About 50 pc turnout in Maharashtra civic polls; ink row leaves ‘indelible’ mark, SEC orders probe

Mumbai: Around 50 per cent polling was recorded in Mumbai and 28 other municipal corporations in Maharashtra on Thursday amid sporadic clashes, while a major controversy erupted over claims that the ink applied on voters’ fingers could be easily removed. The polling day saw clashes among groups, allegations of bogus voting and distribution of cash…

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52 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

Bijapur (Chhattisgarh): As many as 52 Naxalites, 49 of them carrying a collective bounty of over Rs 1.41 crore, surrendered before the police in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday, a senior official said. The surrendered cadres, including 21 women, were active in Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), Andhra-Odisha Border division and Bhamragarh area committee (Maharashtra)…

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Uddhav claims irregularities in Maharashtra civic polls, calls it ‘murder’ of democracy

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday alleged irregularities in the Maharashtra civic polls, saying it was an attempt to “murder” democracy. The former chief minister also demanded the suspension of the State Election Commissioner over alleged irregularities in the municipal corporation polls. Voting was underway on Thursday for elections to 29 municipal…

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Voting begins for high-stakes civic polls in Maharashtra; all eyes on big battle for Mumbai

Mumbai: Voting in 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra began on Thursday morning with spotlight on Mumbai, where the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is locked in an intense battle with the reunited Thackeray cousins for control of India’s largest and richest civic body. Polling for 2,869 seats spread across 893 wards in these municipal corporations began amid…

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