Will push for electoral reforms, says Sampath
June 11th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India's new Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath Monday said his priority would be to push for electoral reforms and check criminalisation of politics and money ... Read more...
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Poll panel for voters’ right to reject candidates
November 1st, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) A day after meeting Team Anna members on poll reforms, the Election Commission Tuesday said it had already proposed to the government to introduce ... Read more...
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Civil society versus government: Between rock and hard place (Comment)
June 11th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Till Baba Ramdev spoilt it by shedding his saffron robes and running away in an off-white salwar-kameez, the so-called civil society had managed to project its battle with the government ... Read more...
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Quraishi opposes state funding of elections
January 30th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 30 (IANS) Opposing state funding of poll campaigning of parties and individuals in the country, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S.Y. Quraishi Sunday sought a complete ban on criminals joining ... Read more...
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Election panel calls all-party meeting Monday
October 4th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) An all-party meeting convened by the Election Commission here Monday is to discuss issues like paid news, increasing trend of money and muscle power in elections, and ... Read more...
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Election Commission to discuss paid news at all-party meet today
October 4th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 4 (ANI): Amid concern over the alarming proportion of paid news in the Indian media and the growing use of money power in polls, the Election Commission will hold ... Read more...
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Election Commission calls all-party meeting on Oct. 4
September 27th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): Ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls, the Election Commission has called an all-party meeting on October 4 to discuss issues relating to use of money and muscle ... Read more...
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Editors Guild ’shocked’ over death of Indian Express reporter
July 21st, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Editors Guild of India Wednesday expressed shock over the death of Indian Express reporter Vijay Pratap Singh, who was injured in a bomb attack outside the ... Read more...
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Haryana home minister attacked by opposition activists
April 4th, 2010 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Sirsa (Haryana), April 3 (IANS) Haryana Home Minister Gopal Kanda's cavalcade was attacked by activists of the opposition Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in this Haryana district Saturday, police said.
Kanda's cavalcade was ... Read more...
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Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda supports UPA ‘unconditionally’
May 20th, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): Ahead of the Government formation by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, the former Jharkhand chief minister and BJP leader Madhu Koda announced his unconditional support to ... Read more...
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Congress started criminalisation of politics, says Nitish Kumar
April 12th, 2009 - 10:49 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Apr 12 (ANI): Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday blamed the Congress for starting criminalisation of politics in the country."If there is criminalisation of ... Read more...
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Now Art show says ‘No criminals in parliament’
April 10th, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Not just a medium of expression, an art exhibition organised in the capital is giving out a clear message to the public - don't vote for ... Read more...
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Deshbhakti Andolan welcomes apex court’s verdict in Dutt case
March 31st, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Deshbhakti Andolan, the only organisation here which intervened in the Supreme Court against Sanjay Dutt's case, welcomed the apex court's ruling saying it is "the first step ... Read more...
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