-The Indian Express The decision on compulsory counting of paper TRAIl slips, which was approved by the full Commission before Nasim Zaidi retired as the Chief Election Commissioner on Wednesday, is a response to the demand made by political parties at a meeting held by the EC on May 12. In a bid to further reinforce the credibility of electronic voting machines, the Election Commission (EC) has decided to mandatorily tally...
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Is the RTI law in danger of losing its might? -Poulomi Banerjee
-Hindustan Times The RTI Act of 2005 made the government more accountable. But a new set of proposed rules may weaken the law and make it difficult and risky for people to access information In 2015, activist Lokesh Batra filed a Right To Information (RTI) application with the Department of Personnel and TRAIning (DoPT) seeking details about the appointment of the next Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). But the DoPT refused to...
More »Paper TRAIl voting will cause 3-hour delay in results: EC -Bharti Jain
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: As the Election Commission prepares for a 100% rollout of VVPATs and mandatory counting of paper TRAIl slips in a fixed percentage of polling stations across all constituencies, a preliminary estimation by the watchdog indicates the move will lead to a three-hour delay in declaration of poll result. According to sources in the commission, an internal committee set up by EC to discuss the modalities of...
More »After LPG, government wants you to give up subsidy on TRAIn tickets
-MoneyControl.com The ministry is hoping that the well-to-do passengers will opt out of the subsidy. After LPG, a 'Give-It-Up' campaign for subsidy on TRAIn tickets could be launched soon. The Indian Railways is gearing to launch the campaign from August, says a report in the Business Standard. Through this, the passengers will have the choice to either forego 100 percent subsidy or give up 50 percent. The passengers will also have a...
More »Aadhaar and multiple identity disorder -Rajendran Narayanan
-Business Standard What is primarily required is political and administrative will for effective delivery of services Agantuk (The Stranger) was Satyajit Ray’s last film. The film revolves around the return of an old man, Manomohan Mitra, to India after 35 years. Manmohan had spent all his life with Adivasis from across the world and has a take on civilisation and progress that is at odds with the popular urban narrative of it....
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