India records highest daily spike of nearly 1.32 lakh new covid cases
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April 9, 2021
New Delhi, Apr 9: India registered a record single-day spike of 1,31,968 new Covid-19 cases, pushing its infection tally to 1,30,60,542, while the number of active cases inched towards ten-lakh mark again, Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday showed.
The death toll due in the country increased to 1,67,642, with 780 new fatalities being reported in a day, according to the data updated at 8 am.
Noting that administration was appearing lax in many states with daily Covid-19 cases hitting new peaks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged chief ministers to strengthen their efforts for the next 2-3 weeks to check the spread of the virus on a war-footing and proposed to call the night curfew clamped in many places as corona curfew to maintain public awareness about the pandemic.
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Kerala Assembly polls | EC vigil pays off
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Double entries do not cast a shadow over polls
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Double entries do not cast a shadow over polls
Despite the concern that multiple entries in the electoral rolls may pave way for bogus voting, the issue did not cast a shadow over Tuesday’s Assembly polls.
Barring stray incidents, polling was relatively free when considering the sheer magnitude of the controversy that rocked the election scene. Moreover, the tight vigil maintained by polling officials and additional preventive measures introduced by the Election Commission appeared to have paid off.
“Our officials had put in a lot of hard work and came out with a mechanism to prevent bogus voting, which was approved by the High Court and the Election Commission. It paid dividends,” Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena said. “We have ensured that no bogus voting occurred,” he said.
Kerala Assembly polls | Webcasts help curb election fraud
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A team of 70 people were involved in monitoring the footage.
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A team of 70 people were involved in monitoring the footage.
Webcasts from more than half the polling stations in the State helped cut down election-related fraud on polling day on Tuesday, election officials said.
In a major push to ensure free and fair elections, live monitoring and webcats had been arranged in 20,441 of the total 40,771 polling stations for the Assembly polls in the State.
Polling stations, including the ones tagged as critical and vulnerable, were placed under surveillance as per the Election Commission norms. Live feed from these booths was made available to the Returning Officers, District Collectors/District Election Officers and the central control room at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Teeka Ram Meena, in Thiruvananthapuram.
EC vigil pays off
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Double entries do not cast a shadow over polls
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Double entries do not cast a shadow over polls
Despite the concern that multiple entries in the electoral rolls may pave way for bogus voting, the issue did not cast a shadow over Tuesday’s Assembly polls.
Barring stray incidents, polling was relatively free when considering the sheer magnitude of the controversy that rocked the election scene. Moreover, the tight vigil maintained by polling officials and additional preventive measures introduced by the Election Commission appeared to have paid off.
“Our officials had put in a lot of hard work and came out with a mechanism to prevent bogus voting, which was approved by the High Court and the Election Commission. It paid dividends,” Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena said. “We have ensured that no bogus voting occurred,” he said.
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