EC directs Arrangement for counting
Bhopal: Election Commission has issued directives to district election officers regarding entry and seating arrangements for counting agents of political parties and candidates during counting of votes for lok Sabha elections. Counting of votes for 29 lok Sabha constituencies will be held at 51 district headquarters in Madhya Pradesh on May 16. According to the commission, following will be the order of sitting arrangement for them: Counting agents of recognised nation parties, recognised state level political parties, other states’ recognised parties (given permission to use election symbol in Madhya Pradesh), registered unrecognised political parties and the polling agents of independent candidates. Counting agents will be allowed to sit on the seats allotted to them. They will not be allowed to go to any place other than prescribed ones in the counting hall. Only authorised persons will be allowed to enter counting centres. District election officers have been asked to obtain list of counting agents from candidates in form-18 in duplicate 3 days before counting. District election officers will be able to cancel or change a counting agent due to any reason through form-19.
Guv pays tribute to late Prez on death anniv
Bhopal: Governor Ram Naresh Yadav has paid tributes to former President late Zakir Hussain on his death anniversary. The Governor said that Bharat Ratna and educationist former President Zakir Hussain’s role had been important in nationalistic works and freedom movement. His works as Chairman of University Grants Commission are worth emulating. The Governor has exhorted youths to play a creative role in nation-building by following ideals and messages of Zakir Hussain.
candidates can appoint 1 counting agent: EC
Bhopal: Every candidate will be allowed to appoint one candidate on every counting table during counting of postal ballots. Election Commission has issued directives that if additional tables have to be placed for expediting counting due to large number of postal ballots then its prior information will have to be given to the candidates. The commission has said that supervisor will closely watch counting of postal ballots as per declaration made in form 13-A. In his report after declaration of results, supervisor will provide detailed process adopted to count postal ballots including total number of received & rejected postal ballots, number of tables placed and total time taken in counting of postal ballots. The commission has said that no postal ballot should be rejected if authorising officer has not put his seal on Form 13-A if he has inscribed his name and designation on it. Similarly, no postal ballot should be rejected if the sender (elector) has not put his signature on the outer cover “B” (Form 13-C).
TOi-bhopal journo’s mother’s dies
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed profound grief over the death of Savita Gupta, the mother of journalist Suchandana Gupta of Times of India’s Bhopal edition. In his condolence message, Chouhan said that Savita Gupta was of religious nature and had deep devotion to religion and culture Chouhan has prayed to Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear this loss. Public Relations Minister Rajendra Shukla has expressed profound grief over the death of Savita Gupta. Savita Gupta died during treatment in a local hospital on Friday. She was sick for long. Shukla has prayed to Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear this loss.
live-in partner alleged of rape
Gwalior: A woman — who was in live-in relationship with a man for past 15 years after leaving her husband — registered a rape case against her partner. According to information Hakim Baghel of Morena was living in Anand Nagar under Bahodapur police station. Deepika (name changed) left her husband Ashok Baghel and was living with him for 15 years. last night she approached Bahodapur police station and told the police that Hakim had been raping her for the last 15 years. In the enquiry the police came to know that Deepika left her husband and has been living with Hakim but after dispute between them over a land deal Deepika lodged complaint. A case has been registered against Hakim under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC.
folk painting exhibition at tribal museum
Bhopal: ‘Shrishti’ exhibition, based on folk paintings of Malwa Region by Senior Artist Krishna Verma, has beeen organised at Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum, Bhopal from May 3 to 30, 2014. Traditional Mandna and other ritualistic and folk forms are painted in these paintings. Exhibition will be open for visitors from 12.00 pm to 08.00 pm daily except Monday and State Government holidays. It is to introduce and promote this Malwi tradition of folk painting.