Hong Kong 'patriots only' election falls flat with record low turnout

Hong Kong 'patriots only' election falls flat with record low turnout

A man walks past signs for candidates during the district council election in Hong Kong on December 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP A “patriots only” district election in Hong Kong that barred opposition democrats from the ballot sheet amid a national security squeeze had a record low voter turnout of 27.5% as many voters spurned what was seen as … Read more

Tree falls on vehicles in Dharwad

Tree falls on vehicles in Dharwad

The fallen tree on Azad Road in Dharwad on Saturday evening. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The fallen tree on Azad Road damaged some vehicles in Dharwad on Saturday evening. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The fallen tree on Azad Road damaged some vehicles in Dharwad on Saturday evening. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A … Read more

Andhra Pradesh: Suspended YSRCP legislator Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy falls ill, taken to Chennai for treatment

Andhra Pradesh: Suspended YSRCP legislator Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy falls ill, taken to Chennai for treatment

Suspended YSR Congress Party legislator Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy. | Photo Credit: File Photo Udayagiri MLA Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy, who had been suspended by the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) for alleged cross-voting in the MLC elections under MLA quota recently, fell ill on Friday. Doctors performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on him at his residence at … Read more

7-year-old boy falls into borewell in M.P.’s Vidisha district, rescue operation on

7-year-old boy falls into borewell in M.P.’s Vidisha district, rescue operation on

A 7-year-old boy fell into a borewell in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha district on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, and an operation is underway to rescue the child, an official said. The boy, Lokesh Ahirwar, was playing when he slipped into the narrow hole around 11 am at Kherkhedi Pathar village under Lateri tehsil in the district, … Read more

NHS Wales: Falls project avoids 50 needless ambulance callouts

NHS Wales: Falls project avoids 50 needless ambulance callouts

The “falls” car has covered 2,200 miles (about 3,540km) since January and includes equipment to lift people safely.Janice John, a St John Ambulance Cymru falls assistant, used the specialist gear to help lift Mr Davies, who has dementia, after he fell while walking to the bathroom at his home in Haverfordwest. “We checked him over and … Read more

People killed in Bihar as Indian Army mortar shell falls outside firing range

People killed in Bihar as Indian Army mortar shell falls outside firing range

An Indian Army mortar shell killed people in Bihar in a training misfire. Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI Three villagers were killed in the Gaya district of Bihar when an Army mortar shell fell and exploded well outside the firing range in the early hours of March 8, a senior police … Read more

Thunivu movie release | 19-year-old Ajith fan in Chennai dances on moving lorry, falls and dies

Thunivu movie release | 19-year-old Ajith fan in Chennai dances on moving lorry, falls and dies

Fans of both actors began gathering at Rohini theatre from midnight on Wednesday onwards, to celebrate the release of the two films | Photo Credit: VEDHAN M A 19-year-old youth died after falling from a moving lorry, where he was dancing to celebrate the opening day of actor Ajith’s film, Thunivu, in Koyambedu on Wednesday. … Read more

Heavy casualties feared as bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district

Heavy casualties feared as bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district

Rescue operations have been launched with the help of locals but the efforts of the rescuers are being hampered by darkness Rescue operations have been launched with the help of locals but the efforts of the rescuers are being hampered by darkness Heavy casualties were feared as a bus carrying around 45-50 members of a … Read more