Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has pitched the panchayat polls as the mid term elections that will change political equations in the state. The polling for as many as 27 zilla parishads and 305 panchayat samitis across the state takes place on Tuesday. Much is at stake for several Maharashtra bigwigs such as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari, Gopinath Munde, Narayan Rane and RR Patil in the...
08:54 AM, Feb 07, 2012
Srinagar: A Kashmiri Pandit woman has defeated a Muslim candidate in the panchayat polls in North Kashmir's Baramulla district to become the first non-Muslim sarpanch in the Valley. Aisha Jee, wife of Radha Krishan of Wussan Kunzer, defeated Sarwa Begum by 11 votes. The population of the village is around 1,000 of which just 11 are Kashmiri pandits. "It is my Muslim brethren who elected me as their sarpanch. I...
01:02 PM, May 10, 2011
Srinagar: The election authorities in south Kashmir's Anatnag district have suspended 22 government employees for allegedly remaining absent from election duty during the ongoing Panchayat polls in the state. "The District Panchayat Election Officer Anantnag has suspended 22 government employees of various departments for unauthorisedly abstaining from election duty," an official spokesman said in Srinagar on Saturday. He said the employees were suspended on Friday after the election officer took...
01:53 PM, Apr 16, 2011
Srinagar: Politicians have kicked off campaigning for the much-hyped Panchayat polls in Kashmir after a decade, at a public rally in Anantnag. Barring a few posters warning people against voting, separatists have largely remained nascent to the polls beginning next week. Having got a snub in the 2008 assembly when people came out in huge numbers to cast ballot, the separatist this time are wary - they have termed the...
11:08 AM, Apr 07, 2011
Etawah: Violence erupted in Etawah in Uttar Pradesh during the first phase of the panchayat elections. Locals clashed with police at Bharthana after an inspector allegedly tore papers related to the election. Seven people were arrested for influencing the voters at the polling booth. Meanwhile, in restive Gorakhpur district the voting was peaceful with a huge turnout of women and elderly people. On Sunday, four persons were killed and over...
08:15 AM, Oct 12, 2010
The Congress and the Trinamul Congress have swept the panchayat polls. ...
03:02 AM, May 22, 2008
Alok Raj stands vindicated, but the CPM is searching for ways to hide its embarrassment. ...
02:03 AM, May 20, 2008
Out of the seven districts that went to polls, Murshidabad alone had 14 casualties. ...
01:36 AM, May 19, 2008
She was allegedly attacked by CPI-M supporters in South 24 Parganas. ...
01:34 PM, May 16, 2008
Political storm has subsided but land acquisition issue is expected to influence results. ...
03:37 PM, May 14, 2008
CPM says CRPF DIG had no business to involve the media and humiliate their MP. ...
09:13 AM, May 12, 2008
While gearing up for the panchayat polls, the CPI-M fears the worst. ...
05:09 PM, May 09, 2008
The incident took place in the presence of local policemen. ...
11:52 AM, May 07, 2008
Faisalabad: Pakistan 'A' outlasted a much improved Afghanistan team to win the third and final one-day cricket match by four wickets here on Sunday, for a 3-0 whitewash of the tourists. Noor Ali (51) guided Afghanistan to an imposing 274-9 in their 50 overs before Sarfraz Ahmed and Saad Nasim hit half-centuries to help the hosts reach 278-6 in 48.1 overs. Sunday's victory completed a rout that saw Pakistan win...
11:10 PM, Jan 30, 2008
FIR lodged against the CRPF top cop. Exclusive: The verbal duel ...
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