Supreme Court seeks Centre, EC views on plea for nullifying election if NOTA gets maximum votes

The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking to direct the poll panel to nullify an election result and conducting a fresh poll if the maximum votes are for NOTA in a particular constituency. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian issued notices to the Ministry of Law and Justice and the Election Commission of India while seeking their replies on the plea. Senior advocate Maneka Guruswamy appeared for the petitioner.

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BRO proves its mettle again! Commences opening of Baralacha La pass ahead of schedule

The Border Roads Organisation has begun opening the Baralacha La Pass much before the schedule to gain strategic advantages over the adversaries. Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM DGBR intimated that this has been planned for the first time in history to open the pass ahead of time. The air recce for air induction of the Snow Clearance team from Sitingiri to Sarchu was carried out on March 3, 2021.

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Rajasthan: 5 dead in car-truck collision; CM Gehlot expresses grief

Five people died after their car collided with a tractor-trailer in Rajasthan's Barmer district on Monday, police said.

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Antilia bomb scare: Mumbai cop Sachin Waze suspended for second time

Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze has been suspended from the service after arrest by NIA in probe into recovery of explosives from car near Mukesh Ambani's residence in the city.

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Bill to amend juvenile justice law introduced in Lok Sabha

A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, which seeks to increase the role of district magistrates and additional district magistrates, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Shashi Tharoor (Cong) opposed the bill at the introduction stage but Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani rejected the points raised by him.

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As long as positivity rate is below 1 pc, COVID-19 situation is well under control in Delhi: Jain

Amid a spike in daily COVID-19 cases in the city, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said the pandemic situation in the national capital is "under control" as long as the positivity rate is below one per cent. Interacting with reporters here, the minister 407 cases were reported on Sunday, and the positivity rate was 0.60 per cent, which is much below the one per cent-mark.

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Nagpur under week-long lockdown from today; stern action against violators

A week-long lockdown with strict curbs came into force in Nagpur on Monday to contain the rise in COVID-19 cases and officials warned of stern action against those violating the protocols here in Maharashtra. Nagpur Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar visited some of the main roads in the morning and reviewed the implementation of the lockdown, which will remain in force till March 21.

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