UP civic polls 2017: BJP ahead in Lucknow, Kanpur; lathi-charge in Muzzafarnagar

BJP and Congress both got 874 votes in Ward no. 56 in Mathura. Winner will be decided by a lucky draw

 

UP Civic Polls 2017 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mayor candidates are leading in Meerut, Saharanpur, Lucknow, Pilibhit, Ghaziabad and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh local body polls.

Police have used lathi-charge to disperse a crowd gathered outside counting centre in Muzaffarnagar. Four people injured have been reported to be injured.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mayor candidate is leading by over 1000 votes in Moradabad, in the counting of Uttar Pradesh local body polls result that will be out on Friday.

BJP Lucknow candidate Sanyukta Bhatia, who seemed confident about the verdict, said, “I don’t consider anyone my competitor. I will be number one, no matter who is second or third.”

Counting of votes of all 652 Urban Local Bodies is being done today, at 334 centers in the state. Polling was held in three phases on November 22, 26 and 29. It will start at 8 am and results are expected by evening.

Elaborate security arrangements have been made at counting centres. Central Para Military Forces have been deployed in and around the centres.

CCTV cameras have been set up for close monitoring and arrangements made for webcasting of the counting process. No procession is allowed during the counting and following the announcement of results.

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Maggi fails lab test again, UP imposes Rs 45 lakh fine on Nestle India

According to authorities, it had collected the samples last year in November and sent them for lab test, which had found ash content above the permissible limits of human consumption

 

Latest Business News : The district administration of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, has slapped a fine on Nestle India and its distributors after its popular noodles brand Maggi allegedly failed to pass the lab test, even as the FMCG major maintained that “it’s a case of application of incorrect standards”.

The district administration had imposed a fine of Rs 45 lakh on Nestle, Rs 15 lakh on its three distributors and Rs 11 lakh on its two sellers.

According to the district authorities, it had collected the samples last year in November and sent them for lab test, which had found ash content above the permissible limits of human consumption.

Questioning the lab findings, Nestle India said it has not received the order yet and would file an appeal urgently once it receive the order.

“While we have not received the orders passed by the adjudication officer, we have been informed that the samples are of year 2015 and the issue pertains to ‘ash content’ in Noodles,” said a Nestle India spokesperson.

He further said: “This appears to be a case of application of incorrect standards, and we will file an appeal urgently once we receive the order.”

In 2015, Nestle India and other companies had represented to the relevant authorities, via industry associations, to set standards specific to instant noodles to avoid confusion amongst enforcement officers and consumers.

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