Manipur records 40 percent polling till noon (Second Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) Manipur recorded 40 percent polling till noon Saturday as voting continued at a brisk pace with people turning out in huge numbers to elect a 60-member ... Read more...
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Congress will win minimum 35 seats: Okram Ibobi Singh
January 28th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh Saturday said he is expecting his Congress party to win a minimum of 35 seats in the 60-member assembly, voting ... Read more...
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Voting peaceful in Manipur (Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) Voting was peaceful Saturday morning across Manipur as people came out to exercise their democratic right despite a string of bomb blasts in the past one ... Read more...
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Polling ends in West Bengal Tuesday as Maoist heartland votes
May 9th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Posing the biggest challenge to the authorities and the security forces, the West Bengal assembly election enters the Maoist heartland Tuesday in the sixth and ... Read more...
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Seventh round of Bihar panchayat polls continues peacefully (Lead)
May 9th, 2011 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Patna, May 9 (IANS) Large number of people turned out to cast their ballot in the seventh phase of the Bihar panchayat polls that began Monday morning amidst tight security, ... Read more...
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Bengal village women vote for first time since independence (Lead, correcting figure in para 1)
May 7th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Para (West Bengal), May 7 (IANS) Overcoming an almost six-decade-old social barrier, 29 women from a village in West Bengal's Purulia district for the first time since independence exercised their ... Read more...
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Bengal village women vote for first time since independence
May 7th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Para (West Bengal), May 7 (IANS) Overcoming an almost six-decade-old social barrier, 40 women from a village in West Bengal's Purulia district for the first time since independence exercised their ... Read more...
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Peaceful voting in sixth phase of Bihar panchayat polls
May 6th, 2011 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Patna, May 6 (IANS) The sixth phase of the Bihar panchayat polls proceeded peacefully Friday amid tight security, officials said. Polling is being held in 58 village blocks of 37 ... Read more...
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Sporadic violence mars Bihar’s panchayat polls (Lead)
April 24th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 24 (IANS) At least 30-35 percent voting was registered till 1.30 p.m. in Bihar's second phase of panchayat polls Sunday that were marred by sporadic incidents of violence, ... Read more...
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Bihar holds second phase of panchayat polls
April 24th, 2011 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Patna, April 24 (IANS) Voting for the second phase of Bihar panchayat polls began Sunday morning amid tight security. Voters were seen lining up at polling booths despite a boycott ... Read more...
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Bomb blast mars Bihar panchayat polls (Lead)
April 20th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 20 (IANS) Voting in the first phase of Bihar panchayat polls began Wednesday morning but the generally peaceful exercise was marred by a bomb blast and some sporadic ... Read more...
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Women power remains low in assembly polls
April 5th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Although the ongoing assembly elections in five states in India could possibly come up with two more women chief ministers, there is hardly anything big ... Read more...
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Millions vote in Bihar — peacefully again (Evening Lead)
October 24th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 24 (IANS) Nearly five million voted peacefully in 45 constituencies in the second round of assembly elections in Bihar Sunday, with two Maoist attacks failing to deter the democratic ... Read more...
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UN secretary general hails Afghan voters
September 19th, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 19 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has lauded Afghan citizens for their "courage and determination" as they turned up in large numbers to vote Saturday despite the Taliban ... Read more...
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Compulsory voting difficult to enforce: poll panel chief
May 12th, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 12 (IANS) Making voting compulsory would not be possible in elections even if a law is enacted due to various factors that inhibit the Indian parliamentary democracy, Chief Election Commissioner ... Read more...
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Jaagte Raho! to wake up Bangaloreans from ‘political’ slumber
December 21st, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 21 (IANS) Hoping to ensure large-scale voter participation in the local polls early next year, a new campaign 'Jaagte Raho!' (Keep yourself awake) has been launched in Bangalore.
The campaign aims ... Read more...
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Chidambaram invites Naxalites for talk, after abjuring violence
October 6th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Oct 6 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that the Government has made it clear that it does not view the confrontation with the Naxalites as a war against ... Read more...
