Mandya: Sumalatha Ambarish, the current Member of Parliament from Mandya constituency, has announced that she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Mandya.

Addressing a gathering of supporters at Kalikamba temple premises in the city, she confirmed her withdrawal from the elections.

She declared her support for the alliance candidate HD Kumaraswamy and revealed her intention to join the BJP. Present at the meeting were her son Abhishek Ambarish, director RockLine Venkatesh, and actor Darshan.

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Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.

A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).

Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.