Live
- Protest rallies in Manipur against 'mass killing of 10 village volunteers'
- Open Network for Digital Commerce: Tirupati corporation to promote SHG groups products online marketing
- 4th T20I: India elect to bat first in series decider vs South Africa
- The Telangana Woman Sushma Thodety Shines in the UMB Pageant's ‘Mrs. India’ Competition
- Suspect arrested after firing shots near Israeli consulate in Istanbul
- IPL 2025: Pant, Iyer, Rahul, Buttler, Shami among most-priced as 571 players set for mega auction
- Delhi Mayor poll: Cross-voting shows AAP councillors’ frustration, says Congress leader Jitender Kochar
- NIA files fresh charges against Mizoram-based arms trafficker
- From appeasement to 'New India' pitch: Nadda credits PM Modi for changing style of politics
- Bihar liquor ban gave rise to unauthorised trade, means ‘big money’ for officials: Patna HC
Sri Lanka polls: 70% voting recorded till 2 p.m.
The voter turnout in Sri Lanka's presidential elections hit 70 per cent by 2 p.m. local time on Saturday, election officials said.
Colombo: The voter turnout in Sri Lanka's presidential elections hit 70 per cent by 2 p.m. local time on Saturday, election officials said.
According to local officials on the ground, most districts in the island nation had recorded at least a 65-70 per cent turnout in the first seven hours, after the voting opened at 7 a.m. local time, Xinhua reported.
The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence said there were a total of 139 incidents of election violations reported across the country till afternoon. A majority of the violations were illegal campaigning and voter intimidation.
The Elections Commission said the voting will end at 5 p.m. and urged political parties to ensure a free and fair poll.
35 candidates are in the fray for presidential elections and the results are expected to be announced by Monday.
