-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday ordered that no political party shall henceforth either use or allow the use of public funds or public place or government Machinery for promoting itself or the symbol allotted to it. The commission's directive came on a direction of the Delhi High Court asking it to issue norms for restraining political parties from using public money to propagate their poll symbol. Sources...
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Patiala farmer booked for stubble burning; no other option, say tillers -Avtar Singh
-Hindustan Times Patiala: The banned practice of crop-residue burning continues in the district, as farmers are in a hurry to clear their fields for the next crop. On Monday, police booked an offending farmer, Bahadur Singh of Fathepur village on Sangrur road, under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (defying the order promulgated by a public servant). “There were more farmers on the spot but Bahadur Singh owned the field on fire,”...
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-The Times of India New Delhi: A toilet that runs on solar power, has a water ATM to provide drinking water and vending Machines for snacks and sanitary napkins: The city's first smart toilet, inaugurated on Sunday by the New Delhi Municipal Council at Rafi Marg to mark the second anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, has all that and more. NDMC chairman Naresh Kumar said the smart toilet design would be...
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-The Hindu Business Line By allowing children to work in family enterprises, amendments to the Child Labour Act have made them more vulnerable to exploitation. Tracking the issue will be more difficult, writes Preeti Mehra When the two houses of Parliament put their stamp on a few amendments to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986 a couple of months ago, they also signed away the dignity of children and the...
More »In Punjab, politics over border evacuation -Vikas Vasudeva
-The Hindu ‘When there are no signs of war why uproot poor farmers when crops are ready for harvest?’ The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party have severely criticised the Union and Punjab government for evacuating the border villages in the State without proper arrangements. They accuse the government of spreading panic among people. Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh said on Sunday that the Union government was creating war hysteria and tension along...
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