Polling gets off to brisk start in UP’s second phase (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IANS) Polling got off to a good start in eastern Uttar Pradesh where 59 constituencies spread across nine districts are holding balloting Saturday in the second ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh second phase - Facts at a glance
February 9th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The second phase of Uttar Pradesh's staggered polls is to be held Saturday.Following are the facts -Number of assembly seats - 59Total voters ... Read more...
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UP first phase polls - Facts at a glance
February 7th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 7 (IANS) The first phase of Uttar Pradesh's staggered polls is to be held Wednesday.Following are the facts -Number of assembly seats - 55Total voters - ... Read more...
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BJP announces poll alliance with MGP in Goa
February 5th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday announced a pre-poll alliance in Goa with the regional Maharshtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).BJP president Nitin Gadkari, who was in ... Read more...
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Punjab polls turnout 78.67 percent, re-poll in one booth
January 31st, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) The final vote count in the election to 117 assembly seats in Punjab Monday has come to 78.67 percent -- the highest-ever in the electoral ... Read more...
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Heavy voting in Punjab: Who will pay a heavy price? (News Analysis)
January 31st, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) Having set a new record with 76.63 percent voting in Punjab's election to 117 assembly seats, voters have left the main parties and leaders in ... Read more...
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Record voting in Punjab, nearly 77 cast franchise (Intro Roundup)
January 31st, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Setting a record, nearly 77 percent of Punjab's 1.76 crore voters cast their ballots Monday to pick a new state assembly and Election Commission (EC) ... Read more...
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I proposed Kalam’s name for president: Mamata
January 30th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) In what is being seen as a bid to reach out to Muslims ahead of the panchayat polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday ... Read more...
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Stopping by the polling booth on wedding day (Punjab poll diary)
January 30th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Dressed in full wedding finery, a groom in Punjab's Patiala town went the extra mile -- literally -- to exercise his franchise Monday.The groom took a ... Read more...
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Nearly 40 percent vote in Punjab polls (Afternoon Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) With a bright and sunny day at most places, thousands of people queued up outside polling booths across Punjab to elect a new assembly Monday ... Read more...
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Polling booth No.106: Where the feuding Badals converge
January 30th, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Badal (Punjab), Jan 30 (IANS) Located in a government school in Badal village of Lambi assembly seat in Punjab, polling booth No.106 may be a nondescript place but it ... Read more...
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Bright and sunny as polling picks up in Punjab (Second Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Thousands of people queued up outside polling booths across Punjab to elect a new assembly Monday with over 15 percent of 1.76 crore voters casting ... Read more...
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Polling under way in Punjab (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Casting of votes started across 19,841 polling stations in Punjab's 117 assembly seats at 8 a.m. Monday, Election Commission (EC) officials said here.Despite the winter ... Read more...
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Polling begins in Punjab
January 30th, 2012 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Voting started across 19,841 polling stations in Punjab's 117 assembly seats at 8 a.m. Monday, Election Commission (EC) officials said here.Despite the winter chill, some polling ... Read more...
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1.76 crore Punjab residents to vote Monday
January 29th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) Over 1.76 crore voters are eligible for casting their vote during the one-day election to 117 assembly seats in Punjab Monday (Jan 30), Election Commission ... Read more...
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All eyes on Lambi as Punjab heads for assembly polls
January 28th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) The importance of Punjab's Lambi assembly seat could be gauged from the fact that Saturday, the last day of campaigning for assembly elections in Punjab, ... Read more...
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Akalis, Congress claim victory as campaigning ends in Punjab
January 28th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) As campaigning officially ended Saturday evening for Monday's (Jan 30) election to Punjab's 117 assembly seats, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance ... Read more...
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Prominent candidates in Punjab assembly polls
January 28th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) The following are the main candidates from various political parties in the fray for the Jan 30 elections to 117 assembly seats in Punjab:Total Seats: ... Read more...
