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Transfer of SIT officer will hamper probe into sacrilege cases, says Phool
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr 10, (ANI): Senior advocate H S Phoolka in a letter to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that the transfer of senior Special Investigation Team (SIT) officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh by the Election Commission (EC) will hamper the investigation int
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CEC urges people to vote in large numbers to 'strengthen democracy'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 10 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Wednesday appealed to people to vote in large numbers to strengthen democracy. The first phase of the Lok Sabha polls is scheduled to be held on Thursday.
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Not against electoral bonds but against anonymity of donors: EC tells SC
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 10 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (EC) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was not against the issuance of electoral bonds for the funding of political parties but was against the anonymity of the donors and hence, wanted transparency in the scheme.
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Andhra Pradesh: Naidu stages dharna in front of EC office
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Apr 10 (ANI): Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday staged a protest in front of Chief Electoral Officer Gopal Krishna Dwivedi's office here to protest the "illegal and unethical" Income Tax raids on his party's leaders.
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Punjab CM urges CEC to review order to relieve IG probing Bagari firing in
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Apr 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) seeking review of its order relieving IG Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh as a member of the SIT probing Bagari firing incident.
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BJP portraying itself as angel and Opposition as devil: TMC leader Derek O
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 10 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien on Wednesday said that in the guise of on-going raids the BJP is portraying itself as an 'angel' and the Opposition as a 'devil.'
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EC stays release of PM Modi biopic
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 10 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday stayed the release of 'PM Narendra Modi', a biopic on the Prime Minister, till national elections are over citing that the film "disturbs the level-playing field."
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ECI notice to KCR for violating poll code based on VHP complaint
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 10 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao finding him prima facie guilty of violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during a March 17 rally in Karimnagar.
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Delhi HC sends PIL seeking ban on Farooq, Omar, Mehbooba from LS polls to
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 10 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sent a plea seeking direction to Election Commission of India (ECI) to ban Jammu and Kashmir politicians Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti from participating in the Lok Sabha elections to another bench for
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Another IPS officer transferred in Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Apr 10 (ANI): The Election Commission has issued orders for the transfer of yet another IPS officer in Andhra Pradesh, just two days before the state is set to go for polls.
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Telangana: Security beefed up in Naxal hotbeds ahead of polls
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Apr 10 (ANI): In the wake of the impending Lok Sabha polls, security has been tightened in the state and special arrangements have been made by Telangana Police in Naxal-dominated areas of the state.
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C'garh naxal attack: EC says polling will be on schedule, asks collectors,
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Apr 9 (ANI): Following the naxal attack on BJP MLA Bheema Mandavi, Chief Electoral Officer, Chhattisgarh on Tuesday instructed the collectors and Superintendents of Police (SPs) of the affected districts to take utmost precautions while adding that the polling
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