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Ahead of Bihar polls, The Bihar cabinet on gave its approval of an increase in the honorarium of the Anganwadi workers and assistants of the state.

Bihar cabinet nod to increase honourarium of anganwadi workers

Patna, Sept 9 (PTI) The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for increasing the honourariums of anganwadi workers and helpers. A proposal of the Social Welfare Department in this regard was approved at a meeting of the state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The decision assumes significance ahead of the assembly polls,

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NDIA alliance MPs protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar and allegations of 'vote chori' against the BJP and the Election Commission of India. (Photo: PTI)

Opposition protests against SIR in Parliament complex

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) Several opposition MPs of INDIA bloc parties held a protest in the Parliament House complex on Monday against the Election Commission’s voter roll revision in Bihar. Led by Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the MPs of INDIA bloc raised “vote chor, gaddi chhor” and

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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi enjoying tea with voters declared dead by the Election Commission of India. (Photo: X)

Rahul has tea with ‘dead’ voters from Bihar, thanks Election Commission for experience

New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he had a unique experience of having tea with some “dead” voters from Bihar and thanked the Election Commission for it. A group of seven voters from Bihar met the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha at his residence and shared their experience

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Office of the Election Commission of India (Photo: PTI)

SIR appears to be trust deficit issue: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday called the Bihar SIR (special intensive revision) row “largely a trust deficit issue” as the Election Commission of India (ECI) claimed roughly 6.5 crore people of the total 7.9 crore voting population didn’t have to file any documents for they or their parents featured in

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