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Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik urges people to vote through his sand sculpture

Puri (Odisha), Apr 29 (ANI): Prominent sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has raised voter awareness through his sand sculpture for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha election. Through his mesmerising sand art, Pattnaik spread message that every vote counts and on his sand art he also highlighted 'My Vote Matters.' He also shared a hashtag of '#Govote.' Polling will be held today for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha election in 71 parliamentary constituencies spread across nine states. Voting will be held for 17 Parliamentary seats in Maharashtra; 13 each in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh; eight in West Bengal; six each in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha; five in Bihar; and three in Jharkhand in this phase. Elaborate arrangements are in place for the smooth conduct of the 4th phase of General Election.

2 boats capsize, houses damaged after thunderstorm hits Manipur's Kamjong

Kamjong (Manipur), Apr 29 (ANI): Around two boats were capsized, trees were uprooted, and houses were damaged in Manipur's Kamjong district after thunderstorm hit the area on Sunday. The incident took place in Kamjong's Chadong village after thunderstorm hit around 4:30 pm. More details are awaited.

Environmental pollutants in blood can lead to premature deaths

New Delhi, Apr 28 (ANI): High levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), a group of environmental pollutants, in the blood can lead to premature deaths, according to a study. The study was published in the journal, 'JAMA Network Open'. The PCBs are subject to restrictions in several countries and the bans have reduced their concentrations in the environment. In the study, 'Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors' (PIVUS) over 1,000 randomly selected, 70-year-olds were monitored over a long period. PCBs have the tendency to decompose very slowly and are stored in the fatty tissue, they remain present in animals and humans. In particular, PCBs with many chlorine atoms in the molecule persist in most Swedes' blood. Study relating to PCBs in blood, concentrations were measured in the subjects' blood in 2001-2004, and then again when they reached the age of 75.Follow-up of those who had died over a 10-year period showed that the individuals with the highest PCB leve

Surgical strikes wouldn't be needed had 'impotent' Congress govt responded to Mumbai attacks: Giriraj Singh

Begusarai (Bihar), Apr 28 (ANI): Responding to Congress leader Digivijaya Singh's 'Pragya Thakur's cursing' alternative for surgical strikes, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and candidate from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat Giriraj Singh said had the 'impotent' Congress government in 2008 had responded appropriately to Mumbai attacks, there would not have been any need for the surgical strikes.

'Aate Daal ka bhaav pata chal jaayega': Giriraj Singh on Digivijaya Singh's support to Kanhaiya

Begusarai (Bihar), Apr 28 (ANI): After Congress leader Digvijaya Singh announced that Communist Party of India (Marxist) Begusarai candidate Kanhaiya Kumar will campaign for him in Bhopal, BJP leader Giriraj Singh said let Kanhaiya come and get to know the realities there. Earlier in the day, Digvijaya Singh had campaigned for Kanhaiya Kumar in Begusarai and made public his admiration for the latter and announced Kumar will make reciprocate visit to Bhopal to campaign for him.

Mortal remains of Constable Arvind Minj leave for his hometown in Chhattisgarh's Ambikapur

Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh), Apr 28 (ANI): The mortal remains of Constable Arvind Minj left for his residence from Chhattisgarh's Ambikapur today. He lost his life when Naxals opened fire on him in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday. This incident took place near Tongguda camp of the security forces. Constable Arvind Minj belonged to District Police Force.

Manmohan Singh was Prime Minister for certain religion: CM Yogi

Chhapra (Bihar) Apr 28 (ANI): While addressing a public meeting in Bihar's Chhapra, Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, "What was the politics of the country when Manmohan Singh was the prime minister, how the scams were happening in the country. What was the statement of then prime minister, he was like prime minister of certain religion, and said that the first right on the resources of the country are of the Muslims."

People are shown dreams once in 5 years in Amethi that always get destroyed: Smriti Irani

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 28 (ANI): Amid the Lok Sabha elections, while addressing a public rally in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi today, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani said, "Amethi is that area of Uttar Pradesh where people are usually shown dreams once in five years but in the coming five years they are never being fulfilled and also destroyed badly." "Prior, we decided to visit the village where fire broke out badly instead of addressing the public rally," Irani added.

Fire breaks out near slum in Delhi's RK Puram

New Delhi, Apr 28 (ANI): A massive fire broke out in an area outside Sonia Gandhi Camp in RK Puram Sector 7 today. Five tenders rushed to the spot. Fire is under control now. No injuries have been reported yet. Reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained.

Gautam Gambhir's disqualification is certain: AAP's Atishi on '2 voter IDs' issue

New Delhi, Apr 28 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from East Delhi, Atishi, who had accused his BJP rival Gautam Gambhir of holding two voter IDs, expressed confidence the latter's disqualification is confirmed, and that the people of Delhi have decided to not waste their votes on him. Atishi added that her role in the 'transformation' of government schools in Delhi will help her in the Lok Sabha elections.

Srinagar-Leh NH-1 reopens after 5 months

Srinagar( J-K), Apr 28 (ANI): After remaining closed for around five months, Srinagar-Leh National Highway-1 is reopened now. Srinagar-Leh NH-1 connects Kashmir Valley with Ladakh region. The road was closed since December last year following heavy snowfall. The highway authorities took around five months to clear the entire 434 km stretch of snow. People in Leh, Kargil, Drass and other parts of the region have faced acute shortage of essentials, particularly vegetables and medicines.

