Mangaluru: Prohibitory orders issued in view of NEET exams
Mangaluru: Prohibitory orders have been issued under the Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate limits in the background of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examinations scheduled to be held on May 5 across 18 examination centers.
The Deputy Commissioner of Law and Order and Special Executive Magistrate Siddhartha Goyal issued the orders, declaring the area around 200 meters of the examination center as prohibitory area to prevent any kind on illegal activities, untoward incidents and to conduct the examination in a transparent and error-free manner.
The order prohibits activities such as assisting in cheating during the exams, writing answers on slips or other materials, and distributing or transmitting prohibited materials within the 200-meter radius around the examination centers.
Additionally, the operation of Xerox shops within this 200-meter radius is prohibited one hour before the starting of the exam and during its duration. The use of electronic communication devices, including mobile phones, telephones, Bluetooth devices, and pagers, is strictly prohibited within the examination center premises.
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Manmohan Singh, LK Advani cast votes from home
New Delhi (PTI): Former vice president Mohammad Hamid Ansari, former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, former deputy prime minister LK Advani and former Union minister Dr Murli Manohar Joshi have cast their votes using the home voting facility, the Delhi poll body said.
The office of the chief electoral officer (CEO) of Delhi on Thursday kicked off the home voting facility for elderly voters and persons with disabilities (PwDs) and it will go on till May 24.
According to the data shared by the office, 1409 voters cast their ballots from the comfort of their homes across all seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi on Friday, which was the second day of the facility being started.
The West Delhi constituency reported the highest number of home votes, with 348 voters participating. Among them, 299 were elderly individuals.
With the completion of the second day, a total of 2,956 voters have exercised their right to vote from home, the CEO office said.
"Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh and former Union minister Dr Murli Manohar Joshi successfully cast their votes on May 17 from their home availing home voting facility in the New Delhi parliamentary constituency," the office said.
Former vice president Mohammad Hamid Ansari cast his vote on Thursday, it added.
Former deputy prime minister LK Advani cast his vote on Saturday, sources said.
On the first day, 1,482 voters exercised their franchise from home.
A total of 5,406 voters across Delhi -- elderly individuals and PwDs -- have filled out Form 12D to avail of the home voting facility in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
This initiative ensures these voters can participate in the electoral process with ease and dignity, eliminating the need to visit polling stations. Delhi will go to polls on May 25.
