›At least one crore compensation should be given for death of polling officers due to COVID: Allahabad High Court
At least one crore compensation should be given for death of polling officers due to COVID: Allahabad High Court
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At least one crore compensation should be given for death of polling officers due to COVID: Allahabad High CourtPTI
Last Updated: May 12, 2021, 11:31 AM IST
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A two-judge bench comprising Justice Siddharth Verma and Justice Ajit Kumar n Tuesday made this observation while hearing a Public Interest Litigation on the spread of the pandemic in the state and conditions of quarantine centres.
Familes of polling officers who succumbed to COVID-19 must get Rs 1 crore each: Allahabad HC
A two-judge bench comprising Justice Siddharth Verma and Justice Ajit Kumar n Tuesday made this observation while hearing a Public Interest Litigation on the spread of the pandemic in the state and conditions of quarantine centres
PTI | May 12, 2021 | Updated 15:07 IST
The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government and the state election commission to rethink the amount of compensation for families of polling officers, who died due to COVID-19 during panchayat elections, and observed that the amount must at least be to the tune of Rs one crore.
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People queue up to cast their votes at booth number 32 in Sambhal, UP.
UP Panchayat elections latest news: Voting in the fourth and final phase of the panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh began on Thursday amid concerns over Covid surge.
Over 5.27 lakh candidates are in the fray for more than 2.10 lakh seats across 17 districts in this round of the election.
The 17 districts going to polls include Ambedkar Nagar, Aligarh, Kushinagar, Kaushambhi, Ghazipur, Farrukhabad, Bulandshahr, Basti, Bahraich, Banda, Mau, Mathura, Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Sitapur, Sonbhadra and Hapur.
The state election commission said, in a statement, that more than 2.98 crore voters will cast their votes in the fourth and last phase of the polls which will be held from 7 am to 6 pm.
People queue up to cast their votes at Devapur primary school polling booth in Moradabad ANI
LUCKNOW: Voting for the third phase of the panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh is under way with more than 2.72 lakh candidates in the fray in over 2.14 lakh seats across 20 districts of the state.
According to the state election commission (SEC), nearly 10.27% polling has been recorded till 9am.
Polling is being held in Shamli, Meerut, Moradabad, Pilibhit, Kasganj, Firozabad, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Fatehpur, Unnao, Amethi, Barabanki, Balrampur, Siddharthanagar, Deoria, Chandauli, Mirzapur and Ballia. Voting started at 7am on a peaceful note. It will continue till 6pm, a state election commission (SEC) official said.