Bangladeshi arrested for seeking Indian passport
September 21st, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 21 (IANS) A Bangladeshi who was trying to procure an Indian passport with forged documents has been arrested here along with a local, police said Friday.Noorul Nabi Hasan ... Read more...
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Haryana takes another step to stop female foeticide
May 9th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) In a major step to prevent sex determination and female foeticide, the Haryana government announced Wednesday that pregnant women will have to submit a photocopy of ... Read more...
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Kudankulam protest: 23,000 surrender voter ID cards
May 9th, 2012 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) Around 23,000 people belonging to nine villages in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu have surrendered their voter identity cards to draw attention to the continued neglect ... Read more...
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Nikki Haley skips White House dinner to meet friends
February 28th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) South Carolina's Indian-American Republican Governor Nikki Haley criticised President Barack Obama's "failure to handle America", but said "personal plans" kept her and husband Michael from ... Read more...
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Poll panel’s ‘apathy’ blamed for Mumbai’s poor voter turnout
February 17th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Criticism has been raining on Mumbaikars for the poor voter turnout in the civic polls, but Mumbaikars say the Election Commission's "apathetic behaviour" is equally ... Read more...
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Poll panel showcases ballot power in R-Day parade (Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Amid a grand display of India's military might, the Election Commission for the first time in the history of Republic Day parade Thursday put on ... Read more...
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Accused in police officer’s 1992 killing arrested
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Police in Hyderabad Monday arrested Mohammed Najeeb Ahmed, an accused in the killing of a senior police officer in the city in 1992.Najeeb alias Mohammed Sikander ... Read more...
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120-year-old Indian man marries a 60 year old woman
October 27th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Delhi, Oct 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 120-year-old Indian man has achieved a rare feat by marrying a woman half his age. Hazi Abdu Noor got married on Sunday and his son played ... Read more...
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Jharkhand assembly speaker gets Rs.1.69 lakh mobile bill
August 13th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 13 (IANS) Jharkhand assembly Speaker C.P. Singh has sought a CBI probe to find out how his post-paid mobile bill swelled to Rs.1.69 lakh in just four days. ... Read more...
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Old woman robbed, murdered
July 30th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) A 64-year-old woman was robbed and then murdered at her residence in west Delhi, said senior police official Friday.The police officials investigating the case claimed ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh poll officials target youth
June 5th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 5 (IANS) After head counting the 72.5 million residents of Madhya Pradesh for Census 2011, election officials in the state are once again knocking at every door -- ... Read more...
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Homes demolished for CWG, hundreds still suffer
March 31st, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Shanti Devi's family became homeless on a bitter winter night in 2009 as her shanty was pulled down to make way for a Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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Folk music to promote voting in Uttar Pradesh
January 18th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 18 (IANS) The State Election Commission here Tuesday announced popular folk singer Malini Awasthi as its "first brand ambassador" who would promote voting practices through her songs."Malini Awasthi will now ... Read more...
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Pakistani spy had licence, voter ID card: police (Lead)
July 13th, 2010 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 12 (IANS) Kashif Ali, a suspected Pakistani spy arrested two days ago, had duped government departments and banks during his over two-year stay here. He had a driving licence, voter ... Read more...
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Pakistani spy had licence, voter ID and PAN card: police
July 12th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 12 (IANS) Kashif Ali, the suspected Pakistani spy who was arrested here two days ago, had duped government departments and banks during his over two-year stay here. He had a ... Read more...
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Two counterfeiters held in Ghaziabad
February 24th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Two men were arrested Wednesday and a large quantity of counterfeit voter ID cards, domicile certificates and official seals were recovered from their possession, officials said. The police ... Read more...
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Instructions issued for state legislative council polls
January 5th, 2010 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Election Commission Monday issued instructions to chief electoral officers (CEO) of six states to conduct free and fair biennial elections to state legislative councils.
Considering the "various ... Read more...
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Administration’s apathy increases plight of homeless in Kolkata
December 13th, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Dec 13 (ANI): The plight of over one hundred thousand homeless people in the city remains invisible, as the state administration fails to trace their identification in the records.The absence of ... Read more...
