Tag: Commission
Modi Regrets Non-passage Of Backward Classes Panel Bill.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed regret that despite consensus among all parties, a constitutional amendment bill to accord a constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes could not be passed in the Rajya Sabha.....
EVMs Can Be Pre-tampered: Digvijaya
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday alleged that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can be tampered with even before they are deployed.....
Blood Donations In China Rise By Over 6 Per Cent
China recorded 14 million blood donations in 2016, up 6.1 per cent from the previous year, the country's health watchdog announced on Sunday. ....
Cabinet Approves EC Proposal To Buy VVPAT Machines
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the Election Commission's proposal to buy paper trail machines for the EVMs, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.....
NHRC Issues Notice Over Sanitation Workers' Death In Noida
The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued notice to Noida authorities regarding the deaths last week of two sanitation workers in the industrial township, official sources said.....
Youth Arrested In Hyderabad For Hoax Mail
Hyderabad police on Thursday arrested a youth for sending a hoax mail to the Mumbai Police Commissioner about terrorists planning to hijack planes which led to authorities declaring high alert at three airports. ....
Consular Access To Jadhav Not Automatic Option: Pakistan
Pakistan has said that consular access to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, who it dubbed a "serial killer", was "not an automatic option".....
Barkha Singh To Join BJP
A day after she was expelled, former Congress leader Barkha Shukla Singh is all set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday.....
Poll Panel To Buy 16,15,000 VVPATs From Two PSUs
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a letter of intent to purchase 16,15,000 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) at an estimated cost of Rs 3,173.47 crore during 2017-18 and 2018-19 from central PSUs BEL and ECIL, an official statement said on Sunday.....
Why No Action Against Dinakaran, Court Asks Delhi Police
A court here on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police what action has been taken against sidelined AIADMK leader T.T.V. Dinakaran, accused of attempting to bribe Election Commission officials to reclaim the party's disputed and now frozen "two leaves" symbol.....
