Gauhati High Court fines electoral officer for questioning citizenship of retired Gurkha soldier 

Gauhati High Court fines electoral officer for questioning citizenship of retired Gurkha soldier 

A view of the Gauhati High Court. File | Photo Credit: PTI   The Gauhati High Court has imposed a fine of ₹10,000 on an electoral registration officer (ERO) of Assam’s Dispur Assembly constituency for referring a retired Gurkha soldier to the Foreigners’ Tribunal.  Jagat Bahadur Chetri, who retired from the Indian Army in 2005 after […]

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Morning Digest: September 28, 2022

Morning Digest: September 28, 2022

PFI and 8 front organisations including Campus Front of India banned for five years The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday declared the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its front organisations including its student wing- the Campus Front of India (CFI) as an “unlawful association” under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The […]

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Election Commission collects 2.5 crore Aadhaar numbers in special drive

Election Commission collects 2.5 crore Aadhaar numbers in special drive

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has collected over 2.5 crore Aadhaar details since it started a drive on August 1 for electorates to voluntarily link their Aadhaar with Voter ID, according to an ECI statement on Wednesday. While appreciating the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) for the ongoing drive, Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey said […]

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