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Punjab poll lingo: ‘Pappu PM’ and ‘qattal-e-aam’ (Punjab Newsletter)
January 27th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 27 (IANS) One leader refers to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a "Pappu PM" while another talks of doing a "qattal-e-aam" (massacre) of party rebels. Punjab may ... Read more...
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‘Clouds’ galore over Punjab’s electoral skies
January 26th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 26 (IANS) The recent cold wave may have partially abated from Punjab, but political clouds continue to loom over the state. The state's ruling first family Badal (which ... Read more...
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Nominations for fourth phase begin in Uttar Pradesh
January 25th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 25 (IANS) The filing of nominations for the fourth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh began Wednesday.The fourth phase, which would cover 56 of the state's 403 ... Read more...
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Akali Dal-BJP government has pushed Punjab back: Sonia
January 24th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 24 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday blamed the policies of the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine in Punjab for the state lagging behind in ... Read more...
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BJP proposes to confiscate assets of corrupt politicians
January 24th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, Jan 24 (IANS) Promising to set up the office of an "empowered Lokayukta" in Punjab, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said properties and wealth of corrupt leaders ... Read more...
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Poll panel watching! Punjab goes low on ladoos, posters (Punjab Newsletter)
January 21st, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 21 (IANS) Had it not been for the media, both print and broadcast, people in Punjab would never have known that an election was happening for 117 assembly ... Read more...
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Punjab poll have something ‘official’ about it!
January 20th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 20 (IANS) Elections to the 117 assembly seats in Punjab are not about political parties and politicians alone. The state's officialdom has got involved this time - not ... Read more...
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Sonia questions Akalis on Punjab’s poor (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kapurthala (Punjab), Jan 19 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday questioned the development claims of the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) government in Punjab, pointing out that over ... Read more...
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Bad weather keeps Sonia away from Moga rally
January 19th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moga (Punjab), Jan 19 (IANS) Bad weather Thursday prevented Congress president Sonia Gandhi from addressing a rally in Moga town though she made it to the second venue, Kapurthala, ... Read more...
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Two PRP leaders sworn in as Andhra ministers
January 19th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh cabinet was expanded Thursday with the induction of two legislators from the erstwhile Praja Rajyam Party (PRP), which merged with the ruling ... Read more...
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1,080 in fray for Punjab assembly polls
January 16th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh Jan 16 (IANS) A total of 1,080 candidates are finally left in the fray for the Jan 30 elections for Punjab's 117 assembly seats after the last date ... Read more...
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Priyanka returns to campaign in Amethi (Lead)
January 16th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 16 (IANS) After a long break from grassroots politics, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Vadra campaigned in her brother Rahul Gandhi's constituency Monday, claiming ... Read more...
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‘Jeeta and Jaggi’, ‘Jhootha and Thaggi’ colour Punjab campaign
January 13th, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 13 (IANS) If the opposition Congress can unleash 'Jeeta and Jaggi', the Shiromani Akali Dal can hit back with 'Jhootha and Thaggi'. After all, the electoral battle ... Read more...
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PM to address Punjab rallies on Jan 21
January 12th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address election rallies at Amritsar and Ludhiana on Jan 21 in support of Congress candidates, state Congress president Amarinder Singh ... Read more...
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Arms, cash, illicit liquor: Punjab goes to political war (Punjab Newsletter)
January 8th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 8 (IANS) Figure this out: Over Rs.15 crore ($2.8 million) of unaccounted cash, 149,000 licensed arms deposited, 160,000 lakh litres of illicit liquor and over 155,000 kg of ... Read more...
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Amarinder’s brother quits Congress, joins Akali Dal (Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) Upset over being denied a Congress ticket for the Jan 30 state assembly polls, Malwinder Singh, the younger brother of Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh, Saturday ... Read more...
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Chandrababu Naidu visits Warangal despite shutdown, protests (Lead)
January 6th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 6 (IANS) Braving violent protests by Telangana activists, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu Friday successfully completed his padyatra in Andhra Pradesh's Warangal district.Winding up ... Read more...
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