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Mamata defends Kolkata top cop, accuses BJP of 'political vendetta'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Feb 03 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday defended Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who recently came under scrutiny after skipping a meeting with the Election Commission of India (ECI) and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (B
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Observers will ensure money, muscle power not exercised in WB: CEC
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora, who reviewed poll preparedness in West Bengal on Friday, said election observers will ensure that money and muscle power is not used to manipulate voters.
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Oppn to approach EC on EVM tampering issue
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Opposition parties met on Friday and announced that they will approach the Election Commission of India on Monday over the issue of alleged tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
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ECI organises workshop for Radio Jockeys on voter awareness.
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Election Commission of India has taken an initiative to create awareness amongst voters through Radio.
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'Police probing fake voter IDs of OP Rawat, Rajat Kumar'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): Economic Offences Wing (EOW) additional DCP on Tuesday informed that a probe is underway on the complaint of fake voter IDs of former chief election commissioner OP Rawat and state’s chief election officer Rajat Kumar.
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London event alleging EVM tampering transferred to Delhi Police Special Ce
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 29 (ANI): The case pertaining to Syed Shuja's allegations on EVM tampering, at a London event, has been transferred to Delhi Police Special Cell.
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Fake voter IDs of OP Rawat, Rajat Kumar surface; probe initiated
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): Two duplicate voter ID cards in the names of former chief election commissioner OP Rawat and Telangana's chief election officer Rajat Kumar have been detected.
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Jind: People brave cold to cast votes, 101-year-old among voters
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Jind (Haryana) [India] Jan 28 (ANI): Among those who braved the cold on Monday to cast votes in the bypolls to the high-stake Jind assembly constituency was a 101-year-old woman.
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EC writes to Chief Secys, CEO ahead of LS Polls
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 28 (ANI): The Election Commission has written to the chief secretaries and chief electoral officers of all states and union territories regarding the transfer or posting of officers in view of the 2019 general elections to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assembl
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Maan Ki Baat: PM heaps praises on EC
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the contribution of the Election Commission of India for continuously working towards strengthening the democracy and also urged the youth of the country who have attained the age of voting to register themselves
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PM Modi hails EC for strengthening democracy, urges eligible youths to reg
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the contribution of the Election Commission of India for continuously working towards strengthening the democracy and also urged the youth of the country who have attained the age of voting to register themselv
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Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi pays tribute to late Shivakumara Swami
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to late Shivakumar Swamiji, the pontiff of Sree Siddaganga Matha who recently passed away after a prolonged illness in Karnataka's Tumkur, saying that he had dedicated his entire life to social service, work
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