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Over 13 million voters in Haryana for Oct 13 assembly poll
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 2 (IANS) Over 13.1 million electors will decide the fate of 1,222 candidates in the election to the 90-member Haryana assembly to be held Oct 13.
Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer Sajjan ... Read more...
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Ration cards, voter cards found in Uttar Pradesh field
September 6th, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 6 (IANS) Nearly a thousand ration cards and voter ID cards have been recovered from a field in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district, officials said Sunday.
Villagers of Ganeshpur village noticed a ... Read more...
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Palestinian with fake Indian voter ID card arrested in Delhi
September 4th, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A Palestinian, who arrived in India in 1996 on student visa, has been arrested for fraudulently obtaining an Indian voter identity card from the Election Commission of ... Read more...
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Kashmiri Pandits unhappy with migrant tag, boycott polls (Lead)
May 7th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Unhappy at being classified as "migrants", the Kashmiri Pandits who were forced to leave their homes in the Kashmir Valley boycotted elections Thursday.
The Election Commission has not ... Read more...
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Kashmiri Pandit migrants unhappy with tag, boycott polls
May 7th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Unhappy at being classified as 'migrants', the Kashmiri Pandits who were forced to leave their homes in Jammu and Kashmir boycotted elections Thursday.
The Election Commission has not ... Read more...
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Are you voting today?
April 30th, 2009 - 2:19 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Today the elections are been held in Mumbai. Let's find out from some of the tele-stars whether they are casting their vote and how much importance do they give to voting.Smita ... Read more...
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With Gurgaon’s rich shying away from poll, parties woo rural voters
April 25th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Khalid Akhter & Ritu Sharma
Gurgaon, April 25 (IANS) With all parties agreeing that residents of the high-rise apartment complexes and sprawling villas that characterize new Gurgaon seldom vote though they ... Read more...
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Naveen Patnaik among early voters in Orissa
April 23rd, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 23 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was among the voters who exercised their franchise Thursday soon after polling began for the second and final phase of Lok Sabha and ... Read more...
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It’s raining queries at Karnataka Election Commission’s help-line
April 22nd, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 22 (IANS) Which is my new constituency? Where will I get my voter ID card from? How can I correct my name in the voter list?
Queries like these, which run ... Read more...
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Police baton charge crowd in Uttar Pradesh constituency
April 16th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) Police resorted to a baton charge to disperse a crowd near a polling station in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district where people, including members of political outfits gathered, alleging ... Read more...
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Voter card is just an identity proof for many
April 2nd, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Even as a large number of people, especially young first-time voters, are looking forward to casting their ballot, there are quite a few who are content to ... Read more...
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RTI helpline receives over 3,700 calls in a year
April 1st, 2009 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) A Right To Information (RTI) helpline, aimed at helping people use the act to its maximum effect, has received over 3,700 calls in the last one year, ... Read more...
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PM’s presence at AIIMS stirs curiosity among patients
January 24th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Fifty-year-old Shah Bano, a regular patient at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), was Saturday surprised to be asked for an identity proof for the ... Read more...
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Kolkata Police busts SIM card racket
December 6th, 2008 - 7:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha Menon
Kolkata, Dec 6 (ANI): Kolkata police has unearthed a massive mobile SIM card racket in the city following disclosures from Mumbai that two SIM cards used by terrorists in ... Read more...
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Got queries on elections? Ask these youngsters
November 11th, 2008 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) "Say hello, speak English clearly, listen to people's complaints, and communicate like Shah Rukh Khan!" Those are the instructions for a bunch of 30 girls and boys ... Read more...
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Terrorists roamed across India with fake voter ID cards: police
September 20th, 2008 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Terrorists behind the recent bombings in Indian cities had obtained fake voter identity cards and had roamed across the country, Delhi Police said Saturday.“Saif and Zeeshan had ... Read more...
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Delhi’s commercial sex workers demand voting rights
June 30th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Thousands of commercial sex workers in Delhi have demanded voting rights and have urged the city government to facilitate their voter identity cards by extending the last ... Read more...
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