Polls for 6 MLC seats on June 8
BENGALURU: After assembly polls, biennial elections to three teachers’ and three graduates’ constituencies to the legislative council will be held on June 8.
According to poll schedule issued by the Election Commission, a notification will be issued on May 15, the counting day for assembly polls. Last date of filing of papers will be May 22 and scrutiny will be held on May 23. The last date of withdrawal is May 25.
The six sitting members, who will retire on June 21 paving the way for the elections, are Ramesh Babu (southeast teachers) Marithibbe Gowda (south teachers), Capt Ganesh Karnik (southwest teachers) D H Shankara Murthy (southwest graduates), Ramachandra Gowda (Bangalore graduates) and Amarnath Patil (northeast graduates). The parties are expected to declare the candidates soon after the results for assembly polls are announced.
Polling will take place from 8am to 4pm on June 8 while the votes will be counted on June 12.
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#Mossad trending on ‘X’ since Iranian President’s death in chopper crash; Here’s why
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was considered a potential successor to the supreme leader, died in a helicopter crash in northern Iran, state media reported on Monday. He was 63.
The tragic incident occurred amidst heightened tensions in the Middle East, particularly due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Last month, under the directive of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Raisi had overseen an unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel, further escalating regional unrest.
Social media buzzed with speculation following the news of the crash. On the microblogging platform ‘X’, the hashtag #Mossad trended as netizens speculated that the Israeli intelligence agency was behind the mishap. One user commented, “It’s never an accident,” reflecting widespread suspicions.
President Raisi was returning from a ceremony to open a dam on Iran’s border with Azerbaijan when the helicopter crashed. He had been in Azerbaijan earlier on May 19 to inaugurate the dam alongside Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev. Raisi’s death was confirmed in a statement by Vice President Mohsen Mansouri and on state television, according to Reuters.
The helicopter crash follows recent escalations in the region. Iran had launched a deluge of drones and missiles on Israel in response to a suspected Israeli strike that killed top Iranian officials in Syria, deepening the conflict between the two countries.