Smriti Irani visits fire-affected fields in Amethi, meets victims

Amethi (UP), Apr 28 (ANI): A Massive fire broke out in the fields of Uttar Pradesh's Amethi. Union Minister and BJP Lok Sabha MP Candidate from Amethi Smriti Irani stopped her convoy, and engaged party workers to extinguish the fire. She visited the fire-affected fields in Purab Dwara village along with the locals to take stock of the situation. Meanwhile she met with the family who were affected by the fire. Fire tender rushed to the spot to douse the fire. Fire-fighting operations are still underway.

Renuka Chowdhury slams BJP over Rajveer Singh's controversial remark on Indira, Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, Apr 28 (ANI): After Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Rajveer Singh's controversial remark on Sonia and Indira Gandhi over open defecation, while speaking to ANI on this issue, Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury, said, "Are we surprised that this is standard of BJP? When Prime Minister can talk about women in Parliament and call them 'Surpanakhas', this is the yardstick by which the BJP goes. "Women of the country have taken note." Later she added. On Shatrughan Sinha's remark on Muhammad Ali Jinnah she said, "I think he has clarified and he has categorically said. Kindly do not politicize this it was a slip of tongue for him."

AAP's Sanjay Singh files complaint against PM Modi for allegedly exceeding expenditure limit in Varanasi's roadshow

New Delhi, Apr 28 (ANI): Amid Lok Sabha elections, Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Singh filed complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly exceeding expenditure limit in his roadshow. Candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi PM Modi conducted his roadshow in Varanasi on April 25. Speaking to ANI Sanjay Singh said, "Minimum 1 crore 27 lakh rupees were spent in his election campaigning which is more than the required amount spent by any candidate in LS elections."

PM Modi, BJP derailing public discourse by nationalism talks: D Raja

New Delhi, Apr 28 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) national secretary D Raja accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of derailing the public discourse by talking about emotive issues like nationalism. The CPI leader added that while the public wants their livelihood to be discussed, the government talks about nationalism. Raja also echoed the words of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi who, Raja said, alleged that the BJP is behaving like an undemocratic government by not listening to the people.

High time to expose BJP for taking credit of Army's valour and courage: Randeep Surjewala

Jaipur (Rajasthan), Apr 28 (ANI): Amid the Lok Sabha elections, while addressing a press conference in Rajasthan's Jaipur today, In-charge of Communications in Indian National Congress (INC) Randeep Singh Surjewala said, "It is high time to expose Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP). BJP is trying to take credit of Army men's valour and courage." "But, reality is that PM Modi was busy shooting in the Jim Corbett National Park after Pulwama terror attack took place on February 14," Surjewala added.

Fani likely to turn into 'very severe' cyclonic storm by tomorrow: IMD

Chennai, Apr 28 (ANI): Cylcone Fani is expected to turn into 'severe' cyclone storm and 'very severe' cyclone storm by tomorrow, the Indian Meteorological Department predicted. "Fani cyclonic storm is likely to intensify into severe cyclone storm tonight and very severe cyclonic storm by tomorrow. It's likely to move in north-west direction and come near to north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra coast by April 30 and May 1," S Balachandran, Deputy Director General, IMD Chennai told ANI.

No one can separate Kashmir from India irrespective of who comes to power: Amit Shah

Sitamarhi (Bihar), Apr 28 (ANI): While addressing a public meeting in Bihar's Sitamarhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah said, "Omar Abdullah of the 'Mahagathbandhan' says that there should be another Prime Minster in Kashmir. They want Kashmir to be separated from India. Even if BJP is not in power then also as long as the BJP workers live, no one can separate Kashmir from India."

Preparations underway for 4th Phase of LS polls across India

Jhalawar (Rajasthan) / Birbhum (West Bengal) Apr 27 (ANI): Preparations for polling for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections are underway in different parts of the country. The Lok Sabha elections are being held in seven phases. Preparation is underway in Rajasthan's Jhalawar-Baran Lok Sabha constituency. In Rajasthan, 13 parliamentary constituencies to vote in the fourth phase of LS polls, tomorrow. Meanwhile in West Bengal, polling parties gathered at EVM distribution centre at Bolpur and Birbhum districts. In West Bengal, 8 Lok Sabha constituencies to go to polls in the fourth phase tomorrow. Three phases of LS polls are over while the other four phases will take place on April 29, May 6, 12 and 19 respectively.

Jet Airways employee commits suicide in Maharashtra's Nalasopara

Nalasopara (Maharashtra), Apr 28 (ANI): A 43-year-old Jet Airways employee, who was suffering from cancer, committed suicide by jumping off his building in Maharashtra's Nalasopara. Speaking on the incident, Avinash Rai, one of the neighbours, told ANI that Shailesh Singh was suffering from cancer and due to the deteriorating finances of the now grounded airline; Singh was struggling with the finances at his own house. He was however a very social person and used to participate in every festival, Rai added. Jet Airways announced earlier this month that it is temporarily suspending its flight operations.