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Campaign man- numbers of mail ballots and a Oxygen and ICU beds are campaign put into action the ager Bill Stepien cited “irregu- close race, results were expect- head of Diwali, the Delhi being increased in Delhi govt legal strategy the President larities in several Wisconsin ed to take longer. AGovernment on Thursday hospitals,” Kejriwal said in a had signaled for weeks: attack- counties,” without providing The lawsuits the Trump decided to ban firecrackers in tweet. Earlier in the day, the ing the integrity of the voting specifics. campaign filed in Michigan the national Capital and ramp Chief Minister appealed to process in States where the Biden said on Wednesday and Pennsylvania on up medical infrastructure in Delhiites not to burst fire- result could mean his defeat. the count should continue in all Wednesday called for a tem- hospitals, Chief Minister crackers this Diwali. Democrats scoffed at the States, adding, “No one’s going porary halt in the counting Arvind Kejriwal said after a legal challenges the President’s to take our democracy away until it is given “meaningful” review of the Covid-19 situa- campaign filed on Wednesday from us — not now, not ever.” access in numerous locations tion. ( in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Campaign spokesman and allowed to review ballots Covid-19 cases have Georgia. And the flurry of Andrew Bates said legal chal- that already have been opened increased in Delhi due to the ) court action did not seem lenges were not the behavior of and processed. ongoing festival season and obviously destined to affect a winning campaign. The AP’s Michigan call for pollution, the Chief Minister * + the election’s outcome. “What makes these cha- Biden came after the suit was said after the review meeting However weary Americans rades especially pathetic is that filed. with the Chief Secretary, health will have to wait for some while Trump is demanding Trump is ahead in department officials and dis- Kolkata: The Calcutta High more time to know the clear recounts in places he has Pennsylvania, but his margin is trict magistrates (DMs). Court on Thursday banned winner of the closely-fought already lost, he’s simultane- shrinking as more mailed bal- Delhi has recorded a spike the use and sale of firecrack- election between Trump and ously engaged in fruitless lots are counted. The State had in Covid-19 cases in the past ers on Kali Puja to curb pol- Biden, as the final outcome ! " " " attempts to halt the counting of 3.1 million mail ballots, and a few days with the number of lution amid the Covid-19 hinged on a few states on $ % votes in other States in which court order allows them to be daily infections crossing the pandemic. Thursday where a flood of he’s on the road to defeat,” Bates counted till Friday if they were 6,000-mark for the second con- A division bench of jus- mail-in ballots triggered by former US Vice-President bag- for campaign observers to loca- called Nevada, Pennsylvania or said in a statement. postmarked by November 3. secutive day on Wednesday. tices Sanjib Banerjee and the coronavirus pandemic were ging 253 votes compared to 213 tions where ballots are being Georgia. Vote counting, meanwhile, On Thursday, a State appel- “Reviewed corona situation Arijit Banerjee gave the direc- still being counted. won by Trump, according to processed and counted, and The Trump campaign also stretched into Thursday. In late court ordered a in Delhi and preparedness with tion while hearing two PILs. Two days after the presi- latest US media projections. raised absentee ballot con- is seeking to intervene in a every election, results reported Philadelphia judge to ensure Chief Secy, Health officials Kali Puja is on November 15. dential election, Biden is near- The new filings, joining cerns, the campaign said. Pennsylvania case at the on election night are unofficial that party and candidate and all DMs. Corona cases have The court directed that ing the magical figure of 270 existing Republican legal chal- The Associated Press called Supreme Court that deals with and ballot counting extends observers can get up close to increased due to festival season the ban will also be in force electoral votes to win the race lenges in Pennsylvania and Michigan for Biden on whether ballots received up to past Election Day. But this election workers processing and pollution. It was decided during Jagaddhatri Puja, to the White House, with the Nevada, demand better access Wednesday. The AP has not three days after the election can year, States were contending mail-in ballots in the city. to: 1. Ban crackers in Delhi, 2. Chhath and Kartik Puja. & % ' ()* $ $ + R ,' 502.06 !5. !7 RJD leader Shivanand Tewari. RJD chief and former Chief ) && ihar Chief Minister Nitish Minister Lalu Prasad, who is he Haryana Assembly on BKumar on Thursday sprang lodged in a Ranchi jail as fod- TThursday passed a bill to a surprise by announcing at a der scam convict, tweeted a give 75 per cent reservation in ! poll rally in Purnia that he is video clip of Kumar speaking - .& private sector jobs to youth "#$%"& contesting his last elections. at Bihar Assembly elections in from the state. ! This was Kumar’s last which he had declared he The Haryana State !5. !7 "# election rally for the third and would never join hands with Employment of Local final phase of the Assembly the BJP even if “mai mitti me Candidates Bill, 2020 provides $ % & polls on November 7. mil jau.” leven more people died in a 75 per cent job quota for local %% “Jan lijiye aaj chunav ka “How can anyone be so ESonepat and Panipat dis- people in private sector jobs aakhri din hai aur parson chu- unprincipled, thoughtless and tricts in the last 24 hours after which offer a salary of less than ' nav hai aur ye mera antim chu- immoral in public life,” Lalu allegedly consuming suspected Rs 50,000 a month. nav hai. Ant bhala, to sab bhal- said. spurious liquor, taking the toll It applies to private com- ' la (You should know that today to 31 in the last four days. panies, societies, trusts and ! ! is the last day of campaign and Talking to ‘The Pioneer’ partnership firms, among oth- ! the day after is the election. !"# R!$$ Q&R over the phone Panipat DSP ers, located in the state. The ( ()* And this is my last election. Headquarter Satish Kumar said involved in manufacturing spu- state governor has to give All’s well that ends well),” that four people lost their lives rious liquor. At least seven assent to the bill before it '!5! +K Kumar said. Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi can be progress. And these after allegedly consuming sus- more deaths took place in becomes law. K( At 69, Kumar could still Adityanath for saying in people only want to create pected spurious liquor. The Sonipat district in the last 24 The Bill was tabled by have many years in politics t seems all is not well within Katihar that illegal migrants divides; they have no other deceased were residents of hours. Family members of the Haryana Deputy Chief % going by the way his contem- Ithe NDA as it fights a bitter will be thrown out if the NDA work,” he added. Dhansauli village under Sonali deceased said the local police Minister Dushyant Chautala in % %%& poraries have remained active battle with the RJD-led grand returned to power in the State. Asking the gathering not to Police Station in Panipat. Their that after consuming liquor the the state assembly here. in their late 70s and early 80s. alliance in the Bihar Assembly “Who does all this mali- play any heed to leaders who viscera report was awaited to victims started vomiting. Kumar is seeking a fourth elections. Amid palpable dis- cious campaigning? Who says play such divisive politics, confirm the cause of death. An He said that Sonipat Police ( straight term in office. trust between cadre and work- all this faltu baat (nonsense)? Nitish said, “Kuch logon ka illegal liquor manufacturing team raided a house in )* Kumar detractors have ers of the JD(U) and the BJP Who will throw out people? No kaam hee hai mahaul bigadna factory was busted in a village Kharkhauda and busted an .' O mocked at his decision, saying over Chirag Paswan’s mecha- one dares to do that. (some leaders remain and one woman was arrested in illegal liquor manufacturing 0 1%% 2 this was an “emotional” drama nism, the differences between Everyone belongs to this engrossed in vitiating atmos- this connection, he added. unit. The team members recov- ! O to win back the voters. “Kumar the two sides have come in country, everyone is Indian,” he phere...” When contacted a senior ered 22 fake holograms and 400 .