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Centre amends election rules restricting public access to certain poll documents

New Delhi, 21/12: Citizens will not be able to access all official documents related to elections in the country with the Narendra Modi government amending the Conduct of Election Rules and restricting it to only those covered under it, a move that attracted criticism from parties and activist. Earlier, activists said, documents like reports and…

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General Manager DIC Subarnapur trapped by Vigilance

SUBARNAPUR , 21/12—- Mr.Bipin Kumar Dehuri, OIS-I, General Manager (GM), District Industries Center(DIC), Subarnapur has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking bribe of Rs.5000/- from a Complainant to process and approve loan application of complt for sanction of a loan under Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Program (PMEGP) in his favour. The entire…

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Did Delhi L-G Allow ED To Prosecute Arvind Kejriwal? Row Erupts Over Excise Policy Case Ahead Of Polls

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena has allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case related to a now-scrapped excise policy, according to multiple media outlets on Saturday. Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), however, dismissed the reports as “fake news”, in a fresh row that broke out in the…

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