Pala: The by-elections in Pala ended. 71.26 percent polling was recorded. Things have slowed down since the afternoon due to heavy rain. Counting is scheduled for Friday.

When the polling began in the morning, there was a long line of voters in the booths. By ten o’clock, the turnout had crossed 20 percent. But as the afternoon rains were heavy, the turnout dropped.

With 70% voting till 6 pm, the three fronts are expected to be in favor. There are a total of 1, 79,107 voters. In the last Assembly election, the polling percentage was 77.25%.

Thiruvananthapuram: The rain is expected to hit the state again. The meteorological department said that isolated heavy rains are likely from Tuesday. Yellow Alert was declared on Tuesday in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Idukki and Malappuram districts. Yellow Alert has been announced in eight districts on Wednesday and nine districts on Thursday.

The Yellow Alert has been announced because of the potential for low pressure on the Andhra coast. The meteorological department has warned fishermen that not to go fishing. Earlier, the meteorological department had forecast heavy rains in Kerala causing minor stress in the Gujarat coast.

Earlier, there was a warning that monsoon season will be extended till October 15. The southwest monsoon is expected to end by the 30th of this month. However, the meteorological department said the monsoon is likely to continue till October 15.

Kochi: Tickets for the Kochi Metro passengers have been reduced. Twenty percent discount has been announced. Kochi Metro has announced an 18- 50 percent reduction in fares for passengers till 18th of this month. However, Metro has announced that the existing offer to expire tomorrow,  has been extended to 30. Last Thursday, the number of people traveling on the metro exceeded one lakh. This is the first time that the number of passengers crossing one lakh passengers per day.

New Delhi: Actor Dileep’s plea seeking a copy of the memory card featuring the actress in the attack case has been postponed by the Supreme Court.

The government also demanded that the copy of the footage, should not be handover to the accused respecting the actress’s privacy.

Is it necessary to obtain the documents of the case to prove the innocence of the accused? Khanwalkar asked the bench to preside but the actress vehemently opposed the giving of footage.

Senior advocate R S Nair, appearing on behalf of the actress, said that though the case was supposed to be handed over to the accused, the special circumstances of the case should be considered. Basant pointed out. Deciding to give visuals can have serious consequences. As the defendant has the right to access the documents, his privacy must also be protected. Privacy is his fundamental right. There is no objection to viewing or examining the visuals in court according to the actress said. The actress also said that she will not oppose to checking the visuals with the expert for the accused.

Dileep said that the scenes on the memory card had been manipulated and he wanted a copy of the footage to prove his innocence. The memory card is crucial. The defendant is entitled to receive the document. Dileep also said that the credibility of visuals should be verified on its own.

Dileep had approached the Supreme Court challenging the trial court and the High Court’s decision to appear in court. The case is still pending until Dileep’s plea is settled.