Based on the request of the state Chief Electoral Officer, the Election Commission has approved the move. The finale is marked by celebrations and immense participation of crowds.
Election Commission ordered repoll at polling booth 179 of Ratabari seat after a video, which went viral Thursday, showed polled EVMs being transported in BJP MLA’s car.
In its letter to the EC, BJP said that despite 'pro-active' role of the poll panel, 'large- scale violence' has been reported in Bengal due to TMC chief's remarks.
Thanks to the election season, rallies by all major political parties are seeing huge crowds gather but with no social distancing norms being followed & a majority of people without masks.
Acting on Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay’s plea, SC has issued notices to Centre & EC, seven years after it introduced the NOTA button as a ‘basic right’ of voters.
Preliminary police findings submitted to EC last week also said the Nandigram incident that left CM Mamata Banerjee injured was an accident, and not an attack. EC to decide today.
An SC bench said election commissioners have to be independent persons and took strong note of the fact that Goa govt has given its law secretary the additional charge of SEC.
The delegation also met poll panel officials in Kolkata Thursday and later alleged that the 'EC did nothing despite there being reports of a possible attack on Banerjee'.
The decision was taken in view of the Covid restrictions, an Election Commission official said. Polling for the first phase is due to take place on 27 March from 7 am- 6.30 pm.
India’s policy on Myanmar has been to deal with its Generals and maintain a distance from the country’s insurgent groups and political struggles. This will have to change.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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