Vehicles transporting EVMs and VVPATs to be monitored through GPS tracking: ECI
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has instructed the Chief Electoral Officers of all States and UTs to carefully monitor the end-to-end movement of all Reserve EVMs and VVPATs.
In an official document released by the district administrations, it is mentioned that "The commission has instructed the Chief Electoral Officers of all states and UTs that end-to-end movement of all Reserve EVMs and VVPATs shall be carefully monitored at all times, for which all Sector Officers ' vehicles with Reserve EVMs and VVPATs shall mandatorily be fitted with GPS tracking system".
The moves comes after repeated complaints by several political parties and their objection against the use of EVMs alleging malfunctioning and hacking of the machines by certain political parties.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
