From bullet to ballot, Manala comes a long way

From bullet to ballot, Manala comes a long way

November 24, 2023 06:04 pm | Updated 06:04 pm IST – MANALA (Rajanna Sircilla district) Sixty-five-year-old Dasari Gangavva used to dread election time caught between the outlawed Maoists and the police over a decade-and-a-half ago. But, not any more, in fact, she is looking forward to cast her vote in this once naxal-dominated village, tucked … Read more

West Bengal local polls | Bombs and ballot boxes

West Bengal local polls | Bombs and ballot boxes

Liaqat Sheikh followed a simple morning routine. Every day, he would wake up early and walk to the tea shop located just 20 metres from his house at Gangadhari village in Nowda block of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. On the morning of July 8, Liaqat, 62, sat on a bench at the shop in peace, … Read more

Paid holiday for exercising postal ballot

Paid holiday for exercising postal ballot

The Election Commission (EC) has written to the Chief Secretary to grant a paid holiday to employees working under essential services for exercising postal ballot in the the Assembly polls. The ECI has notified that the Electricity Department, BSNL, Railways, Doordarshan, All India Radio, Health Department, aviation, transport services (KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC, and NEKRTC), Fire … Read more

Govt. staff on poll duty advised to mandatorily exercise their franchise using postal ballot

Govt. staff on poll duty advised to mandatorily exercise their franchise using postal ballot

Deputy Commissioner Pavan Kumar Malapati addressing a meeting of public servants at his office in Ballari on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SRIDHAR KAVALI Deputy Commissioner and Ballari District Election Officer Pavan Kumar Malapati has advised all the Union and State government employees who have been posted for various election duties in the State to mandatorily … Read more

EC’s proposal on allowing e-postal ballot for overseas Indian voters under discussion: Law Minister tells Rajya Sabha 

EC’s proposal on allowing e-postal ballot for overseas Indian voters under discussion: Law Minister tells Rajya Sabha 

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju addresses a press conference at his residence in New Delhi on March 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The Election Commission of India (EC) has proposed to change the rules pertaining to the conduct of elections to facilitate the electronically-transmitted postal ballot system for overseas Indian voters and the matter is … Read more