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The Election Commission has deployed 1,100 Central Observers for the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, as well as the by-elections in 6 states. The Commission stated that among these, 557 are General Observers, 188 are Police Observers, and 366 are...

The Election Commission has deployed 1,100 Central Observers for the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, as well as the by-elections in six states. The Commission stated that among these observers, 557 are General Observers, 188 are Police Observers, and...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar lodged a complaint with the cyber police on Tuesday regarding a widely circulated fake audio message related to the training of election officials ahead of the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections.The purported audio...

Chennai, March 17 AIADMK MP C Ve Shanmugam sparked controversy on Tuesday by making remarks about actress Nayanthara while ridiculing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's initiative of "Tell us your dream," leading to backlash from various groups.While participating in the party's protest...

Chennai, March 17 AIADMK MP C Ve Shanmugam sparked controversy on Tuesday by making remarks about actress Nayanthara while ridiculing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's initiative of "Tell us your dream," leading to backlash from various groups.While participating in the party's protest...

Guwahati, March 17 The Income Tax department has established a 24-hour control room in Assam to monitor the use of illicit funds during the upcoming state assembly elections, an official statement said on Tuesday.It urged citizens to contact the control room with any credible information...

Kolkata, March 17 A representative body of private bus operators in West Bengal on Tuesday demanded an immediate announcement of higher payment rates for requisitioned vehicles to be deployed during the upcoming assembly elections next month, alleging that repeated appeals to the Election...

The Election Commission has ordered the transfer of 19 senior police officers in West Bengal today, effective immediately. The Commission has appointed Pushpa, an officer from the 2012 batch of IPS, as the Superintendent of Police (SP) of the Barasat Police District. Meanwhile, Ishani Paul, an...

Kolkata, March 17 Newly appointed Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Nand stated on Tuesday that the force is "determined" to ensure free and fair elections within its jurisdiction during the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections next month.Following the announcement of the assembly poll...

Chandigarh, March 17 – BJP's Sanjay Bhatia and Karamvir Singh Boudh of the Congress were elected to the Rajya Sabha from Haryana after the counting for the keenly-watched twin seats went past midnight following allegations of violation of vote secrecy by both sides, officials said on Tuesday...

New Delhi, March 17 The Election Commission (EC) has deployed 1,111 observers for the state assembly elections and assembly bypolls to be held next month.While elections for the assemblies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry are scheduled, assembly by-elections in several...

Kolkata, March 17 The Election Commission ordered the transfer of 19 senior police officers, including the Additional Directors General (ADGs) for North and South Bengal, in another reshuffle ahead of the state assembly elections.IPS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh was appointed as the new ADG for...

Guwahati, March 16 The Election Commission transferred five District Election Officers (DEOs) and as many Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) on Monday, and appointed a Special Observer for Assam, a day after announcing the schedule for the assembly elections.The DEOs of Kokrajhar, Majuli...

Chennai, March 16 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin held a meeting with his party's district secretaries here on Monday, following the Election Commission's announcement of holding the state assembly elections on April 23.Stalin, who is the president of the DMK, has already set a target of...

Kolkata, March 16 Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, strongly criticized the Election Commission for transferring top state bureaucrats and police officers shortly after announcing the assembly elections, calling them "anti-women and anti-Bengal."Speaking at a rally in central...

New Delhi, March 16 Aiming to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the delimitation exercise is completed, the government is likely to introduce a bill to amend the law, most probably during the ongoing Budget session of Parliament.Government sources said that feelers have been sent to...

Guwahati, March 16 The Election Commission on Monday transferred five District Election Officers (DEOs) of Assam, a day after the announcement of the assembly poll schedule.The DEOs of Kokrajhar, Majuli, Baksa, Chirang, and Udalguri have been transferred with immediate effect.In a letter...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission's decision to transfer West Bengal's chief secretary and DGP shortly after announcing the dates for the assembly elections triggered a political uproar on Monday.While opposition parties accused the election panel of acting at the behest of the BJP...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission appointed former bureaucrat Manjeet Singh as the special observer for the upcoming elections in Assam, with the responsibility of keeping the election panel updated on the state's preparedness for the polls.Polling in Assam is scheduled for April 9...

Kolkata, March 16 Lashing out at the Election Commission for transferring top state bureaucrats and police officers shortly after announcing the assembly polls in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee branded the poll panel and the ruling BJP as "anti-women and anti-Bengal".Speaking at a...