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Restraint Expected From Those Holding High Offices: Supreme Court
Some sort of restraint is expected when somebody is holding a high office, the Supreme Court said on Monday while hearing a plea seeking transfer of the trial in the 2015 cash-for-vote case.
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Special Prosecutor To Conduct Trial In 2015 Cash-For-Vote Scam Case: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will appoint a special prosecutor to conduct trial in the 2015 cash-for-vote scam case in which Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is an accused.
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Congress Workers, JDS Supporters Clash Over Cash-For-Vote Charges: Report
A complaint and a counter-complaint have been lodged at the Bajpe police station here after Congress workers alleged that the supporters of Mangaluru North Janata Dal (Secular) candidate BA Mohiuddin Bava assaulted them on Tuesday night.
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'Disqualify MK Stalin, Son For Paying Voters': AIADMK To Election Body
Top leaders of the opposition DMK, including MK Stalin and his son Udayanidhi Stalin, have been bribing voters in five constituencies of Tamil Nadu and must be disqualified for this, the ruling AIADMK has told the Election Commission today.
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Madhya Pradesh Looks For Evidence To File Case In Cash-For-Vote Row
The Madhya Pradesh Economic Offences Wing has registered a general preliminary enquiry to decide if there is enough evidence to register an FIR following a letter by state government's general administration department (GAD) in connection with the alleged cash in poll row during 2019 Lok Sabha elections which was reportedly unearthed by Income Tax ...
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Elections 2019: 66% Voting In Phase 2, Faulty EVMs Reported In Many States - 10 Points
Sporadic clashes in Bengal and Tripura on Thursday marred the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, in which 66 per cent polling took place. In both places, candidates came under attack and voters clashed with the police, alleging that they were not allowed to vote. Polling was peaceful in Tamil Nadu, where election in one of the 39 Lok Sabha se...
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On Cash-For-Vote Claims In Tamil Nadu, Top Court Seeks Poll Body Reply
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought Election Commission's response on a plea alleging that people were being bribed on a massive scale for Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu.
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Officials Under Scanner As Cash Floods Northeast Banks Before Polls
The regional office of the Income Tax Department on Wednesday revealed that large amounts of currency had been deposited in banks in the weeks leading up to the elections, giving rise to suspicions of a possible cash-for-votes scandal.
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Congress Alleges Cash-For Votes In Arunachal Ahead of PM Rally
Election 2019: The Congress claimed to have busted a cash-for-votes scandal in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally yesterday morning.
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Congress' Revanth Reddy Appears Before Probe Agency In Cash For Vote Case
Telangana Congress working president and former legislator A Revanth Reddy Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the cash-for-vote case.
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MK Stalin Alleges Cash-For-Votes In RK Nagar, Says AIADMK Paid 100 Crores
The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu has alleged that Rs 100 crore were given to voters by the ruling AIADMK ahead of the by-elections in Chennai's RK Nagar, the constituency represented by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. DMK leader Mr Stalin has accused the AIADMK of paying Rs 6,000 to each voter, and the operation, he insisted, had the support ...
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DMK Leaders Meet Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao Over Cash-For-Votes Row
A team of five leaders from Tamil Nadu's main opposition party, the DMK, met Governor C Vidyasagar Rao in Mumbai and demanded the removal of Chief Minister E Palaniswami and five other ministers, after tax officials claimed they had found documents in raids last week that allegedly reveal their involvement in what is being called the cash for votes...
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Cash, Lamps, Saris For Votes: Why Chennai's RK Nagar By-Poll Was Scrapped
A day after the by-election in Chennai's RK Nagar constituency was cancelled amid allegations of vote-buying by the ruling AIADMK, its candidate TTV Dinakaran accused the Centre and the Election Commission of stopping the polls because he was winning.
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Chennai's RK Nagar By-Election Cancelled By Election Commission Over Cash-For-Votes
By-elections in Chennai's RK Nagar constituency -- to be held on Wednesday - have been cancelled by the Election Commission a day after cash-for-votes allegations surfaced.
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By-Polls In Chennai's RK Nagar May Not Be Held After Cash-For-Votes Charge: Sources
By-elections in Chennai's RK Nagar constituency may be cancelled, said sources in the Election Commission a day after cash for votes allegations surfaced. The decision, sources said, will be taken on Monday after the Chief Election Commission and other officials examine the reports sent by the state and Income Tax authorities.
