Tag: Election Commission
EC Lets BSP Off In Rs 104-cr Deposit Post Demonetization
The Election Commission of India has accepted the Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) explanation and dropped the matter related to the party depositing Rs 104 crore in scrapped currency notes between December 2-9 last year in a bank account in New Delhi post demonetisation, a petitioner has said.....
Jharkhand To Make 50,000 Appointments By June 2018: CM
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Thursday announced that 50,000 appointments will be made in the state government by June 2018. ....
Assembly By-elections In Two MP Seats On Feb 24
The Election Commission on Friday said that assembly by-elections to Mungawali in Ashoknagar district and Kolaras in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh will be held on February 24.....
Modi Biopic: SC To Hear Plea On April 8
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear on April 8 a plea seeking to block the release of a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that is scheduled to release on April 5.....
Covid-19 No Ground For Postponing Polls: SC On Bihar Elections
The Supreme Court on Friday said Covid-19 cannot be a ground for postponing elections, as it declined to entertain a petition seeking postponement of the Assembly elections in Bihar till the state is free from the Covid-19 pandemic.....
Around 64% Polling In Local Body Elections In Gujarat
There was an average of around 64% polling in the local body elections for municipalities, district and tehsil panchayats in Gujarat on Sunday. Voting for 8,473 seats in municipalities, 980 in district panchayats and 4,773 in taluka panchayats took place across 36,008 booths. The counting of votes will take place on March 2.....
Nawaz Sharif Asks Party To Agitate Against PM Imran Khan
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed his opposition PML-N party not to let incumbent premier Imran Khan off the hook on the basis of the Election Commissions damning report on the ruling PTIs foreign funding case, aggressively agitate the matter and not let both Houses of Parliament run smoothly till "justice" is done, Dawn reported. ....
Christians In Manipur Urge EC Not To Hold Polling On Sunday As It Is Their Prayer Day
The All Manipur Christian Organisation (AMCO) on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to reschedule the first phase of Assembly polls on February 27 as the day being a Sunday is the prayer day of the community. ....
Uddhav Vs Shinde: SC Allows EC To Decide Which Faction Is Real Shiv Sena
After a day-long hearing, the Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stop the Election Commission from deciding the claim of Eknath Shinde group to be the real Shiv Sena. ....
