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Around 70 percent turnout in Mizoram Assembly polls

December 2nd, 2008 - 10:20 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Dec 2 (ANI): Around 70 per cent voter turnout was witnessed in the elections for the 40-member Mizoram Assembly today. Polling was held amidst tight security in the remote north-eastern ...

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Mizoram gears up for Assembly polls

November 26th, 2008 - 8:31 pm ICT by ANI -
By Pinaki Das Kanmun (Mizoram)/Kanchanpur (Tripura), Nov.26 (ANI): Mizoram, which is due to undergo Assembly elections for 40 seats just a few days from now, is not witnessing any posters, election ...

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BSP of no significance outside Uttar Pradesh: Rajnath Singh

BSP of no significance outside Uttar Pradesh: Rajnath Singh

November 25th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 25 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was inconsequential anywhere outside the state, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh said here Tuesday while declaring that Chief Minister ...

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Chhattisgarh records 40 percent polling by noon (Second Lead)

November 20th, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Nov 20 (IANS) Over 40 percent of those eligible to vote Thursday in the second phase of the Chhattisgarh assembly poll had exercised their franchise by noon, officials said here. Polling ...

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Poll in Chambal may finally come out of the shadow of the gun

November 20th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Nov 20 (IANS) The Chambal ravines in Madhya Pradesh, where criminals and politicians appear to share a symbiotic relationship, will see an assembly poll bereft of gun power since the area ...

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Chhattisgarh government corrupt, misusing funds: Sonia Gandhi

Chhattisgarh government corrupt, misusing funds: Sonia Gandhi

November 18th, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Nov 18 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi made her assembly poll campaign debut in Chhattisgarh Tuesday, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of running a "government of scams" and urging voters ...

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Modi’s African visit has great significance: industry

Modi’s African visit has great significance: industry

November 16th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Ahmedabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Praising Chief Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Uganda and Kenya, beginning Monday, the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Sunday said African countries has huge business potential ...

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Security beefed up in Chhattisgarh ahead of assembly polls

November 13th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI -
Raipur, Nov.13 (ANI): Security has been beefed up beefed up in Chhattisgarh ahead of first phase of Assembly poll. All arrangements are in place for a free and fair election. The polling ...

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Filing of nominations for Delhi Assembly poll ends today

November 11th, 2008 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 11 (ANI): The filing of nominations for Delhi Assembly poll ends today. About 200 candidates have filed their nomination papers so far. The Congress released its final list ...

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Congress taking credit for Chandrayaan, alleges BJP

November 10th, 2008 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Nov 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday attacked the Congress party, alleging that it was taking credit for India's maiden mission to the moon. The accolades should have been ...

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Rajasthan Assembly poll nominations today

November 10th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Jaipur, Nov 10 (ANI): Nominations for Rajasthan Assembly polls, which are slated for December 4, will begin from today. The last date for the filing of nominations will be November 17 ...

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Chhattisgarh minister booked for threatening to kill rival

Chhattisgarh minister booked for threatening to kill rival

November 7th, 2008 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) A case has been registered against Chhattisgarh's Industry Minister Rajesh Munat for threatening to kill a rival candidate in the forthcoming assembly poll, a police official said Friday."A ...

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Chhattisgarh chief minister has a battle on hand

November 6th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS -
Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh), Nov 6 (IANS) Though Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh is proving to be a crowd-puller in the run-up to the state assembly polls, he and his family are having to ...

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EC to review Assembly poll arrangements in MP today

October 23rd, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Bhopal, Oct 23 (ANI): A three-member team of the Election Commission (EC) will arrive in Madhya Pradesh today to review arrangements for the Assembly polls on November 25. The EC team, headed ...

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Filing of nomination for assembly poll begins in Chhattisgarh

October 20th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Oct 20 (IANS) The filing of nomination papers for the Nov 14 polls to 39 seats of Chhattisgarh's 90-member assembly began Monday although the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ...

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Early poll dates take Chhattisgarh politicians by surprise

Early poll dates take Chhattisgarh politicians by surprise

October 14th, 2008 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Oct 14 (IANS) The assembly poll dates announced by the Election Commission in New Delhi Tuesday for Chhattisgarh and four other states has surprised politicians of the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata ...