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Packaged politics is here to stay: Book (With Image)
May 25th, 2009 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
By James Jose
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The recently concluded general election, in addition to being the world's largest democratic exercise involving 714 million voters and costing over $2 billion, was also ... Read more...
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Obama, Manmohan reaffirm resolve to fight terror together (Lead)
May 24th, 2009 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington/New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) US President Barack Obama congratulated Manmohan Singh Saturday, a day after he was sworn in as India's prime minister for a second term, and the two ... Read more...
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Vote 2009: Climb every mountain, cross every stream
May 14th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) They trudged through sand dunes in the searing heat, climbed icy peaks and crossed treacherous waters to reach that one goal - a polling station. ... Read more...
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Maoists mar first round of India’s balloting with violence (Roundup)
April 16th, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Millions voted across India Thursday in the first round of elections to pick a new parliament in the world's largest democracy, but the exercise was marred ... Read more...
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India exercises its ballot, amid bullets and blasts (Evening Lead)
April 16th, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Round one of India's Election 2009 ended Thursday with millions queuing up in 17 states and union territories to vote in a new government amid Maoist violence ... Read more...
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Election 2009 begins in India, but leaves a trail of violence (Afternoon Lead)
April 16th, 2009 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The world's largest democratic exercise to vote in a new government began in India Thursday with voters queuing up in 17 states and union territories in the ... Read more...
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Clear winner in doubt as India set for general elections
April 15th, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Millions will start voting across India beginning Thursday in staggered parliamentary elections that is expected to lead to a verdict more splintered than ... Read more...
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India braces for mother of all electoral battles
April 12th, 2009 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The world's largest democratic exercise begins in India Thursday with over 700 million people eligible to vote in a no-holds-barred battle that is ... Read more...
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This Mysore ink will leave indelible mark on voter’s finger
March 9th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Mysore (Karnataka), March 9 (IANS) Its manufacturing cost is less than one percent of the general election budget, yet the ink manufactured by a little known state-run enterprise here leaves ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir seeks EU help to tackle unemployment
February 28th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 28 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has sought the help of European Union in addressing the unemployment problem in the state which has around 300,000 jobless youth.
A delegation of ... Read more...
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Parties stress on fair polls at meet with Election Commission (Lead)
February 3rd, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) In the midst of a raging battle between Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N. Gopalaswami and his colleague Navin Chawla, the three-member poll panel Tuesday held an all-party ... Read more...
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India to grow at 5.8 percent next fiscal: Goldman Sachs
January 20th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) India's economic growth will fall to 5.8 percent and inflation to one percent in the next fiscal, a Goldman Sachs report released Tuesday said.“The Indian economy will ... Read more...
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Kashmir separatists baffled by high voter turnout
December 25th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 25 (IANS) Was it an unwise decision by Jammu and Kashmir separatist leaders to call for a total poll boycott during the assembly elections? Some senior separatist leaders are beginning ... Read more...
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Ghana holds presidential, parliamentary elections
December 7th, 2008 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, Dec 7 (Xinhua) An estimated 21,000 electorate in Ghana cast their votes Sunday to elect a new president and a new parliament in the second democratic exercise in half a century ... Read more...
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Agreement reached on Nepal army integration, says General Katawal
October 15th, 2008 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Oct 15 (ANI): The chief of the Nepal Army (NA) General Rookmangud Katawal has said that the political parties have already reached an agreement on army integration.
Talking to mediapersons here, ... Read more...
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Farmers to vote on Mumbai special economic zone
September 20th, 2008 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Pen (Maharashtra), Sep 20 (IANS) In a path-breaking move that can trigger major policy changes, farmers in this paddy-growing coastal sub-district of Maharashtra will Sunday participate in a referendum to decide the ... Read more...
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Election Commission calls all party meet over J-K issue on Sep. 8
September 2nd, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): The Election Commission today decided to convene a meeting of political parties in New Delhi on September 8 to assess the situation in Jammu and Kashmir ... Read more...
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Security to be beefed up in Kashmir before poll: Antony
June 14th, 2008 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 14 (IANS) The central government would beef up security in Jammu and Kashmir to thwart any attempt to disrupt the upcoming assembly election in the border state, Defence Minister A.K. ... Read more...
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