Sandeep Saxena

A year after his appointment as Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer, the Election Commission on Monday named sandeep saxena as deputy election commissioner.

Inaugurating the annual scientific workers’ conference, sandeep saxena, agricultural production commissioner and secretary to government, agriculture department, government of Tamil Nadu, said the problems of the farmers would be discussed in the meet. He also said that agricultural production would be doubled over the next five years.

Though the medical fraternity in India is largely unaware about the genome scans that were introduced here last month, sandeep saxena of Pune-based Acton Biotech says they have already done 20 genome scansand inquiries are coming in

The new CEO has his task cut out for him. He will hold bypoll in the Srirangam assembly seat which has fallen vacant after a Bangalore special court convicted former chief minister J Jayalalithaa in a disproportionate assets case.

Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer sandeep saxena on Monday informed the Chief Election Commission about the R K Nagar assembly seat in Chennai falling vacant in the wake of AIADMK MLA P Vetrivel resigning from the post.

The state government on Friday urged the Union government to expedite interlinking of the Godavari and the Cauvery.The request was made during a meeting convened by the Union jal shakti ministry in New Delhi.

People’s struggle for a bed in a Covid hospital and oxygen refill continued on Friday while healthcare resources remained under tremendous stress due to exponential surge in cases.

The Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments on Friday agreed to set up technical sub-committees to assess the Nirar-Nallar multipurpose straight-cut scheme to avoid a long circuitous route and convey water from Upper Nirar to river Nallar. The discussions included building a new dam under Pandiyar-Punnampuzha project to divert water to Noyyal and Bhavani basin in Tamil Nadu.

Around 3.5 crore voters in Tamil Nadu have given their details under the National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme.

The need to use water judiciously in agriculture in view of the impending shortage of water that the state would face by 2025 was stressed by agriculture minister S S Krishnamoorthy on Tuesday.

The supervisory committee appointed by the Supreme Court visited Mullaperiyar dam on Monday. It was the first dam visit after two experts representing Kerala and Tamil Nadu were included in the committee as per the directive of the Supreme Court.

The Election Commission has seized a sum of Rs 48.76 lakh unaccounted money during vehicle checks ahead of the February 13 assembly byelection in Srirangam.

Deputy election commissioner sandeep saxena directed senior police and administrative officials in Bathinda, in a meeting on Wednesday, to keep a strict watch on the distribution of drugs and money among voters ahead of the 2017 assembly elections.

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president EVKS Elangovan said the election commission and chief electoral officer sandeep saxena acted like an AIADMK functionary during RK Nagar by-poll and helped the chief minister to win the election.

On Friday morning, a 12-year-old boy Mohammad Aqib succumbed to injuries being electrocuted at the mosque terrace after coming in contact with high voltage line

Deputy Election commissioner sandeep saxena in-charge of the West Bengal, meets the District Magistrates at a city hotel on Wednesday before the Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi's visit in February.

Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer sandeep saxena on Monday notified the CEC about the R K Nagar assembly seat in Chennai falling vacant.

“Dr Saxena is being considered for deputation in the ECI, New Delhi, following his request,” a senior ECI official in New Delhi told TOI.

In a sensational incident, a man was allegedly abducted and beaten by three youths, including Kuldeep Dubey--famous for stand-up comedy on a popular television laughter show- here on Wednesday night.

The system of mediation to resolve disputes will get new a horizon after passing of the Mediation Bill by Parliament, said Justice Suneet Kumar, a judge of Allahabad High Court and chairman of Allahabad High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre (AHCMCC) on Wednesday.

The Election Commission on Friday launched a mobile app to help people file complaints about violation of model code of conduct during the February 13 assembly byelection in Srirangam.