EC’s task force to tackle low poll turnout
Amid concerns over rising temperature given the forecast of above normal maximum temperatures and heatwaves in certain parts of the country, the Election Commission on Monday decided to set up a task force comprising officials from concerned agencies that will review the impact of heatwave and humidity, five days before...
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Looking as dominant as ever, Vinesh Phogat locked Paris Olympics quota in women’s 50kg category, reaching the final at the Asian Olympic Qualifier without conceding a single point, here Saturday. It is India’s second quota place for the Paris Games as Antim Panghal had earned a quota in the 53kg category...
Rahul to look for safe seat after Wayanad polls: Modi
Launching a blistering attack against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that ‘Shehzada and his team were waiting for the polling to get over in Wayanad, from where he is contesting, to find another safe seat for him, and predicted that he (Rahul) will “run...
Bihar schoolteachers upset over vigilance to boycott polls
Keeping a ‘hawk-eye’ on the school teachers in Bihar has led to acute resentments against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from five lakh Government schoolteachers and their families, and a majority of them backed by several associations of teachers, have decided to ‘boycott’ the voting in Lok Sabha polls. The latest to...
New criminal laws signify watershed moment: CJI
Hailing the enactment of the new criminal justice laws as a watershed moment for society, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said India is set for a significant overhaul of its criminal justice system. Speaking at a conference here on “India’s Progressive Path in the Administration of Criminal Justice System”,...
Low voter turnout in phase 1 alarms parties
Low voting percentage in the Hindi belt Western Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand during the first phase of polls which concluded on Friday, has become a cause of concern for the political groups with all the warring parties in a fix for the upcoming six phases Parliamentary polls. Experts and...
maharashtra
More than 55 per cent of total 95,54 lakh voters exercised their franchise in five constituencies that went to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls in eastern Maharashtra on Friday, with the naxalite-infested Gadchiroli-Chimur accounting for a maximum of 65 per cent polling. With no untoward incident...
bihar
Around 46.32 per cent of the 75 lakh voters in four Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar exercised their franchise till 5 pm on Friday, officials said. The polling began at 7 am and went on till 6 pm, a senior election official said. The voters will decide the fate of...
