Increase in poll percentage favourable for Congress, Narayanaswami

Chennai, April 7(BPNS) Senior Congress leader and former Chief minister V Narayanaswami has expressed confidence that the high voter turn out in Puducherry is a positive factor for the Congress party.  In Puducherry the voter turnout has touched 81.64 percent after showing trends of touching 90 percent in the morning session. Yanam recorded the highest […]

Hotels ,way side eateries closed on election day

Thiruvananthapuram, April 6(BPNS) A large number of hotels and shops remained closed in the district on election day. Low turnout due to the election holiday and the government’s direction to allow all employees to cast their vote were the reasons, said owners. Ramesh Babu, owner of a popular restaurant at Thampanoor while speaking to BPNS […]

Shobha Karandalaje turned the tables for PK Krishnadas

Thiruvananthapuram, April 6(BPNS) Shobha Karandalaje, Member of Parliament and powerful leader of BJP from Karnataka has single handedly turned the tables for party leader and former Kerala state president PK Krishnadas who is fighting a tight three cornered battle with sitting MLA and CPM leader IB Satheesh and Malayankeezhu Venugopal of the Indian National Congress. […]

Mammoty casts his vote at Ernakulam

Thiruvananthapuram, April 6(BPNS) Malayalam Super star Mammooty cast his vote at Kochi along with his wife Sulfath. There were heated exchanges between the fans of the actor and cadres of various political parties as a huge rush was seen at the entrance of the booth where the super star came to vote. The voting, which […]

CPM workers assault Presiding officer at Kannur

Thiruvananthapuram, April 6(BPNS) A group of CPM workers has allegedly beaten by a Presiding officer at a booth in Payyannur assembly constituency in Kannur district. The officer has been identified as Muhammad Ashraf Kalathil of Panur, a professor at Paral DIA College, Thalasserry. The incident took place when Ashraf stopped a voter who reached booth […]

Annapoorna restaurant retorts to Tejasvi Surya

Chennai, April 6(BPNS) Tejasvi Surya, National president of the Bharatheeya Janatha Yuva Morcha(BJYM), the youth wing of the BJP got a fitting reply from the Annapoorna restaurant at Coimbatore. The incident happened when Tejasvi tweeted that he had a hearty breakfast at Coimbatore and that he had made payment and that he is not like […]