Sasikala’s proxy, Palaniswami, may be sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM today

February 16, 2017

Chennai, Feb 16: After a long period of political uncertainty in Tamil Nadu, it now seems that Governor Vidyasagar Rao may swear in the new Chief Minister of the state on Thursday. Reports say that E Palanisamy, who was nominated by disproportionate assets-convict AIADMK General Secretary Sasikala Natarajan, will take oath as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Thursday.

Palanisamy met Governor Rao late on Wednesday evening and claimed the support of 124 AIADMK MLAs. This came after the Governor asked him to get the signatures of more than 118 MLAs from the AIADMK to form the government in the state. He has now been asked to verify the signatures.

Soon after Palanisamy, members from the O Panneerselvam camp also arrived to meet the Governor. Panneerselvam has been claiming that he has very little support right now as many of his supporters had been kept captive in the Golden Bay Resort by Sasikala.

Meanwhile, Sasikala Natarajan spent her first night in the Parappana Agrahara jail on Wednesday. Report say she slept on the floor in a cell with two other inmates. Sasikala has been given a normal cell and is getting no VIP treatment in the jail.

Sasikala surrendered before the Bengaluru court on Wednesday after the Supreme Court refused to give her any relief. The court ordered her to surrender and go to Bengaluru jail immediately.

“You know the meaning of the word immediately,” Supreme Court judge asked Sasikala’s team. “We do not intend to pass any order on this. We are not going to change anything in the judgement,” the Supreme Court said.

This came after Sasikala sought more time to surrender citing health reasons. Reports say that Sasikala’s lawyer had requested the Bengaluru court not to issue an arrest warrant against the leader while confirming that the AIADMK General Secretary will surrender by Wednesday evening.

Sasikala was convicted on Tuesday by the Supreme Court in the disproportionate assets case and was ordered to surrender immediately to serve a four year jail term. The order, however, resulted in the cancellation of her bid to be the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Before leaving for Bengaluru on Wednesday morning, Sasikala visited the memorials of late J Jayalalithaa and MGR. On Tuesday, Sasikala had expelled acting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and four other ‘rebel’ MLAs from the AIADMK after appointing loyalist Edappadi Palanisamy as the new Legislature Party Leader of AIADMK.

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Around 80 Air India Express flights cancelled as crew goes on ‘mass sick leave’

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May 8,2024

Nearly 80 Air India Express flights were canceled after the cabin crew members went on a "mass sick leave", official sources said on Wednesday.

As many as 79 international and domestic flights were canceled after about 300 senior cabin crew members reported sick at the last minute and switched off their mobile phones.

The Air India Express management is currently trying to reach out to the crew, who are protesting against the new employment term at the Tata Group-owned airline, sources said.

The cabin crew has also alleged that there was a lack of equality in the treatment of the staff after the merger with Tata Group. They claim that some staff members were offered lower job position despite clearing interviews, sources said.

"A section of our cabin crew has reported sick at the last minute, starting last night, resulting in flight delays and cancellations. While we are engaging with the crew to understand the reasons behind these occurrences, our teams are actively addressing this issue to minimise any inconvenience caused to our guests as a result," an Air India Express spokesperson said.

"We sincerely apologise to our guests for this unexpected disruption and emphasise that this situation does not reflect the standard of service we strive to provide," the spokesperson added.

Guests impacted by cancellations will be offered a full refund or complimentary rescheduling to another date, the airline said.

Several passengers took to their social media accounts and complained about the sudden cancellations of their flights. They said that they had "no information" about the cancellations.

Some "very disappointed" passengers on X said that they had reached the airport when they were informed that their flights were canceled.

"We apologise for any inconvenience. Please be informed that your flight has been canceled due to operational reasons," Air India Express said in response to one of the posts on X.

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Full list of 93 Lok Sabha seats voting in Phase 3 on May 7: check key constituencies

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May 6,2024

The stage is all set for the third phase of voting for the Lok Sabha election, which will take place on Tuesday, May 7. The polling will take place across 94 Lok Sabha constituencies covering ten states and two union territories.

Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seats were also to vote in the third phase of polling. However, due to several connectivity issues, the Election Commission of India rescheduled it to May 25.

The voting in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election will begin at 7 am on Tuesday and conclude at 5 pm. The results will be declared on June 4.

Lok Sabha election Phase 3: List of states and constituencies:

Karnataka	Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davangere, Shimoga
Assam	Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Gauhati
Chhattisgarh	Sarguja, Raigarh, Janjgir-Champa, Korba, Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur
Bihar	Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Khagaria
West Bengal	Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur, Murshidabad
Goa	North Goa, South Goa
Gujarat	Kachchh, Banaskantha, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Chhota Udaipur, Bharuch, Bardoli, Surat, Navsari, Valsad
Uttar Pradesh	Sambhal, Hathras, Agra (SC), Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etah, Budaun, Aonla, Bareilly
Madhya Pradesh	Bhind, Bhopal, Guna, Gwalior, Morena, Rajgarh, Sagar, Vidisha, Betul
Maharashtra	Baramati, Raigad, Osmanabad, Latur (SC), Solapur (SC), Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Hatkanangle
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu	Daman and Diu

Over 1,300 candidates, including 120 women, are in the fray in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election. Some of the key candidates include bigwigs such as union ministers Amit Shah, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Mansukh Mandaviya, Parshottam Rupala, Pralhad Joshi, and SP Singh Baghel. Former Madhya Pradesh chief ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Digvijaya Singh are also contesting the election in Madhya Pradesh. At the same time, the fate of former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai will also be decided in the third phase. Meanwhile, several members of Mulayam Singh Yadav's family are also contesting in this phase in Uttar Pradesh.

List of key candidates and their constituencies

Amit Shah (BJP) - Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat

Digvijaya Singh (Congress) - Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh

Shivraj Singh Chouhan (BJP) - Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh

Dimple Yadav (SP) - Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh

Supriya Sule (NCP) - Baramati, Maharashtra

Purshottam Rupala (BJP) - Rajkot, Gujarat

Jyotiraditya Scindia (BJP) - Guna, Madhya Pradesh

Pralhad Joshi (BJP) - Dharwad, Karnataka

KS Eshwarappa (BJP) - Shimoga, Karnataka

Praniti Shinde (Congress) - Solapur, Maharashtra

Hasmukbhai Patel (BJP) - Ahmedabad East, Gujarat

Pallavi Dempo (BJP) - South Goa, Goa

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (Congress) - Berhampore, West Bengal

The Lok Sabha elections are being held in seven phases - with the first phases concluded on April 19 and April 26. The third phase will be held on May 7; the fourth phase will be held on May 13; the fifth phase will be on May 20; the sixth phase will be on May 25; and the seventh phase on June 1.

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