SC asks EC to consider Aadhaar as identity proof for SIR in Bihar, clarifies it is not proof of citizenshipSupreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission of India to consider accepting Aadhaar as a document to establish the identity of vot...
08 Sep, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
Bihar election: EC publishes draft electoral rolls following SIRECI Bihar Election News: The Election Commission released Bihar's draft electoral rolls after a Special Intensive Revision. Voters can now ...
01 Aug, 2025, 01.23 PM IST
Allahabad HC stays arrest of SP MP Ziaur Rahman Barq in Sambhal violence caseThe Allahabad High Court has temporarily halted the arrest of Samajwadi Party MP Ziaur Rahman Barq linked to the violence in Sambhal during...
03 Jan, 2025, 10.21 PM IST
Petition in SC seeks highest level structural audit of all existing, under construction Bihar bridgesA petition filed in the Supreme Court urges the Bihar Government to conduct a top-level structural audit of all existing and under-construc...
05 Jul, 2024, 11.39 AM IST
Under attack over hooch deaths, Nitish Kumar wants drones, dogs in fight against illicit liquorNitish Kumar asked officials of the excise and prohibition department to explore the possibility of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), c...
07 Feb, 2022, 10.19 PM IST
Poll panel set to tighten Covid-19 guidelines for upcoming electionsThe idea is to bring in measures to effectively 'enforce' its Covid-19 guidelines - a lacunae found in the last round of assembly elections...
06 Jan, 2022, 11.11 AM IST
Bihar polls saw 1197 candidates with criminal antecedents contestingAccording to data made available by the Election Commission here and the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar, 156 cases were reg...
22 Nov, 2020, 03.25 PM IST
Bihar Election 2020 to be held in 3 phases, starting from October 28. Results on November 10The EC also outlined the set of guidelines to be followed for the voting process amid the coronavirus pandemic with plans to strictly enfor...
25 Sep, 2020, 03.14 PM IST
Election Commission to set dates for declaring criminal recordExisting EC guidelines say that every candidate must declare their criminal antecedents three times before an election -- in a national dai...
24 Aug, 2020, 06.58 AM IST
Government’s new protection policy for children shelter homes soonThe women and child development ministry had come up with the guidelines drafted by the NGO Childline in 2013 before the Juvenile Justice (...
06 Oct, 2018, 07.56 AM IST
Botched sterilisation surgeries claimed 110 lives: GovernmentThe govt has taken several steps including upgradation of guidelines on standards and quality assurance in sterilisation services, said MoS...
25 Nov, 2016, 04.19 PM IST
PIL filed in Patna High Court challenging total ban on alcoholAn ex-serviceman A N Singh filed the PIL in the Patna High Court, a day after the Nitish Kumar ministry declared Bihar a total dry state.
06 Apr, 2016, 03.05 PM IST
Acid attack: Supreme Court asks states, UTs to give free treatmentThe court asked the Bihar government to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the victim, besides providing her free treatment including reco...
07 Dec, 2015, 12.13 PM IST
Bihar polls: EC wants a copy of election manifestosIn June, the EC had said that it has no power to take action against political parties if they fail to deliver on their election promises.
04 Oct, 2015, 12.35 PM IST
Special cells in High Courts to fast-track politicians’ trialThe law ministry, in consultation with the home ministry, is preparing a blueprint to reform the entire criminal justice system.
29 Sep, 2014, 05.43 PM IST
Delhi High Court notice to cops on Raj Thackeray's plea for quashing complaintsThe Delhi High Court today sought the response of Delhi Police on MNS chief Raj Thackeray's plea for quashing three private complaints.
06 Feb, 2013, 07.13 PM IST
- Bihar to introduce high-security number plates and licence system
In the wake of the apex court's guidelines, Nitish Kumar government has decided to introduce high-security number plates and licence system...
20 May, 2011, 04.14 PM IST