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BSP releases candidates list for Rajasthan Assembly, LS polls

BSP releases candidates list for Rajasthan Assembly, LS polls

September 1st, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Jaipur, Sept 1 (ANI): The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) today released its list of 155 candidates for the Assembly polls in Rajasthan and 13 for Lok Sabha elections. The list included the ...

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EC reviews assembly poll preparations in four states

August 13th, 2008 - 5:04 am ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 12 (ANI): In an effort to keep the election machinery well oiled in poll-bound states, the Election Commission reviewed the preparations with the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of ...

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Trust vote win recharges Congress in Chhattisgarh

Trust vote win recharges Congress in Chhattisgarh

July 24th, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, July 24 (IANS) Various factions in the Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress party got together Thursday to start identifying potential candidates for the assembly poll scheduled this November, with the party ...

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Buddha’s `descendant’ stakes claim to Nepal PM’s post

July 22nd, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, July 22 (IANS) After a Nepali of Indian origin representing a community that ranked at the bottom of Nepal's social ladder became the first president of the country, the ...

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S.C. Jamir to take oath as Maharashtra governor Saturday

July 18th, 2008 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) S.C. Jamir, who was holding additional charge as Maharashtra governor since the resignation of S.M. Krishna in March, will be sworn in as the new governor at Raj ...

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Free power, many goodies for farmers in Karnataka budget (With ‘Rs.18 bn for Bangalore’s upgrade in Karnataka budget’)

Free power, many goodies for farmers in Karnataka budget (With ‘Rs.18 bn for Bangalore’s upgrade in Karnataka budget’)

July 17th, 2008 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, July 17 (IANS) The first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka Thursday announced free power for 1.5 million irrigation pumpsets (IP) and a host of sops to farmers across the ...

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Politician turns wedding song collector

June 12th, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS -
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, June 12 (IANS) At 82, Choudhary Badan Singh, who is a five-time legislator from the Fatehpur Sikri constituency in Uttar Pradesh, is on a mission to collect folk songs ...

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Government moves towards fuel price hike

Government moves towards fuel price hike

June 1st, 2008 - 11:07 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The government Sunday held parleys with leaders of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to evolve a consensus on "a reasonable" hike in petroleum products in view of ...

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Ambareesh skips birthday bash after poll defeat

May 29th, 2008 - 8:16 pm ICT by admin -
Bangalore, May 29 (IANS) Defeat in the Karnataka assembly poll has forced Kannada film actor and central minister M.H. Ambareesh to give up celebrating his birthday, usually a grand show with fans ...

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BJP Leaders meet Karnataka Governor

May 27th, 2008 - 11:45 am ICT by Nksagar -
Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday mustered the support of five independent legislators to gain a simple majority of 115 in the 224-seat Karnataka assembly. The five legislators were on Monday night paraded before ...

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Karnataka poll results a reflection of UPAs performance: Karat

May 26th, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by admin -
Kolkata, May 26 (ANI): CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat said that the result of Karnataka Assembly poll was a reflection of the loss of credibility of the Congress party as well ...

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Tortuous road ahead for BJP’s first government in south India (News Analysis)

May 26th, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by admin -
Bangalore, May 26 (IANS) A day after the drubbing they received from the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Karnataka assembly poll, the Congress and Janata Dal-Secular Monday appeared set to give a ...

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Prominent winners and losers in Karnataka assembly poll

May 25th, 2008 - 10:03 pm ICT by admin -
Bangalore, May 25 (IANS) Following is the list of prominent winners and losers in the Karnataka assembly poll, results of which were announced Sunday. Winners: Shikaripura: BJP's chief ministerial candidate B.S. Yediyurappa Chittapur (SC): ...

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Once prime minister, Deve Gowda now battles irrelevance

May 25th, 2008 - 9:18 pm ICT by admin -
By V.S. Karnic Bangalore, May 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in Karnataka has become all the more sweet as the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) that took it for a ride last year ...

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