Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) The voting for Municipal Corporations across the state, which began at 7.30 a.m. on Thursday, was plagued by administrative mismanagement. The primary victim of this inefficiency was Forest Minister Ganesh Naik, who was forced to run from pillar to post for an hour before he could finally cast his vote for the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation.Reports of names missing from voter lists, malfunctioning EVMs, and unresponsive buttons have been pouring in since the morning. The…
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Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) The Telangana government will enact a law to deduct 10 per cent salary of the government employees who are not looking after their parents and transfer the same to the bank accounts of the parents. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy stated on Monday that the complaints lodged by elder parents against their sons should be taken as a serious issue and ensure that 10 per cent of the salary is directly transferred to the bank accounts of the parentsHe announced while launching …
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) Amid the controversy over unopposed elections in municipal corporations, the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday said it may cancel the poll process and announce fresh elections in wards where irregularities are found, based on reports submitted by municipal commissioners of the respective civic bodies.Sources in the SEC said that following a surge in formal complaints, the Commission has directed municipal commissioners to conduct independent inquiries int…
Chandigarh, Jan 2 (IANS) A high-level delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Punjab, led by Ashwani Sharma, MLA and working state President, on Friday called on Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria here and submitted a memorandum seeking intervention against the allegedly arbitrary, hasty, and illegal ward delimitation being carried out by the state government for Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils across the state.The BJP delegation told the Governor that the ongoing ward deli…
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora on Wednesday filed a formal objection with the State Election Commission (SEC), demanding the disqualification of several candidates over the alleged unauthorised use of digital signatures on crucial nomination documents.In a letter addressed to the SEC, Deora highlighted “serious procedural irregularities” regarding the issuance and verification of Form A and Form B.”These forms are critical electoral documents. Form A authorises party office-bear…
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) In an unprecedented political development, the traditional battle lines of Maharashtra politics have dissolved into chaos ahead of the upcoming elections for 29 Municipal Corporations. The state’s major political fronts — the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) — have failed to maintain a uniform seat-sharing formula, leading to a confusing scenario where allies in one city are bitter rivals in another.As of Tuesday, which was the last day for fil…