Governor of Madhya Pradesh allows indirect mayoral polls
MP Governor has given assent to an ordinance allowing indirect elections to the posts of Mayor and President of smaller civic bodies
VVPAT at all booths in Haryana Assembly Elections
The Election Commission announced that VVPAT (voter verifiable paper audit trail) will be used at all polling booths along with Electronic Voting Machine in the upcoming Haryana Assembly Elections.
Cannot accuse judge of bias based on questions
The SC has held that an accused cannot accuse a trial judge of bias merely on the ground that questions asked to him by the judge were “exteremely casual and perfunctory”
Delhi CM’s Copenhagen trip stalled
Delhi CM, Kejriwal was scheduled to fly out on Tuesday to attend Oct. 9-12 climate meet “C40 Cities Climate Summit” in Copenhagen but could not get clearance from Ministry of External Affairs.
Nationwide NRC but Centre has to set cutoff date first
As per senior govt. Official, before rolling out a plan to compile a countrywide National Register of Citizens (NRC) on the lines of the document compiled in Assam, the centre needs to decide a common cutoff date.
Meghalaya tribes do not want to be excluded from Sixth Schedule:
Organisations representing five minor tribes in Meghalaya have asked Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma to intervene in the move to exclude them from the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
Traffic offences can be penalised under IPC
The Supreme Court has reiterated that a person can be prosecuted under both the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for driving dangerously.
Comprehensive Regulation Of Medical Devices
In a conference organised last week by AiMed, the Biotech Consortium India Ltd and supported by Dept. of Pharmaceuticals, manufacturers had sought for a comprehensive regulatory framework for medical devices and also seek a patient medical device safety law.
Governor seeks separate service cadre for Arunachal Pradesh
In a meeting with Union Minister Jitendra Singh, the governor of Arunachal pradesh discussed a wide range of issues pertaining to the state, particularly a separate cadre for All India Service Officers.
Jan Sampark Sibir in Odisha to connect with tribals in Maoist hit-area
The administration in Odisha has started to reach out to tribals living in Maoist-hit ‘ Swabhiman- Aanchal’ via Jan Sampark Sibir to include them in the government’s developmental schemes.