Vineeta Pandey

3 weeks ago | deccanchronicle.com | Vineeta Pandey

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha early on Thursday confirmed the imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur, adopting by voice vote a resolution titled “Consideration on the Proclamation issued by the President on the 13th February 2025 under Article 356 (1) of the Constitution in relation to the State of Manipur.” The decision received support across party lines, although Opposition members expressed concern about the implications for democracy and criticised the Central government for its handling...

3 weeks ago | deccanchronicle.com | Vineeta Pandey

New Delhi, Vijayawada: The government has allotted eight hours for discussion of the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 in the House on Wednesday. It will be tabled immediately after the Question Hour. The Rajya Sabha is expected to take it up on Thursday and has also allocated eight hours. The Telugu Desam, a key NDA ally, will support the Bill.

1 month ago | asianage.com | Vineeta Pandey

New Delhi:While the Election Commission (EC) has begun working to remove the duplicate EPIC with the help of UIDAI, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday also ordered a regular updation of the voter list across the country in close coordination with the birth and death registration authorities. This will help clean up the voter database, which has many dead voters who remain on the list.

1 month ago | deccanchronicle.com | Vineeta Pandey

New Delhi:The Election Commission of India will soon begin technical consultations with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) experts on Aadhaar-voter card seeding in a bid to resolve the issue of duplicate EPIC numbers. The ECI said this would be done as per provisions of existing laws and the Supreme Court’s directions. It was not clear if Aadhaar-EPIC seeding will be done only for contentious and duplicate voter cards or for all.

1 month ago | asianage.com | Vineeta Pandey

New Delhi:In a bid to encourage voters and reduce their inconvenience, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar has tasked the Election Commission (EC) and its subordinate offices to ensure that in the future elections, no polling station has more than 1,200 electors, so that the voting can be completed well within time and without long queues. Bihar, where Assembly polls are due in October-November, will be the first state that will see 1,200 voters in one polling station.