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Former ECs call for more discussions on ONOE bills
1 month ago

Former ECs call for more discussions on ONOE bills

Hindustan Times  

More substantive electoral reforms are required in the country, at least two former election commissioners said as they called for considered deliberations on the two bills that could allow general and state elections to be held simultaneously from 2034. They questioned whether the amendments, including constitutional amendments, proposed by the two bills that the government plans to introduce in Parliament …

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Maharashtra Rains: 4 Dead In Pune, Mumbai On Red Alert As Heavy Rainfall Continues; CM Shinde Monitors Situation
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Rains: 4 Dead In Pune, Mumbai On Red Alert As Heavy Rainfall Continues; CM Shinde Monitors Situation

News 18  

Maharashtra Rains LIVE: Class 10, 12 Supplementary Exams Postponed In State The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has postponed the Class 10 and 12 supplementary board examinations amid heavy rainfall in the state. Maharashtra Rains LIVE: Govt Asks Karnataka To Release More Water From Almatti Dam To Avoid Flooding In view of heavy rainfall in parts …

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Floods ravage Pune as torrential rains claim 4 lives; army dispatched for rescue operations
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Floods ravage Pune as torrential rains claim 4 lives; army dispatched for rescue operations

Hindustan Times  

Relentless rainfall has unleashed widespread devastation in Pune and its surrounding areas, claiming at least four lives and submerging numerous houses in low-lying parts of the city. "Many areas in Pune are experiencing flood-like conditions, primarily due to water discharge from the Mutha river after Khadakwasla dam began overflowing," Pawar noted. Fire brigade and Pune Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell …

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Former chief election commissioners call for EC reforms, model code overhaul
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Former chief election commissioners call for EC reforms, model code overhaul

Hindustan Times  

Has the Election Commission become a pale shadow of its former self? Consider this, says one former CEC: In 2012, the then prime minister Manmohan Singh sought the Election Commission’s permission before visiting the Golden Temple at Amritsar during the Punjab assembly elections. Without taking names or referring to designations, it may not be a bad idea to include the …

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Former ECI Ashok Lavasa lists out 3 biggest challenges of conducting elections
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Former ECI Ashok Lavasa lists out 3 biggest challenges of conducting elections

Hindustan Times  

There are three major challenges that the Election Commission of India faces in the conduct of general elections in India: enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct; blurring of lines between news and publicity of candidates and political parties; and monitoring and capping election expenditure by political parties, former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa said at an event on the 2024 …

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How Modi’s BJP rewrote rules to erode Indian election commission’s independence
8 months, 4 weeks ago

How Modi’s BJP rewrote rules to erode Indian election commission’s independence

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Narendra Modi‘s crackdown on civil …

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Rajiv Kumar | A bureaucrat for all seasons
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Rajiv Kumar | A bureaucrat for all seasons

The Hindu  

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has been in the spotlight after the abrupt resignation of Election Commissioner Arun Goel, who was scheduled to succeed Mr. Kumar next year as CEC. Mr. Kumar superannuated as Finance Secretary in February 2020 and in less than 45 days, he was appointed as the chief of the Public Enterprises Selection Board — the body …

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‘Differences’ with Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar may have led to Arun Goel’s resignation
10 months ago

‘Differences’ with Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar may have led to Arun Goel’s resignation

The Hindu  

The sudden and unexpected resignation of Election Commissioner Arun Goel barely a week before the announcement of the Lok Sabha election came as a surprise to many, but insiders in the poll body have pointed out that apparent differences emerged between the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and the EC during their West Bengal visit to oversee the preparations for …

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Sharad Pawar moves Bombay HC against PIL seeking CBI probe against him for alleged irregularities in Lavasa
10 months, 1 week ago

Sharad Pawar moves Bombay HC against PIL seeking CBI probe against him for alleged irregularities in Lavasa

The Hindu  

NCP founder Sharad Pawar has moved the Bombay High Court against a PIL filed by an advocate seeking a CBI probe against him, his daughter Supriya Sule and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar over alleged illegal permissions given to construct a private hill station at Lavasa in Pune district. Mr. Chinoy said in 2022, the high court had dismissed …