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Restraint Expected From Those Holding High Offices: Supreme Court
Some sort of restraint is expected when somebody is holding a high office, the Supreme Court said on Monday while hearing a plea seeking transfer of the trial in the 2015 cash-for-vote case.
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Special Prosecutor To Conduct Trial In 2015 Cash-For-Vote Scam Case: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will appoint a special prosecutor to conduct trial in the 2015 cash-for-vote scam case in which Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is an accused.
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Congress Workers, JDS Supporters Clash Over Cash-For-Vote Charges: Report
A complaint and a counter-complaint have been lodged at the Bajpe police station here after Congress workers alleged that the supporters of Mangaluru North Janata Dal (Secular) candidate BA Mohiuddin Bava assaulted them on Tuesday night.
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'Disqualify MK Stalin, Son For Paying Voters': AIADMK To Election Body
Top leaders of the opposition DMK, including MK Stalin and his son Udayanidhi Stalin, have been bribing voters in five constituencies of Tamil Nadu and must be disqualified for this, the ruling AIADMK has told the Election Commission today.
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Madhya Pradesh Looks For Evidence To File Case In Cash-For-Vote Row
The Madhya Pradesh Economic Offences Wing has registered a general preliminary enquiry to decide if there is enough evidence to register an FIR following a letter by state government's general administration department (GAD) in connection with the alleged cash in poll row during 2019 Lok Sabha elections which was reportedly unearthed by Income Tax ...
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Elections 2019: 66% Voting In Phase 2, Faulty EVMs Reported In Many States - 10 Points
Sporadic clashes in Bengal and Tripura on Thursday marred the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, in which 66 per cent polling took place. In both places, candidates came under attack and voters clashed with the police, alleging that they were not allowed to vote. Polling was peaceful in Tamil Nadu, where election in one of the 39 Lok Sabha se...
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On Cash-For-Vote Claims In Tamil Nadu, Top Court Seeks Poll Body Reply
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought Election Commission's response on a plea alleging that people were being bribed on a massive scale for Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu.
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Officials Under Scanner As Cash Floods Northeast Banks Before Polls
The regional office of the Income Tax Department on Wednesday revealed that large amounts of currency had been deposited in banks in the weeks leading up to the elections, giving rise to suspicions of a possible cash-for-votes scandal.
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Congress Alleges Cash-For Votes In Arunachal Ahead of PM Rally
Election 2019: The Congress claimed to have busted a cash-for-votes scandal in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally yesterday morning.
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Congress' Revanth Reddy Appears Before Probe Agency In Cash For Vote Case
Telangana Congress working president and former legislator A Revanth Reddy Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the cash-for-vote case.
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MK Stalin Alleges Cash-For-Votes In RK Nagar, Says AIADMK Paid 100 Crores
The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu has alleged that Rs 100 crore were given to voters by the ruling AIADMK ahead of the by-elections in Chennai's RK Nagar, the constituency represented by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. DMK leader Mr Stalin has accused the AIADMK of paying Rs 6,000 to each voter, and the operation, he insisted, had the support ...
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DMK Leaders Meet Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao Over Cash-For-Votes Row
A team of five leaders from Tamil Nadu's main opposition party, the DMK, met Governor C Vidyasagar Rao in Mumbai and demanded the removal of Chief Minister E Palaniswami and five other ministers, after tax officials claimed they had found documents in raids last week that allegedly reveal their involvement in what is being called the cash for votes...
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Cash, Lamps, Saris For Votes: Why Chennai's RK Nagar By-Poll Was Scrapped
A day after the by-election in Chennai's RK Nagar constituency was cancelled amid allegations of vote-buying by the ruling AIADMK, its candidate TTV Dinakaran accused the Centre and the Election Commission of stopping the polls because he was winning.
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Chennai's RK Nagar By-Election Cancelled By Election Commission Over Cash-For-Votes
By-elections in Chennai's RK Nagar constituency -- to be held on Wednesday - have been cancelled by the Election Commission a day after cash-for-votes allegations surfaced.
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By-Polls In Chennai's RK Nagar May Not Be Held After Cash-For-Votes Charge: Sources
By-elections in Chennai's RK Nagar constituency may be cancelled, said sources in the Election Commission a day after cash for votes allegations surfaced. The decision, sources said, will be taken on Monday after the Chief Election Commission and other officials examine the reports sent by the state and Income Tax authorities.
