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Gujarat passes bill reserving 27% local body seats for OBCs

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Gujarat on Friday passed a bill in the assembly that earmarks 27 per cent seats in local bodies like panchayats, municipalities and civic corporations for......

Gujarat becomes first state to make voting compulsory

Now, in Gujarat, it’s either vote or face a penalty. On Monday, Gujarat Governor O P Kohli signed the Gujarat Local Authorities Laws Bill makes voting compulsory in the state, which is a......

HC stays compulsory voting rule in Gujarat civic polls

The Gujarat high court on Friday stayed the implementation of a law that makes voting compulsory in the civic body elections in the state. The 'right to vote' itself provides right to refrain from......

POLL: Should voting be made compulsory?

On Monday, Gujarat Governor OP Kohli signed the Gujarat Local Authorities Laws Bill, hereby making voting in civic polls a must. The bill was first introduced when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was......

Either vote or invite trouble, plans Modi govt

The Narendra Modi government in Gujarat has made a decision to bring into force an amendment bill during the forthcoming assembly session in the state, that would make it compulsory to vote during......

Govt to amend 114-year-old the Indian Ports Act, bring in reforms

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has released a draft to amend the Indian Ports Act, 1908, which aims to bring in sweeping reforms in the sector by bringing non-major ports into the......

Bureaucratic hurdles dampen investors in India

Inter-ministerial programmes have run into obstacles as rules written by bureaucrats hamper rather than promote investments. Image: GIFT will likely remain a plush architectural model of a smart......

Revealed! 628 Indians hold Rs 4,479-cr dirty money in a Swiss bank

Out of these, no balance has been found in case of 289 accounts Image: The disclosure relates to Indians who figured on a list of account holders in HSBC's Geneva branch. Photograph: Pilar......

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