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Two Election Commissioners complained over work allocation changes; RTI records reveal why Cabinet Secretariat declined action
RTI records reveal why Cabinet Secretariat declined action on two Election Commissioners’ complaints against a senior officer amid objections over centralised voter database control, changes in oversight and an electoral roll officer’s departure during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision exercise
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Release all Political Prisoners in J & K before Eid: Concerned Citizens
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Covid-19: How Indian states are snatching away the rights of workers
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No respite for migrants as Cyclone Amphan is set to hit WB and Odisha
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The state has issued orders that no migrants from these states will be accepted there till May 31
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