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Record 76 pc polling in Haryana, 64 in Maharashtra

October 16, 2014

New Delhi, Oct 16: Haryana witnessed an “all-time high” voter turnout in the Assembly elections held on Wednesday as the electors made a last-hour dash to seal the fate of a total of 1,351 candidates in the fray. Voting, however, was moderate in Maharashtra, where 4,110 candidates are facing a tough contest.

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Of the total 1,61,58,117 voters, 76 per cent exercised their franchise at 16,320 polling stations in 90 Assembly constituencies spread over 21 districts of Haryana. In Maharashtra, the turnout was pegged at 64 per cent. Deputy Election Commissioner Sudhir Tripathi, describing the voter turnout as “moderate” in the state, said it was 54.5 per cent till 5 pm.

Haryana had witnessed 72.65 per cent voter turnout in 1968. In the last Assembly elections, the turnout was 68 per cent. In the 16th Lok Sabha elections in May, the state witnessed 71.86 per cent voters exercising their franchise.

A total of 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra and 90 in Haryana went to polls. The counting of votes will be held on October 19.

As the voting closed, exit polls gave the BJP an edge in both Maharashtra and Haryana where Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigned extensively. In Maharashtra, the BJP was miles ahead of its opponents, including its erstwhile ally Shiv Sena, though only one exit poll gave it an absolute majority.

Today’s Chanakya, which made accurate predictions during the Lok Sabha polls, gave the BJP 151 seats, six seats more than the majority mark of 145 seats, while Times Now-CVoter gave the party 129, ABP-Nielsen 127 and India-Today-Cicero 117-131. In Haryana too, the exit polls gave the BJP a lead with Today’s Chanakya predicting 52 seats in a house of 90, CVoter 37 and Nielsen 46. Stakes of the BJP were high in both the states.

According to the Election Commission, the polling passed off peacefully in both Maharashtra and Haryana, barring a few incidents of clashes. Maoists attacked a polling party and security forces at two different locations in Gadchiroli district. One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was wounded in an exchange of fire with Maoists which followed a claymore mine blast at Maskipalli in Chamorshi tehsil in Gadchiroli.

“The attacks did not affect polling. The injured CRPF jawan has been sent to Nagpur for treatment,” Tripathi said.

In Haryana, poll authorities had to replace 30 electronic voting machines (EVMs), 15 EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) following some technical glitches, the EC said.

Both the states witnessed a downpour of black money during elections. Director General, Election Commission, P K Dash said more than Rs 17.92 crore in cash, highest ever, was seized during elections in Maharashtra. The authorities also seized 4.61 lakh litres liquor worth Rs 10.19 crore.

In Haryana, Rs 3.10 crore was seized in cash during polls and over 1.82 lakh litres liquor worth Rs 2.69 crore.

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July 30,2020

New Delhi, Jul 30: Even as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in various parts of India, more than 1 million people have recovered and discharged till now, informed Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Ministry of Health, here on Thursday.

"More than 1 million people have recovered from COVID-19 in the country. This landmark recovery has been achieved because of the selfless work and dedication of our doctors, nurses and frontline workers," Bhushan said at a press conference.

Giving the number of cured persons, Bhushan said, "More than 1,020,000 patients have recovered. They have been discharged. It is a great achievement."

He said, "The recovery rate has shown positive trends. It was 7.85 per cent in April and today it is 64.4 per cent, which is another heartening news which tells us that whatever battle is put by the Union government in collaboration with state governments is showing results."

"Sixteen states of the country have a recovery rate that is more than the national average. Of these, Delhi has a recovery rate of 88 per cent, Ladakh 80 per cent, Haryana 78 per cent, Assam 76 per cent, Telangana 74 per cent, Tamil Nadu & Gujarat 73 per cent, Rajasthan 70 per cent, Madhya Pradesh 69 per cent and Goa 68 per cent," Bhushan said.

He said effective clinical management lead to a decrease in case fatality rate. In June it was 3.33 per cent and now 2.21 per cent.

