Thursday, February 9, 2012

UP gears up for second phase of polls on Saturday

UP gears up for second phase of polls on Saturday

UP gears up for second phase of polls on Saturday

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:50 PM PST

Polling for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections for 59 seats in 10 districts would be held on Saturday that will decide the fate of two state presidents, 31 MLAs and 24 former ministers.

Priyanka & kids charm Amethi

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 06:55 PM PST

Priyanka Gandhi did not open her address here on Thursday with loaded political rhetoric. She connected with a straight question: "Do you want change or not?"

Rahul Gandhi will run UP govt by remote control, says Jaiswal

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:26 PM PST

Congress campaign chief in UP Sri Prakash Jaiswal said Rahul Gandhi will run the govt in UP by remote control, irrespective of who became the CM.|

UP polls: Mirzapur cold to Rahul Gandhi

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST

Rahul Gandhi, who has kept up a punishing schedule crisscrossing UP, didn't quite manage to work his charm on the audience at a rally in tribal-dominated Marihan assembly constituency.

Azam praises youths showing black flags to Rahul

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST

Heaping praise on the city and its unqiue cultural fabric, Khan said that "Allahabad Ganga Yamuna ke Sangam ka shahar hai aur yahan har dharm aur jaati ek ho jaati hai aur yeh shahar shiksha ka bahut purana kendra hai".

Jailed Mukhtar Ansari’s election campaign being run by brother, kin

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:14 PM PST

Contesting from his Quami Ekta Party, Ansari is taking no chances this time as he is contesting from the neighbouring Ghosi seat as well.

Assembly polls: Clean voter rolls helped increase turnout

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:06 PM PST

The record turnout so far in the current round of Assembly elections are being seen as testimony to the election commission's sustained campaigns to instill voter awareness and successful updating of electoral rolls.

Maya blames Congress, BJP for sorry state of UP

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:51 PM PST

BSP supremo Mayawati blamed the Congress's faulty policies for the poverty and unemployment in the state.

Helpline numbers for voters

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:48 PM PST

The election office, on Thursday, issued helpline numbers for the convenience of the voters.

Elaborate arrangement for polls being put in place

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:42 PM PST

Apart from jawans from CPMF and state police, around 8,000 home-guards, 10,000 village chaukidaars and 1,000 members of Prantiya Rakashk Dal (PRD) would also be deployed.

EC raps Khurshid for violation of model code of conduct

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:30 PM PST

The Election Commission on Thursday censured minister for law and minority affairs Salman Khurshid for violating the model code of conduct.

Five of a family die in car-truck collision

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:29 PM PST

Five members of a family including a child died and two others injured when their car collided with a truck near Bhoar Saida village of Kurukshetra district late on Wednesday night.

Climate change may hit wheat in N India

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:26 PM PST

He said droughts, floods, change in cycle of seasons was evidence of change in the climate and underlined the need to reorient thinking and save energy to enhance economic prosperity.

40 fall ill after vaccination by NGO, probe ordered

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:24 PM PST

More than 300 villagers had received vaccination in November and December last, after which around 40 fell ill.

Murder convict gets wardens drunk, escapes

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:21 PM PST

It's not just prisoners in movies, a la Jai and Veeru in "Sholay," who can come up with ingenious ideas to escape from jail.

2 Nobel laureates Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama to meet today

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:20 PM PST

An another feather is going to be added to Himachal Pradesh, as two globally acknowledged Noble laureates will meet at the Tibetan headquarters in Mcleodganj on Friday.

United we stand: Pakistan, India students

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:59 PM PST

Around 15 students from some of Pakistan's and India's best schools and colleges met over a sandwich and juice to exchange knowledge about each other, beginning with a discussion on the Aman Ki Asha initiative.

IAF fighter deal: Rafale much cheaper than Typhoon; govt rules out review

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:49 PM PST

The entire MMRCA project cost would have gone up by around Rs 25,000 crore if Typhoon had been selected over Rafale, a top defence ministry source said.

High turnout leaves all parties guessing

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:35 PM PST

It might be too early to predict which way the wind is blowing in UP, but the high turnout in the first phase has left all political parties worried about the outcome.

When Manmohan Singh tried to heal Pakistan ties with Ayurveda

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:27 PM PST

When a chill had set in Indo-Pak relations following the Delhi blasts that killed 62 people, an unlikely avenue was explored by PM as a form of Track-II diplomacy.

I&B ministry to use social media for cable digitization awareness

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:20 PM PST

The I&B ministry is exploring the option of using social media to spread awareness and interact with consumers on cable digitization.

Cong punches holes in TMC’s fund-starved claims

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:16 PM PST

Congress stopped short of calling Trinamool Congress brass a liar, rebuffing the Bengal ally's claims of the Centre not giving a single penny to the state .

RCA, Rajasthan Royals owe police Rs 4.5 cr

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:14 PM PST

The Rajasthan Cricket Association and Indian Premier League team-- Rajasthan Royals owe nearly Rs 4.5 crore to the state police.

Hostel for J&K students to come up in Jamia

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:10 PM PST

The J&K govt has signed an MoU with Jamia Milia Islamia University and the Union home ministry for construction of a 400-bed hostel exclusively for students from the state.

Vaccine park’s fate to be decided today

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:08 PM PST

The fate of India's vaccine park – the single site for production of six important vaccines administered to children — will be decided here on Friday.
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