Bengal’s Maoist heartland votes in huge numbers (Fourth Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott and braving the scorching sun, nearly 72 percent of the over 26 lakh electorate voted peacefully till Tuesday afternoon in the ... Read more...
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Tight security, high voter turnout in Maoist heartland (Third Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott and braving the scorching sun, nearly half of the over 26 lakh electorate voted peacefully in the first four hours of ... Read more...
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Tight security, long voter queues in Maoist heartland (Second Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott call, people formed long queues outside booths as the sixth and final phase of assembly elections in West Bengal started off ... Read more...
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Tight security, long queues in West Bengal polling (Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott call, people formed long queues outside booths amid high security as the sixth and final phase of assembly elections in West ... Read more...
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Campaigning ends for West Bengal polls
May 8th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) Campaigning for West Bengal's assembly elections ended Sunday as the state geared up for the sixth and final phase of polling Tuesday in the Maoist ... Read more...
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22 ‘criminal’ candidates in Bengal final phase poll
May 6th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) A total of 22 candidates of the 90 in fray in 14 Maoist-affected assembly constituencies in the final phase of West Bengal's assembly polls have ... Read more...
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Shillong Lajong beat Vasco in second division I-League
May 5th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 5 (IANS) Shillong Lajong won 2-1 against Vasco to move to the top of the table in the second division I-League footbal's final phase at the Polo Ground ... Read more...
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Left Front complains to poll panel on paid news
May 4th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front Wednesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission that a section of media was playing a partisan role and publishing "paid ... Read more...
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India should help form Tamil Eelam: Ramadoss
April 26th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 26 (IANS) PMK leader S. Ramadoss Tuesday demanded that India should start work on forming an independent Tamil Eelam state in Sri Lanka.Citing the formation of Bangladesh out ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan govt. shelling killed thousands in last phase of civil war: UN
April 26th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Apr 26 (ANI): A United Nations (UN) report has revealed that widespread shelling by the Sri Lankan government had killed most of the tens of thousands of civilians across the country ... Read more...
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Prince Harry promoted to Army Captain
April 17th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 17 (ANI): Prince Harry has been promoted to the rank of captain by the British army, palace officials have announced.The prince has achieved the rank after completing five years' ... Read more...
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Assam voters pitch for development
April 17th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 17 (ANI): The voters, who exercised their franchise in the second phase of assembly polls in Assam called for development in the region and reduction of unemployment."We have exercised our ... Read more...
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Modi raising issues devoid of substance: Congress
April 14th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The Congress Thursday hit back at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for targeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not casting his vote in the ... Read more...
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I am the best chief minister of Assam: Tarun Gogoi
April 12th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 12 (IANS) Claiming that the Congress would form the government for the third straight term, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Tuesday said he was the "best chief ... Read more...
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70 percent turnout in second phase of Assam elections
April 11th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 11 (ANI): Brisk polling was recorded on Monday in the second and final phase of elections for 64 assembly constituencies in Assam, with a voter turnout of 70.35 per cent.The ... Read more...
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Assam elections end, over 70 percent voting (Roundup)
April 11th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) Voting ended Monday in Assam's second and final phase of elections in 64 of 126 assembly seats, with 70.35 percent polling recorded, officials said.At the ... Read more...
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Around 65 percent turnout as voting ends in Assam (Fourth Lead)
April 11th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) Voting ended peacefully in the second and final phase of elections in 64 of the 126 assembly constituencies in Assam Monday with an estimated 65-70 percent ... Read more...
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Assam polls: Violence reported from Rangiya
April 11th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 11 (ANI): Voters clashed with police personnel in Rangiya in Kamrup District of Assam on Monday during the second and final phase of elections to the state's 126-member Assembly.The incident ... Read more...
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PM takes postal ballot route for Assam elections
April 11th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday cast his vote through a postal ballot in the second and final phase of assembly polls in Assam. His absence ... Read more...
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Moderate to heavy polling in Assam (Third Lead)
April 11th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) Voting for the second and final phase of elections in Assam proceeded peacefully with nearly 50 percent polling recorded till midday Monday, officials said.An official said ... Read more...
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Brisk polling in Assam
April 11th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 11 (ANI): Brisk polling was recorded on Monday in the second and final phase of elections for 64 assembly constituencies in Assam, with an estimated 22 per cent of voters ... Read more...
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Voting continues peacefully in Assam (Second Lead)
April 11th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) Voting for the second and final phase of elections in 64 of the 126 assembly seats in Assam was proceeding smoothly with 27 percent turnout in ... Read more...
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Second phase polling underway in Assam (Lead)
April 11th, 2011 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) Polling for the second and final phase of elections in 64 of the 126 assembly seats in Assam began Monday at 7 a.m. and proceeded peacefully ... Read more...
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Polling begins for second phase of Assam elections
April 11th, 2011 - 8:52 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) Voting has begun for the second and final phase of assembly elections being held in 64 of the 126 constituencies in Assam Monday. The voting, which ... Read more...
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Security beefed up ahead of second phase of Assam legislative polls
April 10th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 10(ANI): Security arrangements in Guwahati, Assam, have been beefed up ahead of the final phase of the state legislative polls.Assam is holding elections to the state legislature in two-phases.The ... Read more...
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Congress candidate attacked, injured in Assam
April 9th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 9 (IANS) A ruling Congress party candidate was critically injured late Saturday in an attack by suspected supporters of a rival political party in Assam, the first election-related ... Read more...
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Assam all set for final phase polling Monday
April 9th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 9 (IANS) More than a month of the pre-poll slanging match between the ruling Congress and the opposition in Assam will end Monday when the second and ... Read more...
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Campaigning gains momentum in poll-bound Assam
April 8th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 8 (ANI): Leaders of various political outfits are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters in Assam as campaigning for the second and final phase of elections ends on ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP in slanging match in Assam
April 6th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 6 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Wednesday lashed out at the Congress government in Assam for its "corruption ridden misrule", while the ruling ... Read more...
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Tiger census to be released March 28
March 9th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The tiger census will be released on March 28, Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh said Wednesday, adding that he was expecting some good news.Though ... Read more...
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Pro-Telangana activists call for rail blockade March 1 (Lead)
February 25th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) The movement for separate statehood to Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh is set to further intensify with an apex body of activists planning an Egypt-like protest from ... Read more...
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Egypt-like protest for Telangana in Hyderabad?
February 25th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) The movement for separate statehood to Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh is set to further intensify with an apex body of activists planning an Egypt-like protest in ... Read more...
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Census head count begins in northeast India
February 9th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Guwahati, Feb 9 (IANS) The second and final phase of census 2011 began Wednesday across the northeastern states.The family members of governors, chief ministers and other important personalities were among those enumerated ... Read more...
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Separatists for J-K census operation
February 8th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanJammu, Feb.8 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir's Chief Principal Census Officer Farooq Ahmed has said that even separatists are supporting the ongoing census operation, and have asked the people ... Read more...
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Jonty to continue as Kenya coach
January 19th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Nairobi, Jan 19 (ANI): Former South African batsman Jonty Rhodes has accepted to continue his coaching role with Kenya until the start of the Cricket World Cup.Rhodes, who first worked with the ... Read more...
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