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Bihar polls: 26.94% voting recorded till noon

October 28, 2015

Patna, Oct 28: About 27 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 12 noon in 50 Assembly constituencies spread over six districts of Bihar in the third phase of polling today.

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Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who cast his vote at polling booth number 204 at Bakhtiyarpur, faced protest from a section of people agitating over death of a girl allegdly due to lack of proper medical facility at Bakhtiyarpur bazar.

Other prominent personalities who voted today include Governor Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savita Kovind, RJD chief Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and son Tejaswi Yadav and former Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi.

Prasad and Rabri Devi cast their vote at polling station number 150 of Digha assembly constituency of Patna.

Union minister Ravishankar Prasad arrived at the polling booth riding an e-rickshaw with his mother. Minister of State Ramkripal Yadav rode a motorcycle to a booth at Jamal road in Patna to cast his vote.

Additional Chief Electoral Officer R Lakshamanan said around 26.94 per cent turnout has been reported from 50 Assembly constituencies in the third phase till 12 noon.

Polling is underway in six districts of Saran, Vaishali, Nalanda, Patna, Bhojpur and Buxar in this phase.

Meanwhile, in a freak incident a monkey injured four voters, including two women who were standing in a queue in front of the polling where Nitish Kumar had earlier cast his vote.

The incident took place at Project Girls School, Station House Officer of Bhakhtiyarpur police station Vinay Krishna said.

The booth falls under Bakhtiyarpur Assembly constituency.

A team of forest department arrived from Patna and were trying to catch the monkey.

As per hourly EC bulletin till 12 noon, Saran recorded 28.45 per cent turnout, Vaishali 30.53 per cent, Nalanda 27.39 per cent, Patna 23.03 per cent, Bhojpur 27.06 per cent and Buxar 30.05 per cent.

While Vaishali district recorded a maximum turnout of 30.53 per cent, Bhojpur recorded the lowest turnout of 27.06 per cent till 12 noon.

There were reports of EVM malfunctioning at a few places in the Assembly constituencies of Digha, Masaurhi, Mahnar, Buxar where polling began nearly an hour later.

Polling will end at 4 pm in 10 constituencies due to security reasons and at 5 pm in the rest 40 constituencies.

Voting on 81 seats has already completed in the first two phases on October 12 and October 16.

Two more rounds of polling would be held on November 1 and November 5 for the rest of the 112 seats in the 243-member Bihar Assembly. Results would be declared on November 8.

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July 30,2020

Mumbai, Jul 30: Counterfeiting incidents have increased 24 per cent in the country in 2019 over the previous year, creating an over Rs 1 lakh crore hole in the economy, according to a report.

The report also said counterfeiters are having a free run due to the pandemic-driven disruptions to organised supply chains and the resultant spike in consumer demand.

According to the report by ASPA, a self-regulated industry body of anti-counterfeiting and traceability solutions providers, counterfeiting has risen steadily in the last few years, and exploiting the pandemic as a cover for their activities.

Between February and April 2020, over 150 incidents of counterfeiting cases were reported, mostly about fake PPE kits, sanitisers and masks taking advantage of the high demand for these products, it noted.

"There was a 24 per cent increase in counterfeiting in 2019 over 2018, leading to the loss of more than Rs 1 lakh crore to the overall economy," said Nakul Pasricha, president of Authentication Solution Providers Association.

The association works with global authorities like the International Hologram Manufacturers Association, Counterfeit Intelligence Bureau of the Interpol, and domestic industry lobbies like Ficci, he said.

Counterfeiting is a universal issue and is 3.3 per cent of global trade, according to the OECD data, impacting social and economic development across the world.

The report lists the currency, FMCG, alcohol, pharma, documents, agriculture, infrastructure, automotive, tobacco, lifestyle and apparel, as the 10 sectors impacted most by counterfeiting.

Among these, currency, alcohol and FMCG continue to be the top three sectors with the highest counterfeiting in the last two years. The FMCG sector is most vulnerable, as counterfeit incidents rose 63 per cent between 2018 (79) and 2019 when the reported cases jumped to 129.

Within the states, the fakers have a free run in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bengal, Punjab, Jharkhand, Delhi, Gujarat, and Uttarakhand, calling for urgent actions to frame anti-counterfeiting policy measures.

According to the report, UP continues to be on top followed by Bihar, Rajasthan, and together these three states represent almost 45 per cent of all counterfeiting reported in the last two years.

What is more alarming is that counterfeiting is not limited to high-end luxury items today, as common everyday items as fake cumin seeds, mustard cooking oil, ghee, hair oils, soaps, baby care vaccines and medicines are aplenty in the markets.

"There is an urgent need for building and nurturing authentication ecosystems in the country with the active involvement and active participation of all stakeholders," said Pasricha.

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News Network
June 20,2020

New Delhi, Jun 20: With the highest single-day increase of 14,516 COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's coronavirus count stood at 3,95,048 on Saturday.

The death toll has gone up to 12,948 in the country with 375 persons succumbing to the infection.

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of cases includes 1,68,269 active cases, 2,13,831 cured/discharged/migrated and 12,948 deaths.

Maharashtra with 1,24,331 cases continues to be the worst-affected state in the country with 55,665 active cases while 62,773 patients have been cured and discharged in the state so far. The death toll due to COVID-19 stands at 5,893 in the state.

The number of confirmed cases in Tamil Nadu also crossed the 50 thousand mark on Saturday and reached 54,449.

The national capital is the third-worst affected by the infection in the country with the count reaching 53,116 today.

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June 13,2020

New Delhi, Jun 13: Petrol price on Saturday was hiked by 59 paise per litre and diesel by 58 paise as oil companies for the seventh day in a row adjusted retail rates in line with costs since ending an 82-day hiatus in rate revision.

Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 75.16 per litre from Rs 74.57, while diesel rates were increased to Rs 73.39 a litre from Rs 72.81, according to a price notification of state oil marketing companies.

Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending on the incidence of local sales tax or VAT.

This is the seventh daily increase in rates in a row since oil companies on Sunday restarted revising prices in line with costs, after ending an 82-day hiatus.

In seven hikes, petrol price has gone up by Rs 3.9 per litre and diesel by Rs 4.

The freeze in rates was imposed in mid-March soon after the government hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel to shore up additional finances.

Oil PSUs Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL), instead of passing on the excise duty hikes to customers, adjusted them against the fall in the retail rates that was warranted because of a decline in international oil prices.

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