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NCLT Mumbai Approves Resolution Plan For Lavasa Corporation; Homebuyers Can Opt For Completed Units
1 year, 5 months ago

NCLT Mumbai Approves Resolution Plan For Lavasa Corporation; Homebuyers Can Opt For Completed Units

Live Law  

The National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench, comprising of Shri Kuldip Kumar Kareer and Shri Shyam Babu Gautam, while adjudicating a petition filed in the matter of Raj Infrastructure Development India Pvt. Ltd. v Lavasa Corporation Limited, has approved the resolution plan of Darwin Platform Infrastructure Limited for Lavasa Corporation Limited and its four subsidiaries. Treatment Of Homebuyers The Resolution …

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Supreme Court issues notice to Maharashtra govt, Sharad Pawar in Lavasa hill case
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court issues notice to Maharashtra govt, Sharad Pawar in Lavasa hill case

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Maharashtra government, Sharad Pawar and others in a petition challenging the Bombay High Court’s refusal to interfere in a PIL challenging special permission granted for the purchase of land for the Lavasa Hill Station Project in 2002. The respondents in the petition include the State of Maharashtra, Lavasa Corporation, NCP Chief …

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Sharad Pawar exerted influence and clout in Lavasa project: Bombay HC
2 years, 10 months ago

Sharad Pawar exerted influence and clout in Lavasa project: Bombay HC

Op India  

The Bombay High Court on Saturday, while hearing the petition challenging the controversial Lavasa project, observed that there were irregularities and use of ‘political influence and clout’ by NCP chief Sharad Pawar and his family members in extending largesse to Maharashtra’s only private hill station project in 2002. The bench also observed that Ajit Pawar, who is the nephew of …

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Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor, ex-EC Lavasa on list of potential spyware targets
3 years, 5 months ago

Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor, ex-EC Lavasa on list of potential spyware targets

The Hindu  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, former election commissioner Askhok Lavasa, election strategist Prashant Kishor, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee and Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Prahlad Patel appeared on a leaked list of “potential” or actual targets for spying by Israeli company NSO's Pegasus spyware, news website The Wire and other international publications reported on Monday. Two mobile phones used …

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Ex-finance secretary Rajiv Kumar assumes charge as election commissioner, replaces Ashok Lavasa
4 years, 4 months ago

Ex-finance secretary Rajiv Kumar assumes charge as election commissioner, replaces Ashok Lavasa

Firstpost  

Kumar, a retired 1984-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, will have a five-year tenure and retire in 2025. He will preside over the next Lok Sabha polls in 2024 New Delhi: Former bureaucrat Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday assumed charge as the new election commissioner. During the span of more than 36 years of service, Kumar has worked in various …

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Ex-finance secretary Rajiv Kumar appointed new Election Commissioner after Ashok Lavasa's resignation
4 years, 4 months ago

Ex-finance secretary Rajiv Kumar appointed new Election Commissioner after Ashok Lavasa's resignation

Firstpost  

A 1984-batch IAS officer from Jharkhand cadre, Kumar will take over post 31 August. He is likely to preside over the 2024 Lok Sabha polls New Delhi: Retired bureaucrat Rajiv Kumar was appointed the Election Commissioner on Friday in place of Ashok Lavasa, who has resigned. President Ram Nath Kovind cleared Kumar’s appointment with effect from the date of his …

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World Cup 1983: 37 years since victory, where are they now?
4 years, 6 months ago

World Cup 1983: 37 years since victory, where are they now?