Bhushan said the case fatality rate in India today is 2.21 per cent and it's among the lowest in the world. Twenty-four states and Union Territories have lesser fatality rate than that of the country.

Herd immunity in a country of the size and population of India can not be a strategic option. It can only be achieved through immunisation.

"Over 18,190,000 tests have been conducted in the country including RT-PCR and rapid antigen tests. There has been a week-on-week increase in average tests per day. India is conducting 324 test per 10 lakhs population per day," Bhushan said.

He added, three vaccine candidates, are in phase 3 clinical trial. These three are in the US, UK and China. In India, two indigenously developed vaccine candidates are in phase I and II of clinical trials. 

Trial of the first vaccine involves 1,150 subjects at eight sites, second on 1,000 subjects at five sites.

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February 25,2020

Agra, Feb 25: The architectural grandeur of 17th century Taj Mahal and the story of its construction by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan left US President Donald Trump "impressed" during his visit to the famed mausoleum, according to the guide who accompanied him.

Nitin Kumar, an Agra-based guide, said the first word the president said after laying his eyes on the marble marvel was "incredible".

He and First Lady Melania Trump visited on Monday the iconic Taj Mahal in Agra, the second stop on his little less than 36-hour-long trip of India, and marvelled at the Mughal-era mausoleum built as a monument of love.

After Dwight David Eisenhower (1959) and Bill Clinton (2000), he became the third US president to visit the architectural icon.

"I told them the story of the Taj Mahal, the construction, and the story behind it. President Trump got very emotional after knowing the story of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. How he was kept under house arrest by his own son Aurangzeb, and buried here at Taj, next to Mumtaz's grave, after his death," Kumar told reporters.

The couple was left speechless on the first sight of the monument, and showed interest when they were told about the history and architecture of the dome, and the design details, Kumar said.

"Melania Trump asked about the mud-pack treatment and was amazed when she got to know the details of the process," he said.

One of the most photographed sites in the world, it is always high on the itinerary of head of states visiting India.

The monument was built over a period of nearly 20 years by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife after her death in 1631.

"The Taj Mahal inspires awe, a timeless testament to the rich and diverse beauty of Indian Culture!' Thank You, India," the US President and First Lady jointly wrote in the visitors' book before signing it.

According to Mohammed Zafar, who lives close to Taj Mahal complex, Nitin has been conducting guided tours for many years. "He was selected for this VVIP visit," he said.

"Many people were taking selfies with him, after the end of the visit. So, many media persons interacted with him. He has got some instant fame of sorts," Zafar said.

Authorities at Archaeological Survey of India had "advanced the dates" for mud-pack treatment for the graves of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal at Taj Mahal in view of the US President Trump's visit to Taj, a senior official had earlier said.

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June 4,2020

New Delhi, Jan 4: The Supreme Court on Thursday extended till June 12 its earlier order of May 15 asking the government not to take any coercive action against companies and employers for violation of Centre's March 29 circular for payment of full wages to employees for the lockdown period.

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M R Shah reserved the verdict on a batch of petitions filed by various companies challenging the circular of the Ministry of Home Affairs issued on March 29 asking the employers to pay full wages to the employees during the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In the proceedings conducted through video conferencing, the top court said there was a concern that workmen should not be left without pay, but there may be a situation where the industry may not have money to pay and hence, the balancing has to be done.

Meanwhile, the apex court asked the parties to file their written submissions in support of their claims.

The top court on May 15 had asked the government not to take any coercive action against the companies and employers who are unable to pay full wages to their employees during the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Centre also filed an affidavit justifying its March 29 direction saying that the employers claiming incapacity in paying salaries must be directed to furnish their audited balance sheets and accounts in the court.

The government has said that the March 29 directive was a "temporary measure to mitigate the financial hardship" of employees and workers, specially contractual and casual, during the lockdown period and the directions have been revoked by the authority with effect from May 18.

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