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SEC blames Telangana on civic polls

Source: deccanchronicle.com Hyderabad: Making it clear that it did not relate to the ongoing controversy on division and delimitation of wards in municipalities, the Telangana State Election Commission (SEC) informed the Telangana High Court that it required a maximum of 20 days to conduct elections to the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) in the state, after determination

Turkey’s new action plans only for illegal migration: Minister

Source: hurriyetdailynews.com Turkey’s interior minister has said that Turkey’s new action plans for migration-related issues aim only at prevention of illegal migration.  “This issue only concerns irregular and illegal migration. It is out of the question and not acceptable for Syrian people who are under temporary protection, foreigners that are granted international protection status or people who have residence

Jagan Mohan Reddy reverses 5 per cent EWS quota for Kapus

Source: deccanchronicle.com Vijayawada: The Jagan Mohan Reddy government has issued fresh guidelines on the Centre’s sop of providing 10 per cent reservation to the economically weak among the open category castes, reversing the N. Chandrababu Naidu government’s decision splitting the 10 per cent between Kapus and other open category castes. While the fresh decision may irk

Supreme Court to decide if accused in sex offences can stay unnamed

Source: hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a public interest petition (PIL) seeking new guidelines to protect the identities of persons accused of sexual harassment or assault, issuing notices to the government for its view on the demand. The petition, filed by the Youth Bar Association of India, said allegations carry

Review anti-dumping duty on cheap rubber chemicals, Gujarat High Court directs Centre

Source: dnaindia.com The Gujarat High Court has directed the Centre to evaluate the anti-dumping duty on rubber chemical imports from China and Korea and suitably extend its imposition. The order to the Union government came in response to a petition filed by Mumbai-based Nocil Limited which said that the domestic industry would be hit hard

IOC joins NTPC, SECI, private energy firms against AP’s stance to cut renewable energy tariffs

Source: livemint.com Mumbai: Public sector oil marketer Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has joined ranks with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in turning down the Andhra Pradesh’s request for a tariff revision in wind power supplied to the state. In letter last week to the Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution