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The Election Commission of India (EC) has directed a probe into the theft of a demo EVM from a tehsil office in Pune and has sought the suspension of officials responsible for the security lapse. The stolen EVM was recovered and two suspects were arrested. The incident raises concerns about the security of EVMs ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
Villagers ask for road, mobile tower; boycott panchayat polls
Villagers ask for road, mobile tower; boycott panchayat polls
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Jan 7, 2021, 06:00 IST
Pingori is hardly 66 km from Pune city but communication still eludes 3,000 people.
Pingori village, some 66 km from Pune city in
Purandar taluka, is on world map because of unique owl museum and recently held the country’s first owl festival. However, surrounded by hills of the Sahyadri ranges, the village is far from any kind of development. The 3,000-odd villagers, on Monday, in an unprecedented decision, withdrew all 26 nominations from both the panels and refrained themselves from contesting elections in the seven-member panchayat body. They will not take part in any democratic procedure, they decided. The reason: they don’t receive mobile signals, as the village has no mobile tower.