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Postal ballot facility to be extended to certain classes of citizens in up
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued guidelines for the conduct of general elections/by-elections in the face of COVID-19 pandemic whereby it said that option of postal ballot facility will be extended to certain classes of citizens.
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US House to proceed with Saturday vote on Postal Service Bill: Pelosi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House of Representatives is set to vote on Saturday on a bill to provide multi-billion financial support to the Postal Service and deter it from any operational changes ahead of the November presidential election despite the Postmaster General's
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Karnataka postal circle introduces online 'Rakhi Post' service amid COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 29 (ANI): Ahead of popular Hindu festival Raksha Bandhan, Karnataka postal circle has introduced an online portal 'Rakhi Post' to deliver rakhis across the country amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Bihar polls: Panel to use PPE kits, thermal scanners
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to conduct impending Bihar assembly polls with certain protocols such as using PPE kits, conducting thermal scanning, maintaining social distancing, limiting
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Chandigarh Postal Division introduces 'Rakhi Mail Box'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 23 (ANI): Ahead of Raksha Bandhan, the Chandigarh Postal Division has introduced a separate 'Rakhi Mail Box' in post offices for minimum interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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India Post issues special envelopes for 'Rakhi'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 23 (ANI): The Postal Department of India has issued a special envelope for the timely dispatch of rakhis this year.
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EC not to extend postal ballot facility to voters above 65 in Bihar polls,
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Election Commission said on Thursday that it has decided not to extend postal ballot facility to voters above 65 years of age in Bihar assembly polls and other impending by-polls in view of the decision to limit the number of electors at each polling station
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COVID-19: Despite odds, postal employees ensure services in Nashik
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], July 12 (ANI): While citizens across the country are staying indoors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, postal department employees in Nashik are braving all the odds by working on the ground and delivering money, parcels, and other essential commodities to the citizen
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Postal services resume in Srinagar following easing of COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 10 (ANI): Postal services have resumed in the Kashmir Valley from Friday after lockdown imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic was eased. While private courier services were stalled during the lockdown due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, the ma
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Chennai Air Customs seizes two postal parcels containing 540 MDMA pills, t
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 9 (ANI): Two persons were detained in connection with import of 540 drug pills valued at Rs 16 lakh through air parcel, said the Customs Commissioner of the Chennai International Airport on Thursday.
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CPI opposes move of postal ballot for voters above 65 years
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) has opposed the move to provide postal ballot to voters above 65 years of age and said it will "jeoparadise the democratic process of free and fair elections".
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Trinamool writes to EC, seeks revocation of decision on postal ballots for
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 6 (ANI): All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) on Monday wrote to Election Commission saying that amendments allowing those above 65 to vote through the postal ballot was "arbitrary, mala fide and unconstitutional" and sought its revocation.
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