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No mask, no entry into public transport: BMC tells Mumbaikars
The decisions were taken in an e-meeting chaired by BMC Iqbal Singh ChahalWard offices will convey the decision to taxi and autorickshaw unions as well as the management of other establishments
1 min read29 Sep 2020Former finance secretary Rajiv Kumar appointed as Election Commissioner
Kumar is a retired Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer of 1984 Jharkhand cadreKumar will replace Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, resigned earlier this week, whose tenure is set to end on 31 August
1 min read21 Aug 2020Prohibitory orders in riot hit areas of Bengaluru extended
Prohibitory orders that clamped in parts of the city, after the violence last week led to police firing which killed three people, have been extended from August 18 to 21
1 min read17 Aug 20204 arrested in Delhi for running fake call centre, duping people
The North West District Cyber Cell arrested four persons on Thursday for running a fake call centre that used to scam people under the pretext of providing cheap loans
1 min read30 Jul 2020Govt invites applications for post of CIC chief, information commissioners
Chief information Commissioner Bimal Julka's term ends next month, at present, the Central Information Commission has six Information CommissionersThe Central Information Commission (CIC) can have a Chief Information Commissioner and a maximum of ten Information Commissioners
1 min read9 Jul 2020395 policemen have tested positive in Bengaluru since COVID-19 outbreak :Officer
395 policemen have tested positive for the infection since the outbreak of the pandemic in Bengaluru, this includes 5 deaths, 190 have been cured while 200 are under treatment, 20 police stations have been sealed
1 min read9 Jul 2020EVMs cannot be tampered with, no question of going back to ballot paper: CEC
Sunil Arora said that the Commission would engage with political parties in the coming days on various electoral reforms and the model codeVarious courts, including the Supreme Court, have upheld the use of the machines to cast votes, Sunil Arora pointed out
1 min read12 Feb 2020Appoint information commissioners in CIC, SICs within 3 months: SC to Centre, states
The Supreme Court said there was a need to evolve guidelines to stop misuse of the Right to Information Act The court asked the Centre to put the information including the details of members of the search committee on the web-site
3 min read16 Dec 2019Former CEC T.N. Seshan dies in Chennai
Known for his no-nonsense attitude, he was largely confined to his home here for the past several years due to old ageKnown for enforcing Model Code of Conduct, Seshan took stern action against any politician who tried to flout its provisions
1 min read11 Nov 2019Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa's wife under income tax department scanner
Lavasa's wife has been issued a notice by the department to explain certain details in her ITR with regard to holding directorship in about 10 companiesAfter preliminary investigation, the tax department has asked Novel Singhal Lavasa to provide more documents related to her personal finances
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared