No one cures Punjab’s drug problem (Punjab Newsletter)
February 10th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 10 (IANS) From leading politicians to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to the mini-parliament of Sikh religion, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), everyone expresses concern about the growing ... Read more...
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BJP issues show cause notice to legislator in Bihar
February 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar Sunday issued a show cause notice to legislator Sonelal Hembrum, a day after the vigilance department initiated a ... Read more...
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Court has not blamed PM in 2G scam: Pawar
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar Friday defended Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying that the Supreme Court verdict cancelling 2G ... Read more...
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Kashmir Congress infighting reaches new high (Kashmir Newsletter)
February 3rd, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) A bitter war of attrition between two senior Congress leaders has exposed major chinks in the party's Jammu and Kashmir unit which continues to remain ... Read more...
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Congress, NCP bicker in Maharashtra; Sena for central rule
February 1st, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Wednesday demanded imposition of president's rule in Maharashtra in the wake of the open bickering in the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance ... Read more...
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Jharkhand appoints consultant for Rs.1,500 crore transmission line
February 1st, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 1 (IANS) Jharkhand Tuesday decided to appoint Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) as the consultant for establishing a Rs.1,500 crore transmission line in the state, an ... Read more...
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Konkan Congress strongman joins NCP
January 30th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) In yet another jolt to the Congress in two days, a top Konkan politician and four-time legislator Shankar Kambli walked over to the Nationalist Congress ... 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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Hazare village headman withdraws from election race
January 30th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Jan 30 (IANS) In an abrupt move, Jaisingh Mapare, the sarpanch (headman) of Anna Hazare's village, Monday withdrew his nomination as a Nationalist Congress Party candidate ... 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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Punjab, Uttarakhand set to elect new assemblies (Lead)
January 29th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Punjab and Uttarakhand go to polls Monday to elect new assemblies with the Congress hoping to oust the Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine ... Read more...
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Punjab, Uttarakhand set to elect new assemblies
January 29th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Punjab and Uttarakhand will vote Monday to elect new assemblies with the Congress hoping to oust the Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine in ... Read more...
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Pawar mulls quitting electoral politics
January 28th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Having lost not even one election in the 45 years of his political career so far, union minister and veteran politician Sharad Pawar has said ... 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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On poll-eve, ex-MP and Hingoli Congress chief joins NCP
January 28th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Sangli (Maharashtra), Jan 28 (IANS) In a jolt to the Maharashtra Congress ahead of crucial civic and Zilla Parishad polls, Hingoli district party chief Shivaji Mane Saturday joined the Nationalist ... Read more...
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MP from leading party joining us Saturday: NCP
January 27th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Sangli (Maharashtra), Jan 27 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Friday created a buzz in Maharashtra by claiming to have netted into its fold a top political leader, who ... Read more...
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Andhra to bring transparency in public services: Governor
January 26th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 26 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan Thursday said the state government was committed to transparency and accountability in public services."As part of this effort, the government is ... 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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Poll-bound Punjab celebrates R-Day under EC watch
January 26th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 26 (IANS) Republic Day was celebrated in Punjab Thursday under the watchful eye of the Election Commission (EC) officials as the state goes to assembly polls Jan ... Read more...
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Chavan visits Pune victims
January 25th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Pritiviraj Chavan Wednesday visited a hospital here to meet those injured in the rampage by a rogue bus driver who killed nine people ... Read more...
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Nine killed as mentally ill man hijacks Pune bus (Second lead)
January 25th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) At least nine people were killed, 27 injured and 30-40 vehicles damaged when a mentally disturbed staffer of the government bus service hijacked a state ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray attacks state election commission
January 24th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Hinting at "partiality" by the state election commission (SEC), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Tuesday hit out at the panel saying it was expected ... Read more...
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Another former DMK minister arrested
January 23rd, 2012 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu police Monday arrested former DMK minister M.P. Saminathan following a land grab complaint against him, officials said.Saminathan, former minister for highways in the erstwhile ... Read more...
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Akali Dal promises laptops, data cards to students
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, Jan 22 (IANS) While making promises to all sections of the society, Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal Sunday said that all Class 11 and 12 students would be given ... Read more...
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EC bans ‘peo-puttar’ words in Punjab poll campaign
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 22 (IANS) First it was 'kaka' and now it is 'peo-puttar' (father-son).The Election Commission (EC) Sunday directed that the words 'peo-puttar' should not be used in advertisements ... Read more...
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BJP registers complaint against NCP
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Alleging that the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders have lured voters to attend a rally in Maharashtra's Beed district, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena MP meets Pawar to seek help for development
January 21st, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) In a sudden development, Shiv Sena MP Anand Paranjpe Friday met union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on the eve ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar rules out contesting assembly polls
January 20th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 20 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday said that he would continue to be a member of the Bihar legislative council and ruled out contesting 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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Kiran Reddy inducts two ministers, drops one (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Thursday carried out a minor reshuffle of his cabinet, inducting two legislators from the erstwhile Praja Rajyam ... 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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Stranded passengers throng Jammu airport
January 18th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 18 (IANS) With the Jammu-Srinagar highway cut off due to snow, hundreds thronged the airport here Wednesday desperately seeking to fly to the Kashmir Valley, leading to chaotic ... Read more...
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Sukhbir Badal demanded Rs.1 crore, says Punjab bureaucrat
January 17th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 16 (IANS) A court here Monday admitted a plea of an Indian Administrative Service officer alleging that Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and ruling Shiromani Akali Dal president ... 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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