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The State Election Commission has appointed a high level technical committee to probe the malfunctioning of electronic voting machines in Malappuram and Thrissur districts.
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Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will be attending the oath-taking of Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister of Bihar on Friday.
Beyond courtesy, it has political implications. Mr. Chandy has released an article, to be published in newspapers on Friday to coincide with the swearing-in, describing the victory of Grand Alliance as one against communalism and fascism.
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Thiruvananthapuram: The UDF and LDF won the presidentships of seven district panchayats each in Kerala in the elections held on Thursday. The Congress and CPI (M) got presidentships of five panchayats each while the CPI and Muslim League won two each.
The Kasaragod district panchayat council elected A.G.C. Basheer (Muslim League) as chairman as the BJP councillors abstained from voting. Karayi Rajan (CPI-M)), accused in the Fazal murder case, was chosen as president of Kannur district panchayat.
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The functioning of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) offices across the country, including clearing house operations, was paralysed as officers and other employees took mass casual leave on Thursday.
The action was to press for their demands including periodic updation of pension. Currently, pensions of retired staff of the Bank do not increase once the pension is fixed.
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Union government proposes to set up wi-fi service in all universities in the country under Digital India project.
Wi-fi will be made available at important public places.
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