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Voting under way for bypolls to 7 assembly seats across 6 States

Voting for the byelections in seven Assembly seats across six States is under way amid tight security arrangements. The bypolls are being held at Dhupguri in West Bengal, Bageshwar in Uttarakhand, Puthupally in Kerala, Ghosi in Uttar Pradesh, Dhanpur and Boxanagar in Tripura and Dumri in Jharkhand.

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Morning Digest | Manipur violence undermines India’s development strides: Meitei diaspora to PMO; Centre moots panel to evaluate carrying capacity of 13 Himalayan States, and more

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HC appoints advocate commissioner to record evidence in election petition against Minister Srinivas Goud

Justice M. Laxman of Telangana High Court on Monday appointed Advocate Commissioner to record evidence of nine government officials in the election petition filed by a civilian challenging election of Minister V. Srinivas Goud from Mahbubnagar constituency in the 2018 Assembly polls.

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Tiers apart: On the ‘one nation, one election’ trial balloon

The Union government’s trial balloon, exploring the feasibility of simultaneous elections for all levels, militates against the foundational idea of multi-tiered governance and is anti-federalist

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Congress chief Kharge constitutes Central Election Committee

Congress CEC formed with 16 members, including Kharge, Sonia, Rahul. New faces including T.S. Singh Deo, Salman Khurshid, Uttam Kumar Reddy, K.J. George, Pritam Singh, Jawed, Yajnik, Markam, Punia. Chowdhury, Venugopal, Soni, Mistry. Wasnik, Vyas, Kidwai were dropped.

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Arvind Kejriwal pledges electricity bill waivers, free education in Rajasthan as AAP gears up for polls

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal pledged to waive all previous electricity bills in Rajasthan if his party secures victory in the upcoming Assembly election in the State

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BSP supporters to stay away from Ghosi bypoll, says party’s U.P. chief

BSP has said it would sit out the Ghosi Assembly byelection scheduled on September 5 and will ask its supporters to vote for the NOTA option

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Himachal Pradesh Assembly monsoon session set to be stormy

Himachal Pradesh Assembly's monsoon session set to begin on September 18, expected to be stormy as Congress and BJP plan to match against each other on various issues. BJP to corner Congress on 'failure' to manage climate-linked events, while Congress asserts relief works were done on war footing.

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ECI orders gazette notification of D. K. Aruna’s election as Gadwal MLA

ECI orders publication of gazette notification for D.K. Aruna's election as MLA from Gadwal constituency, following Telangana High Court's declaration. ECI requests Govt. to arrange for publication of Aruna's election & send copies to it.

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Parliament special session is going to be ‘novel, historic’: Laxman

BJP's K. Laxman claims upcoming Parliament session will benefit all sections of society. He questions Congress & BRS for opposing 'one nation-one poll'. He demands apology from DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin for comments on 'Sanatana Dharma'. BJP begins to accept applications for Assembly elections with screening committee to be appointed.

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Dharwad Rural BJP chief tenders public apology for having forgotten to invite Pradeep Shettar to felicitation function

BJP MLC Pradeep Shettar's claim of Lingayat leaders being sidelined in the party has created ripples in the local BJP unit. Dharwad Rural District Unit president Basavaraj Kundgolmath apologized for not inviting Shettar to a felicitation programme. He clarified that the party has fielded Lingayat leaders in 6 of the…

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‘Botched’ surgery: Harshina plans sit-in outside Kerala Assembly

Kozhikode's K.K. Harshina, who claims to have suffered health issues after a botched C-Section, plans to stage a sit-in outside Kerala Assembly on Sept. 13. She demands ₹50 lakh compensation for hardships. A session is scheduled to begin on Sept. 11; if no announcement is made, she will stage a…

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Govt. sanctions funds for amenities at Samayapuram temple in Tiruchi

Tamil Nadu govt grants ₹37.70 crore for constructing amenities at Arulmigu Mariamman Temple campus in Tiruchi district. Includes 3 wedding halls (2x300, 1x500) & community hall. Minister P.K. Sekarbabu announced in Assembly.

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Ramesh Jarkiholi says he is not going back to Congress

Ramesh Jarkiholi, BJP leader and former Minister, dismisses reports of joining Congress, saying he'd rather die than do so. He was in Athani to attend a wedding and commented on Shobha Karandlaje's invitation to Laxman Savadi to return to BJP, saying he doesn't care about "self-proclaimed leaders". Jarkiholi and Savadi…

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Key news developments from Telangana today

Key news developments to watch out from Telangana State today, September 4, 2023

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BRS reiterates stand of debate on simultaneous polls issue

BRS leader Vinod Kumar reiterates need for wide debate on simultaneous elections proposal. He expresses surprise at formation of committee led by former President Kovind with no representation from south India. Centre accused of trying to hasten issue after keeping quiet for 9 yrs. BRS to discuss proposal ahead of…

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Assam government forms three-member panel to draft anti-polygamy law

The Chief Minister had earlier said a lot of cases of polygamy were detected in southern Assam

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Simultaneous elections likely, says Station Ghanpur MLA Rajaiah

Indirectly referring to the Central government’s push for ‘one-nation, one-election’, BRS sitting MLA from Station Ghanpur Dr. Thatikonda Rajaiah said that there is a possibility of holding Lok Sabha and Assembly elections of 12 States together.

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Decision on ‘one nation, one election’ after panel report: PMK

PMK's Anbumani Ramadoss says party will decide on 'one nation, one election' after panel headed by former President Kovind submits report. If implemented, people in rural areas would have to cast four votes, but EVMs inadequate. Party to announce alliance for Lok Sabha soon, keeping 2026 Assembly polls in mind.

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Urban Development Department says it is still probing fake bill scam, five years after Justice Nagamohan Das submitted report

The Urban Development Department has claimed it is still probing the ₹1,500 crore fake bill scam in the city’s civic body during 2008-2012, five years after the Justice Nagamohan Das Committee, which probed the allegations, submitted its report recommending action against officials and contractors in 2018.

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AIADMK announces public meetings to mark Annadurai’s birth anniversary

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Uttarakhand Minister wants Gairsain Assembly building to be used for corporate tourism

Uttarakhand Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj requested the government to use the Gairsain Assembly building for "corporate tourism". Speaker Ritu Khanduri surprised, wondering if the ₹150 crore building can be used for other purpose.

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Parties’ Lok Sabha poll strategies likely to depend on Puthuppally result

Opposing fronts in Puthuppally bypoll seek to gauge strengths/weaknesses, hone strategies for 2024 LS polls.

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Campaigning ends for byelections to seven Assembly constituencies

Counting of votes will take place on September 8.

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