A PATIENT WAIT: Voters in a queue to cast their vote
outside the polling booth in the East Delhi area for the
final round of the Lok Sabha election in the Capital
on Monday. — Tribune photo Mukesh Aggarwal |
Truant officials
to get stick
Sonepat, May 10
The Deputy Commissioner-cum-Returning
Officer, Mr M. R. Anand, has ordered disciplinary action against 65 officials
and employees of various government offices, schools and other institutions who
had failed to turn up in the election rehearsal held on May 8.
Both English and
country liquor flowed freely in Noida
Noida, May 10
It is openly acknowledged that there was no
scarcity of liquor in the area though liquor vends remained closed for three
days as per the Election Commission’s directions. Some of the political
activists admitted that the flow of liquor could decide the trend of voting, and
thus the outcome of the election.
Smriti
‘teased’ by political workers
New Delhi, May 10
The police are looking into the complaint
of TV star and BJP’s Chandni Chowk candidate Smriti Irani that some political
workers misbehaved with her inside a polling station in Pratapura and then at
Bazar Sitaram.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit with Congress party candidate from the New Delhi
constituency Ajay Maken flashing victory signs after casting their votes at a polling booth in the Capital on Monday.
— Tribune photo |
It passes off
peacefully save for minor hiccups
New Delhi, May 10
The Delhi Police today heaved a sigh of
relief and patted on its back as the polling to the seven Lok Sabha
constituencies in the national Capital passed off peacefully except for some
minor incidents.
Poll arrangements
irk disabled voters
New Delhi, May 10
Despite the Supreme Court order for
providing special facilities to enable the disabled cast their ballot without
difficulty, most of the polling booths in the Capital had poor arrangements.
Two more central
observers for Sonepat
Sonepat, May 10
The Election Commission of India has posted
two more central observers for keeping a strict vigil during the counting of
votes on May 13 next in the Sonepat parliamentary constituency that has been
declared sensitive.
65 pc turnout in
Sonepat, bogus polling at a few places
Sonepat, May 10
Amid reports of booth capturing at a few
places and bogus polling in the closing hours at large number of booths,
polling, by and large, remained peaceful and nearly 65 per cent of the voters
exercised their franchise.
11 injured in
poll clash
Sonepat, May 10
At least 11 persons, including three women,
were injured in a clash between two rival groups at Baroda village about 45 km
from here last evening.
Poll day:
Smuggled liquor seized
New Delhi, May 10
The Delhi Police seized smuggled liquors
and a Maruti van from Singhu Border. Driver of the van has also been taken in
police custody.
Rajesh Pilot’s
village boycotts voting
Noida, May 10
Low turnout for voting in Ghaziabad and
Noida was witnessed today. Mr Umesh Srivastave, SP Cit, Ghaziabad, said that
polling passed off peacefully except an incidence of stone throwing in Bet
Hajipur village, in which a police inspector was injured.
Evicted slum
dwellers brave heat, hunger and thirst to cast vote
New Delhi, May 10
This could well be a lesson for the
educated urban dwellers who found it cumbersome to travel a few meters to cast
their vote.
Hundreds of
names missing from electoral list
Noida, May 10
For those who wanted assert their right to
vote, it was a rude shock to see their names missing from the electoral list.
Only 20 per cent
arms deposited with police despite
EC guidelines
Noida, May 10
In spite of the Election Commission
guidelines, only 20 per cent of the licensed arms in Noida were deposited with
the police. This precautionary step was taken to check misuse of arms during
campaigning and on the polling day.
Water, not
voting, mattered to them
New Delhi, May 10
Asked to choose between water and voting,
it was no surprise that for some it was water which came first.
Sidelights
A long trudge & the
scorching sun killed their enthusiasm for voting
New Delhi, May 10
They left home only to return without
casting their votes. Certain women living in Mayur Vihar Phase III trudged back
home after being told that their polling station had shifted from MC Primary
School in Kondli to Vidya Bal Bhawan School a few kilometres farther.
Muslim voters cast their vote at a polling booth in the Old City area for the final round of the Lok Sabha election in the Capital on Monday.
— Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal
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Technology’s not an issue
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Family goes to vote
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Water first for this voter
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Some things never change
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It’s an open secret
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Better late than never?
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It’s a challenge
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Unbelievable but true!
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Tragedy averted
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Life’s hard
knocks
Six killed in accidents on NH
1
Sonepat, May 10
Six persons were killed and eight injured
in a series of accidents that occurred on the National Highway 1 and other state
highways last evening.
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