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Teachers' unions in Punjab announced a statewide protest against alleged harassment and mismanagement during elections (Representational). (File)

15 teachers' unions to protest today 'harassment' during 'mismanaged' poll duty

December 16, 2025 12:08 pm

Demand compensation for families of teachers who died or suffered injuries on their way to join duty for zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections

The Allahabad High Court noted that the UP teacher died after contracting COVID-19 while on panchayat election duty, making his widow eligible for an ex-gratia claim.

Allahabad High Court paves way for Rs 30 lakh ex gratia to widow of teacher who died due to Covid 19 during panchayat poll duty

December 16, 2025 5:30 pm

Allahabad High Court Covid compensation: Justices Swarupama Chaturvedi and Ajit Kumar allowed the plea of a woman whose husband died due to Covid 19 within a month of performing his duties in panchayat elections.

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BMC orders 2,000 teachers to take on poll duty

August 17, 2024 11:31 am

All 2,000 teachers assigned to BLO duties were instructed to report to their allotted localities by 3 pm on Friday.

‘Ailing teachers should be exempted from poll duty’

September 23, 2014 1:00 am

Teachers’ bodies will also urge EC to exempt those aged over 50 years from election duty.

6K staffers on poll duty, BMC depts struggle

March 25, 2014 1:50 am

The property tax department under BMC has admitted that it would be unable to garner the target of Rs 4,400 crore.

Home guards on poll duty protest

July 18, 2013 3:16 am

Home Guards engaged in poll duty on Wednesday blocked the main road at Madhyamgram in North 24-Parganas district

Stopped from gambling,UP cops go on rampage

February 28, 2012 3:27 am

Over 100 police constables,camping in Hathras area of Mahamaya Nagar district to be deployed on poll duty,went on a rampage damaging vehicles and staging a blockade on the Aligarh-Agra Road

25 govt employees suspended for dereliction of duty

May 29, 2011 6:01 pm

Over two dozen government employees,including 11 teachers have been suspended in the panchayat polls.

Poll duty officers not paid remuneration despite GR

May 26, 2011 12:36 am

The issue of poll duty officers being deprived of their pay has been highlighted in a Right to Information application by Wadgaon Maval resident Madhav Damle,following which he got an order passed by the government to pay the officers.