The polls were significant across the political spectrum, considering Lok Sabha elections are scheduled next year and each party is trying to perfect its formula for victory.
'Police broke doors of 50 houses and picked up innocent people from road. They did not even spare my wife, who is a former MP, and used unparliamentary language for her,' Khan alleged
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a high alert, urging the authorities to initiate urgent steps even as the severe cyclonic storm, Asani, moved close to the coast. In view of heavy to extremely heavy rain forecasts, the government alerted the people in cyclone-prone areas and also asked the fishermen not to venture into the sea.
A bicycle owner was taken aback when he got a notification from the area s Assistant Regional Transport Officer seeking Rs 1,51,140 in road tax (ARTO).