional links and a generic “counting in progress” message, leaving them without updated election data. The ECI has not issued an official explanation for the disruption.
Vote counting, which began at 8 a.m. with postal ballots, is underway for 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra and 81 in Jharkhand. Early trends suggest a lead for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, currently ahead in 141 seats, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is leading in 96. In Jharkhand, the BJP-led NDA is ahead in 43 seats, while the ruling JMM-led alliance is trailing with leads in 33 constituencies.
Additionally, counting is underway for 48 assembly bypolls across 13 states and two parliamentary seats, Nanded in Maharashtra and Wayanad in Kerala.
