Virbhadra Singh appointed Congress’ Himachal chief
August 29th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday formally appointed former Union minister Virbhadra Singh as its state unit chief in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh.It also appointed Commerce Minister Anand ... Read more...
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Virbhadra as chief to end Himachal Congress confusion (News Analysis)
August 26th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The move by the Congress leadership to appoint Virbhadra Singh as the Himachal Pradesh Congress chief, three months ahead of the assembly elections, has ... Read more...
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Suspense over Virbhadra as Himachal Congress chief
August 25th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Suspense over appointment of former union minister Virbhadra Singh as the Congress chief in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh continued Friday with supporters saying that the ... Read more...
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Congress mulling naming Virbhadra Himachal unit chief
August 24th, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Congress' central leadership is contemplating appointing former chief minister Virbhadra Singh as new president of party's unit Himachal Pradesh to boost party's preparations for ... Read more...
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Shettar is Karnataka CM, promises graft-free regime (Roundup)
July 12th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 12 (IANS) A 34-member ministry headed by Jagadish Shettar Thursday took office in Karnataka, the third Bharatiya Janata Party government in fours years, with two deputy chief ... Read more...
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Mayawati replaces UP state unit president
July 11th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 11 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Wednesday axed Uttar Pradesh unit chief Swamy Prasad Maurya, replacing him with another loyalist, Ram Achal Rajbhar.Mayawati told party ... Read more...
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Mulayam to take up ‘anti-Islam’ comments on Facebook with PM
July 11th, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 10 (IANS) Objecting to "anti-Islam" material like cartoons and comments on sites such as Facebook, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Tuesday called for a blanket ... Read more...
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Amarnath Yatra: 300 Hindu activists detained in Jammu
June 3rd, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 3 (IANS) Nearly 300 Hindu activists were detained here Sunday when they attempted to begin the Amarnath pilgrimage in defiance of the June 25 date fixed by ... Read more...
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Groups threaten to start Amarnath Yatra June 3
May 19th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 19 (IANS) Hindu groups Saturday threatened to start the Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir from June 3, defying the June 25 date announced by the organisers.The ... Read more...
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Sack Raja Bhaiyya from UP cabinet, demands BSP
May 11th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 11 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Friday asked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to drop cabinet colleague Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya as he ... Read more...
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Raje supporters want her as state chief, BJP says rift over (Lead)
May 7th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur/New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajasthan unit continued Monday as more party legislators came out in support of former chief minister Vasundhara ... Read more...
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Under flak, Chavan meets Sonia, PM
April 21st, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Saturday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi to apprise her of the political situation in the state in the face ... Read more...
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Antony panel to look into poll debacle in Punjab, Goa
April 7th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) After a review of its performance in Uttar Pradesh by party general secretary Rahul Gandhi, the Congress has formed a panel headed by Defence ... Read more...
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No change in Karnataka leadership: Gowda
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Amidst the crisis in Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party unit, Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda Thursday said the party high command had ruled out any ... Read more...
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Congress wins Lok Sabha bypoll, Gowda faces exit (Second Lead)
March 21st, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 21 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday wrested the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka from the crisis-ridden ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The loss could lead to the ... Read more...
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Ibobi heads for Delhi to meet Congress leadership
March 8th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, March 8 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh left for New Delhi Thursday to consult Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other party leaders on the formation of ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh BJP chief offers to quit
March 8th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) Taking responsibility for the dismal performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, state unit chief Surya Pratap Shahi has ... Read more...
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Kripashankar returns to Mumbai, claims innocence
March 3rd, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Congress' former Mumbai unit chief Kripashankar Singh, whose properties were Friday attached on orders of a court hearing a corruption case against him, Saturday returned to ... Read more...
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UP polls almost over, BJP focuses on Karnataka mess
March 2nd, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) With the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls ending Saturday, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) attention now turns to Karnataka where the party's maiden rule has been ... Read more...
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Maharashtra BSP chief roughed up by party workers
February 27th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Feb 27 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party's Maharashtra unit chief Vilas Garud was Monday manhandled by party workers who accused him of corruption in selecting party candidates for the ... Read more...
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Himachal cabinet expanded for second time(Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Thursday expanded his council of ministers by inducting Khimi Ram, a former state BJP unit chief, as a ... Read more...
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Himachal cabinet expanded
February 23rd, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Thursday expanded his council of ministers by inducting Khimi Ram, former BJP state unit chief, as cabinet minister.With ... Read more...
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BJP appoints new Himachal unit chief
February 20th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 20 (IANS) In a bid to pacify the rebels in its Himachal Pradesh unit, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday appointed a new president for the state.Satpal ... Read more...
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High voltage Maharashtra municipal poll campaign ends
February 14th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) The curtains came down Tuesday on one of the most brutal poll campaigns in recent times by all major political parties - for Thursday's ... Read more...
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Peerzada says Sonia rejected his resignation
February 11th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 11 (IANS) In a dramatic turn of events, Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed who resigned Friday following his indictment after his son was found ... Read more...
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RSS, not BJP high command, rules Karnataka unit (Karnataka Newsletter)
January 15th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 15 (IANS) The more the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asserts that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) does not involve itself in its internal affairs, the greater ... Read more...
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Trinamool not to tie up with Congress in Goa
January 14th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 14 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress will not enter into a poll tie-up with the Congress in Goa, a party leader said Saturday.Speaking to reporters, Trinamool's state unit ... Read more...
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RSS tries to broker peace in Karnataka BJP
January 11th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 11 (IANS) Alarmed over leadership tussle in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Wednesday began efforts for patch-up.State RSS leaders held a ... Read more...
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Bitter 2012 for Karnataka after scandalous year (Karnataka Newsletter)
December 31st, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 31 (IANS) Karnataka, which saw its image battered by scandals in 2011, enters the New Year with trepidation as ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) factional feuding seems ... Read more...
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Infighting in Karnataka BJP escalates
December 29th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 29 (IANS) Factional feuding in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party escalated Thursday with indications that it will only worsen in the coming days unless the party ... Read more...
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Karnataka caught in ugly spectacle over Lokayukta
November 14th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 14 (IANS) As the government and civil society groups wrangle over the proposed anti-corruption panel Lokpal, Karnataka, the first Indian state to set up a Lokayukta (ombudsman), ... Read more...
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Protests in Jammu against new job policy
November 3rd, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 3 (IANS) Jammu's students and political groups Thursday protested the National Conference-Congress coalition government's new recruitment policy for what they called an anti-youth proposal to pay low salaries ... Read more...
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Soz to meet Congress high command on AFSPA
October 29th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 29 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's Congress unit chief Saif-ud-Din Soz will be briefing the party leadership about Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's statement that the Armed Forces Special ... Read more...
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Former Orissa legislator quits BJP
October 20th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 20 (IANS) Uma Ballav Rath, a former legislator from Orissa's temple town Puri, Thursday resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying he wants to launch an ... Read more...
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BJP leader booked for defamation
October 20th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Mumbai police has filed a chargesheet against the city unit chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whom a 19-year-old girl has accused of defamation, ... Read more...
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