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MUMBAI: The minority-dominated Govandi witnessed a significant voter turnout from Thursday afternoon, said local residents.“Despite hiccups in finding their names on voter lists, people wanted to ensure they cast their vote and that it was brought on record. Long queues or difficulty in finding the right polling booths do not seem to have dissuaded voters,”…

Jaipur: The District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission No. 2, Jaipur, on Thursday issued bailable warrant of Rs 10,000 against actor Salman Khan for allegedly continuing to endorse a pan masala product through misleading advertisements. The commission directed Khan to appear before it on Feb 6. Commission president Gyarsilal Meena ordered the police commissioner to ensure…

MUMBAI: The city that doesn’t sleep, and doesn’t really care about voting, turned out in relatively creditable numbers for the BMC elections, held on Thursday after nine years. In 2017, it broke a 25-year record when it hit 55%, and while the final official turnout is expected only on Friday, state election commission officials expect…

Mumbai: After a slow start in the morning, the H-West ward —which includes parts of Bandra, Khar and Santacruz West, and corporator wards 97-102—saw voting pick up later in the day. It touched 35-40% by 3.30pm on Thursday. Bandra resident Lillian Paes complained that several voters found their names in booths different from the previous…

Mumbai: Voting in the BMC and other municipal corporation elections proved to be a challenge for several people across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region on Thursday as they found their names missing from poll booths. Forced to go “booth hopping”, many returned without casting their vote.Forest minister Ganesh Naik spent nearly an hour locating his name…

Mumbai: Opposition parties slammed the State Election Commission on the use of marker pens and alleged mismanagement of the polling process with complaints of missing names from the voter list across the city.Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray demanded suspension of state election commissioner Dinesh Waghmare and action against municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani over alleged…

Mumbai: As early as 7.30am on Thursday, when voting began, social media users began tracing the journey of the long-awaited BMC elections. From senior citizens to first-time voters and celebrities, they held up their inked finger with pride.However, social media platforms also saw a flood of citizens complaining about missing names, wrong or distant polling…

Navi Mumbai: Forest minister Ganesh Naik faced difficulty in finding his name in the electoral roll and locating the correct polling booth in Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai, on Thursday and managed to cast his vote only after running from one booth to another for about an hour. After voting, Naik criticised election officials for what he…

Bhiwandi: In a tragic incident, a 50-year-old fire department employee lost his life while attempting to rescue a crow in Bhiwandi’s Temghar area. His colleague was seriously injured while they tried to free the bird that was trapped in a kite string near a high-tension electric wire. A rescue team was dispatched from the fire…

Mumbai: At 4pm, an SUV pulled up to the Navjivan Vidyamandir polling station in Bandra (E), carrying four members of the Nagpal family. The siblings—three sisters and their brother—arrived in unison to exercise their right to vote. The eldest, 81-year-old Shakuntala Nagpal, beamed with pride as her siblings and local police assisted her into a…