The Hindu  

The 1983 World Cup winning team is the most iconic bunch of cricketers from India. He was chairman of the Indian cricket board selection committee which picked the 2011 World Cup winning team and then he concentrated on a career in broadcasting. First-class cricket kept him busy for the next eight years and he also played for the State Bank …

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India’s 1st CEC carried out a ‘great and fateful experiment’, writes Ashok Lavasa
4 years, 11 months ago

India’s 1st CEC carried out a ‘great and fateful experiment’, writes Ashok Lavasa

Hindustan Times  

Sukumar Sen, India’s first chief election commissioner and conducted the first general elections of Independent India in 1951-52. The first Sukumar Sen Memorial Lecture, instituted by the Election Commission of India in memory of the first chief election commissioner of the country was delivered on January 23 by former President Pranab Mukherjee. With the adoption of the principle of Universal …

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Raghuram Rajan backs Deepika Padukone's silent protest at JNU, says she inspires one to take stock of what's at stake
5 years ago

Raghuram Rajan backs Deepika Padukone's silent protest at JNU, says she inspires one to take stock of what's at stake

Firstpost  

Backing Deepika Padukone, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said the actress’ silent protest against JNU violence as also Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa doing his duty impartially despite harassment to his family, showed that for some people, truth, freedom and justice are not just lofty words, but ideals worth sacrificing for New Delhi: Backing Deepika Padukone, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan …

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Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s son, linked firm under ED scanner for FEMA violations
5 years, 2 months ago

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s son, linked firm under ED scanner for FEMA violations

The Hindu  

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s son Abir and a firm linked to him have come on the radar of the Enforcement Directorate for alleged violations of forex regulations, officials said on Tuesday. They said the agency has filed a case under the Foreign Exchange Management Act to probe Abir Lavasa and about Rs 7.25 crore funds raised early this year by …

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Ashok Lavasa: Targeting a dissenter
5 years, 3 months ago

Ashok Lavasa: Targeting a dissenter

The Hindu  

THE Election Commission of India is intended to be an autonomous body. Ashok Lavasa was the sole member of the Commission who refused to give a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in the matter of electoral process violations. Avny Lavasa Ashok Lavasa’s daughter, Avny Lavasa, who was the Deputy Commissioner of Leh from …

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Authoritarian Mindset Against RTI: Will CIC Break The Iron Walls Of CEC?
5 years, 6 months ago

Authoritarian Mindset Against RTI: Will CIC Break The Iron Walls Of CEC?

Live Law  

It's a coincidence that the CEC's rejection of RTI request for disclosure of dissent came on the 44th Emergency Day in violation of the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19 of the Constitution of India. The authoritarian mindset of public authorities, now CEC, is prevailing over the democratic ethos reflected in rejection of Right to …

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‘May Endanger Life’: EC Refuses to Disclose Lavasa’s Dissent Note
5 years, 6 months ago

‘May Endanger Life’: EC Refuses to Disclose Lavasa’s Dissent Note

The Quint  

The EC has refused to disclose under the RTI Act the dissent notes of its Commissioner Ashok Lavasa on decisions pertaining to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speeches which were alleged to have violated model code, saying it was exempted information which may "endanger the life or physical safety" of an individual. The poll body was responding to Pune-based RTI activist …

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Ashok Lavasa’s dissent adds ballast to Opposition’s attacks on EC, heralds dark days for democracy
5 years, 7 months ago

Ashok Lavasa’s dissent adds ballast to Opposition’s attacks on EC, heralds dark days for democracy

Firstpost  

On the face of it, the raking up of a tired and retired EVM controversy seems frivolous another desperate attempt by a nervous Opposition to whip up an excuse for their impending defeat. Scholars have noted in data-driven analysis how EVMs have made elections more transparent “competitive and less likely to be manipulated by parties in power” and compared to …

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Lok Sabha Election: Congress terms EC's refusal to make Ashok Lavasa's dissent notes public a 'constitutional travesty'
5 years, 7 months ago

Lok Sabha Election: Congress terms EC's refusal to make Ashok Lavasa's dissent notes public a 'constitutional travesty'

Firstpost  

On Tuesday, the poll panel rejected with a majority vote Lavasa’s demand that dissent notes should be recorded in its orders on model code violations that happened during the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, days after the simmering tension within the EC over the issue came out in the open. New Delhi: A day before the counting of the votes polled …

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