New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Elections in Punjab are slated to be held in February next year, but the poll fever in the state is already high. As political parties gear up to face the elections, a major disinformation campaign in the state is being planned by the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).The SFJ which is a proscribed entity, is the mouthpiece and propaganda wing of the Khalistan movement.An Intelligence Bureau official said that these outfits have become desperate. The official said while these elem…
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Seoul, June 25 (IANS) A joint police and prosecution team in South Korea on Thursday was set to question a group of civil servants who worked at polling stations that experienced ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections, legal sources said.Four officials have been asked to appear before the team, the sources said, as part of an investigation into the ballot shortage that temporarily suspended voting at 26 polling stations across the nation.The officials are said to have distributed bal…
Jaipur, June 13 (IANS) Rajasthan’s Panchayats and urban local bodies have been without elected representatives for several months, with the election process yet to begin despite a High Court directive to complete polls by July 31.So far, no poll notification has been issued. It has been almost seven months since the High Court first intervened; however, the election process has been trapped in a pack of files, commissions, and official correspondence. Every institution involved appears to have…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday underscored the importance of timely communication while discussing information dissemination strategies with over 350 media and communication officers of the ECI at a conference here. He said that media and communication officers should ensure their communication is timely, easy to understand, and based on facts and law.Gyanesh Kumar stressed that in the recently concluded elections in five states, there was an unprec…
Guwahati, June 1 (IANS) Assam Congress MLA Jakir Hussain Sikdar on Monday said the party has initiated an internal review process to analyse the reasons behind its defeat in the recent elections, adding that observers appointed by the party are collecting detailed feedback from leaders and workers at the constituency level.Speaking to reporters here, Sikdar said discussions are currently underway within the party to understand the factors that contributed to the electoral setback and assess the …
Addis Ababa, May 27 (IANS) Preparations have been finalised to ensure the conduct and integrity of Ethiopia’s general elections scheduled for June 1, the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has said. Briefing the media, NEBE Chairperson Melatwork Hailu said that the board has completed all necessary preparations and has entered the final phase to ensure the successful conduct of a free and peaceful election.Data from the NEBE showed that over 50.5 million voters have registered to take pa…
Guwahati, May 26 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday cautioned newly elected legislators against arrogance in politics, asserting that public support is never permanent and that voters have the power to both elect and defeat leaders. Speaking during a discussion in the Assembly, Sarma said election victories should not lead to pride or overconfidence, as people closely observe the behaviour and attitude of public representatives. “If arrogance, pride and ego begin to dom…
Shimla, May 18 (IANS) Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Jairam Thakur, while expressing gratitude to the people of the state for the BJP’s resounding victory in the local body elections, on Monday said these results served as a clear message of the public’s rejection of the alleged failures, corruption, anarchy, and “mafia rule” of the Congress government led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Celebrating the victory alongside party office-bearers and workers at the BJP headquarte…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) All political parties are fearful of losing votes of the majority community, while those of minorities are being taken for granted in today’s increasingly polarised political landscape, said Mohammad Adeeb, a former Parliamentarian and noted politician. In a special interaction with IANS, the former RS MP said, “Every political party has become solely focused on ensuring that the Hindu vote base does not drift away.”On questions of whether the community could rely …
Brussels, May 2 (IANS) Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association’s (SCBA) rejection of the nomination papers of 42 lawyers out of 90 candidates for its May 13-14 elections, citing alleged links to the Awami League, has sparked international outrage and drawn criticism from the global community. Additionally, the recent pattern of alleged discrimination against legal professionals and the cancellation of candidacies of pro-Awami League lawyers in bar association polls across several districts in t…