Day: May 22, 2019

EVMs absolutely robust and tamper-proof: EC

Rajasthan gears up for counting of votes

8:48 pm May 22, 2019

Jaipur: The counting of votes polled in 25 parliamentary seats in Rajasthan will take place on Thursday amid tight security. Chief Electoral officer Anand Kumar said the counting of postal ballots, electronically transmitted postal ballots and the votes polled through electronic voting machines (EVMs) will begin at all the 25 centres at 8 am on […]

Mumbai: strict security around counting centers

8:45 pm May 22, 2019

Mumbai: Police will maintain strict security around three counting centers in Mumbai Thursday with the help of Central forces, officials said. Counting of votes for six parliamentary constituencies in the city will be held at NESCO Complex in Goregaon, Udayanchal School in Vikhroli and New Sewree Warehouse in Sewree East. Strict security arrangements have been […]

Leopard enters house, injures man in Agra

Leopard kills woman at Rajaji

8:30 pm May 22, 2019

Rishikesh: An elderly woman was killed Wednesday by a leopard in Motichur range of Rajaji Tiger Reserve. Kamla Devi, 65, had gone out to collect fodder from Sahab Nagar village of the range when she was attacked by the big cat, Motichur ranger Shailendra Singh said. Her half-eaten body was recovered later from the bushes […]

No transit accommodation in hotels for newly-elected MPs

8:16 pm May 22, 2019

New Delhi: Newly elected members of the 17th Lok Sabha will not be provided hotels as transit accommodation, but will be lodged in parliament’s hostel — the Western Court and its annexe building — and various state bhawans, a top official said Wednesday. With the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls scheduled for […]

Cong will accept LS poll results with humility: Gehlot

8:13 pm May 22, 2019

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Wednesday said the Congress will accept the Lok Sabha election results with “humility”, but maintained that exit poll projections have been wrong several times. Counting of votes of the just-concluded seven-phase polls will be done on Thursday. He also accused the BJP of not doing issue-based politics and trying […]