Contemplating to use EVMs in local body polls: Srinivasachari
Election Commissioners' Conference
Mysuru: The Election Commission's Commissioner Srinivasachari has said that the idea of using EVM machine for the upcoming local bodies elections is being discussed.
He was addressing media persons after attending the 27th Conference of Election Commissioners of the various states of the country on Tuesday at Lalit Mahal Hotel in the city.
Usage of EVMs in local body elections in the state is being considered. However, the cost of the project is quite high, and hence a proposal has been submitted to the government.
This conference is held every year. The election commissioners from various states discuss regarding how did they conduct elections and what all the challenges they faced.
In the local body elections in Gujarat, online nomination and online voting were held. The facility of the submission of papers online has been allowed in Maharashtra as well. Can this system be brought in the state? What would be its pros and cons, all these discussions are being held; he informed.
Indelible ink that is used in elections gets manufactured in Mysuru. It is not possible for any other organization to produce such a standard quality of ink. He was replying to a query that whether the same ink would be used in the Madhya Pradesh elections.
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Nine dead as fire breaks out in residential building in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A fire broke out in a residential building in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar early Sunday, leaving nine people belonging to two families dead, including a toddler, officials said.
The incident was reported around 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar Phase-I, following which police, fire and disaster management teams rushed to the spot.
According to the police, the blaze engulfed flats on the second, third and fourth floors of the building, prompting a large-scale rescue operation.The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said nine charred bodies were recovered from different floors.
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"One body was recovered from the first floor, five from the second floor and three from the staircase which was found locked," the DFS officer said.
Those found dead on the second floor have been identified as Arvind Jain (60), his wife Anita Jain (58), son Nishant Jain (35), daughter-in-law Anchal Jain (33) and grandchild Akash Jain.
On the third floor, three members of a family were found dead. They were identified as Nitin Jain (50), wife Shailey Jain (48) and son Samyak Jain (25).
On the first floor a woman identified as Shikha Jain (45) was found dead while her husband Naveen Jain (48) sustained injuries.
A senior police officer said, "Around 10 to 15 people were rescued from the premises during the firefighting operation. Two of them, who sustained minor injuries, were shifted to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital."
A total of 12 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, while teams from the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), traffic police and local police assisted in the rescue and evacuation efforts.
Police said the fire was brought under control after several hours. Efforts are underway to determine the cause of the fire, police said.
Further investigation and proceedings are underway.
