School Principal Suspended For Campaigning For Samajwadi Party Candidate In UP

A government school headmaster in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh was suspended for violating the Model Code, officials said on Tuesday.

The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday listed actions taken by the poll body since the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) from March 16, 2024, with the announcement of the general elections to the Lok Sabha.

A sum of Rs 7 lakh in cash was seized from a man near Noida on Tuesday under the rules of the model code of conduct for Lok Sabha elections as the total unaccounted funds seized crossed Rs 90 lakh, officials said.

A total of 250 candidates in the fray for the second phase of the Lok Sabha election have criminal cases against them, with three facing murder charges, according to an analysis of self-sworn affidavits of the contestants by the Association for Democ

Ahead of the general elections, the lack of basic amenities and promotion of winter tourism are the key issues for voters in the border areas of Uttarkhand's Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday targeted the Congress for dropping the restoration of the old pension scheme that it promised in many states from its Lok Sabha election manifesto.