Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Friday announced an award in the name of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray. Mumbai:  Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Friday announced an award in the name of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray. Ten lakh rupees will be awarded annually in four different categories for doctors,... The post appeared first on .

Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Friday announced an award in the name of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray. Mumbai:  Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Friday announced an award in the name of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray. Ten lakh rupees will be awarded annually in four different categories for doctors,... The post appeared first on .

Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Friday announced an award in the name of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray. Mumbai:  Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Friday announced an award in the name of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray. Ten lakh rupees will be awarded annually in four different categories for doctors,... The post appeared first on .

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 6 (ANI): Anyone breaking rules and laws will face its consequences, said Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday while commenting on the allegations of awarding a mining lease to himself.

New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): In view of the upcoming Delhi Municipal Corporation polls, the Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi State Election commission to clarify on how many M2 models of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) are VVPAT compatible and also to clarify the number of such machines.

Chandigarh Jan 24 PTI Punjabs Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju on Monday said only two persons can accompany the candidate while filing nomination papers at the office of the returning officer The filling of nominations for the next months assembly polls will start on January 25 and will continue till February 1 Voting for Punjabs 117 assembly seats will be held on February 20 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10 Raju said that according to the instructions issued earlier by the Election Commission of India the number of persons accompanying a candidate at the time for submission of nomination papers has been reduced from five to two while the number of vehicles reduced to two from three earlier He said the nomination papers are also made available on the website of CEODEO which the candidates can fill in online and can be submitted along with the notary certified affidavit In an official release Raju said to limit the crowd the returning officers could also get the nomination papers by calling the candidates at staggered time in advance He further said candidates may deposit security money through online mode at the designated platform Meanwhile Raju said in pursuance of directions issued by the Supreme Court the Election Commission of India ECI has amended the form-26 being part of the nomination form thereby mandating the candidates contesting Parliamentary or Vidhan Sabhaelections to provide complete information regarding the pending criminal cases against them or cases in which they have been convicted Such candidates would be bound to give information in this regard to the general public through print and electronic media he said The ECI has also uploaded a questionnaire with answers on its official website to clear the doubts and queries of candidates regarding form-26 Meanwhile Raju said the enforcement teams have so far seized liquor psychotropic substances and unaccounted cash worth Rs 7776 crore The seizure was made till January 23 The surveillance teams seized 1278 lakh litres of liquor worth Rs 563 crore Similarly the enforcement wings have also recovered psychotropic substances amounting to Rs 5676 crore besides confiscating unaccounted cash of Rs 1431 crore he added PTI CHS VSD CK

Chandigarh Jan 22 PTI Ahead of the polls an unauthorized stock of over 32000 bottles of liquor was seized by a joint team of the Punjab excise department and police during a raid at three residential places in Patiala officials said on Saturday During the operation 2718 cases of liquor 12 bottles per case were found stored in different places which were not authorized for storage they said A case was registered against three accused identified as Lalit Singla Keshav Singla and Umesh Sharma The unauthorised stock of liquor was stored at their residential premises said Punjab excise commissioner Rajat Agarwal Punjabs 117 assembly seats will go to the polls on February 20 Meanwhile Chief Electoral Officer CEO Punjab S Karuna Raju said the Election Commission of India ECI has launched a mobile application Know Your Candidate for electors to know the particulars and criminal antecedents of any candidate He said it is mandatory for political parties to publish why candidates with criminal records are selected for election Urging the voters of the state to download the app Raju said the mobile app has been developed to provide wide publicity and greater awareness regarding criminal antecedents of contesting candidates to ensure transparent election He directed the returning officers to ensure that the right document is uploaded on the app Raju further said one of the mobile apps launched by the ECI is Suvidha App a single window system for both candidates and political parties to apply for permissions before conducting meetings rallies etc PTI CHS CK

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 26 (ANI): Ahead of crucial Bhabanipur by-elections in West Bengal, BJP on Saturday claimed that political strategist Prashant Kishor has registered himself as a voter from the poll-bound constituency.

New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): With by-polls scheduled to be held on September 30 in West Bengal, a total of 15 companies will be deployed for area domination, informed the Election Commission sources.