Dharmapuri district

Tragedy struck as three young men died and one was seriously injured in a head-on collision between a car and a bus near Hosur. The group was travelling from Bengaluru to their village to vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

The village has 956 registered voters, and all of them boycotted the election.

In short, the polling happened on an auspicious day, and many couples like them in the state celebrated their wedding day with a difference.

Urban voters have significantly narrowed the turnout gap with rural areas in the recent election, with many urban centers recording substantial increases in absolute voter numbers. This surge, alongside high turnouts in rural constituencies, suggests a successful electoral roll clean-up and heightened voter engagement, pushing the state's average to 85%.

Police said there were frequent disputes between the brothers over sharing their father’s property.

The Orissa High Court has reinstated Suvendu Kumar Sahoo as chairperson of the Bhuban Notified Area Council, quashing the state government's removal order. The court ruled the action legally unsustainable, stating mere negligence or irregularities are insufficient grounds for removal without proof of wilful default or deliberate intent.

District collector K Vivekanandhan issued an order to revoke section 144(1) Criminal Procedure Code (Cr PC) across the dharmapuri district on Tuesday midnight.