With just a day to go for polling in Tamil Nadu on Monday, all political functionaries and party workers, who are not voters of the respective constituency, have been directed to leave the constituency before 6 pm on Saturday. Convening or holding or attending any public meeting or procession in connection with an election will not be permitted after that.

The TCS World 10K will kick off in Bengaluru on Sunday. The ninth edition of the fund-raising marathon has pledged over Rs 4 crore to more than 100 civil society organisations and NGOs. Thirty-seven corporates are fielding 54 teams and 200-plus fundraisers are taking part in the marathon. Over 75 per cent of the contributions this year came from individuals raising funds through their personal networks.

Come Sunday, Mumbaikars will get to enjoy the comforts of riding their first AC local. The AC local will run to a fixed schedule from that day. The first air-conditioned local train was flagged off from the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai on March 31 and arrived in Mumbai on April 5.

BJP chief Amit Shah and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will formally launch the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in the tribal-dominated Dahod district in central Gujarat on Sunday. The PMUY scheme aims to provide free LPG connections to about five crore families living below the poverty line across the country.

As part of its initiative to improve Ease of Doing business for the construction sector, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will give all approvals related to building proposals on the digital platform from May 15 thus ensuring transparency and speed. Thus, from May 15, BMC will not accept any document related to building proposals in the physical format.

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