Counterfeit notes worth Rs 5 lakh seized

persons were arrested and counterfeit currency notes of various denominations worth 5.13 lakh was seized at Nandura in Buldhana district...

NATION BRIEFS

The Maharashtra Election Commission has decided to include the Aadhaar card as identity proof for the local body elections in the state“The Aadhaar card has been included among the 16 proofs for identification for the local body elections,” an official release said. If the voter cannot be identified through the election card or if he fails to produce the card, then out of 17 documents listed by the...

Hoax caller arrested for duping people

frequent hoax caller was arrested here for duping several people on the pretext of providing them Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards, election cards and badges of auto and taxi divers,...

Vidarbha agrarian crisis deepen as 4 more farmers commit suicide

all officials are busy with preparations for the upcoming civic elections and as the State Election Commission has stopped relief aids in cotton belt of Vidarbha, four more debt trapped and distressed cotton farmers committed suicide in Yavatmal district. The recent victims have been identified as Gajanan Kale (Nandura), Mahadeo Chavan (Khopari-Khurd), Pundalik Ade (Pathri) and Narendra Thakare...

EC planning to introduce durable voter ID cards

planning to introduce durable hard plastic voter ID cards New Delhi: The Election Commission is considering changing the laminated voter identity card into a driving license-like hard plastic card which is more durable.New Delhi: The Election Commission is considering changing the laminated voter identity card into a driving license-like hard plastic card which is more durable."At present, the laminated...

No voter ID? Show your PAN card

deputy district election officer, Apoorva Wankhede, has said that voters for the Khadakwasla by-election can produce any one alternative identification- passport, driving license, employment identity card, PAN card, arms license or pension passbook, etc. - if they have not received their voter ID cards. The by-election is scheduled on October 13.Wankhede said, "Many eligible voters in the Khadakwasla...

After Sri Lanka polls, civil society groups say voters were threatened

Civil society groups in Sri Lanka have said thousands of voting cards were confiscated and voters threatened with violence during the local elections....

On Baseball: The 1990 Reds Finally Make the Hall of Fame

Barry Larkin’s election means that every team from baseball’s pre-wild card era has at least one representative in the Hall of Fame....

Voters who fail to receive poll cards can print it out themselves

Voters who fail to receive their poll cards for the presidential election in the mail can now print it out themselves. -- ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIAFor the first time ever, voters who fail to receive their poll cards for the presidential election in the mail can now print it out themselves.Voters can check their polling station by going to The Elections Department's (ELD) website at www.elections.gov.sg...

Notice to the management of hotels, lodging and guest houses

lodging and boarding, private guest houses, paying guest accommodation, temporary residential accommodations of all religious bodies shall not allow any visitors/guests to check-in without providing any Identity proof such as election card, driving license, smart card, employment card, ATM card or any other photo identity card issued by the recognized authority and that the in-charges of such acco...