Panaji: Goa will have restricted sale of liquor from Monday onwards as the state is readying itself for the May 16 panchayat elections. State Election Commissioner M Modassir said that the sale of liquor would be stopped at 11 pm every day from April 23 onwards, the day when the Commission would start accepting nominations for the polls while there would be four dry days in a row from May...
03:06 AM, Apr 20, 2012
Kolkata: With an eye on next year's panchayat polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday showered more sops on the Muslim community including new loan schemes, creating an employment bank and promising official stamp on 10,000 madrasas. The announcement comes days after she declared a monthly honorarium and housing subsidy for imams in the state. Outlining schemes undertaken for uplift of Muslims in the state, she said her...
09:01 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Kolkata: A big political test awaits West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as her party, the Trinamool Congress, wants early elections to offset many controversies. More than 41,000 Gram Panchayat constituencies are up for grabs next year. But there are signs of trouble as the Trinamool ally Congress may go it alone. WBPCC General Secretary Om Prakash Misra said, "We have told our party workers to be self-sufficient and strike...
11:00 AM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will likely hold a party meet on Saturday. Reportedly, the focus is going to be on sorting out infighting issues within the Trinamool Congress as it gets battle ready for the Panchayat polls. All district heads of the party are expected to be present for the meeting. On March 25, Tourism Minister Rachpal Singh's car was attacked and damaged at Kinkarbati Krishi...
07:59 AM, Apr 07, 2012
Kolkata: The BJP on Thursday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for announcing sops for Muslims ahead of next year's panchayat polls and said the state government had no right to distribute public money "to gather Muslim votes". "If this cash-strapped government has so much money, why is it not providing it to the poor and even poor Muslims?" BJP's state President Rahul Sinha said. The BJP leader described...
12:24 AM, Apr 06, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Pradesh Congress President Pradip Bhattacharya Sunday demanded a CBI probe into the killing of a Congress worker and alleged that party activists were under attack from both the Marxists and the Trinamool Congress in the state. "A Congress worker was killed Saturday night. We condemn this. We demand CBI probe into the killing. The Congress workers are being attacked by both CPI-M and Trinamool in the state,"...
08:50 PM, Mar 18, 2012
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
3.15 p.m.: Hello and welcome to match number 58 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens. Kolkata are already very much into the playoff but Mumbai need win to boost their chances. Here is the preview for those who want more. ...
03:02 AM, May 22, 2008
Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore allrounder Andrew McDonald on Saturday said that three positions are still up for grabs after table toppers Delhi Daredevils have virtually secured their place in the play offs of the ongoing Indian Premier League. McDonald expects at least six teams vying for the fourth spot in the play-offs this year. It is a close competition this year. Anyone can beat anyone at any stage. Delhi Daredevils...
02:03 AM, May 20, 2008
The fifth edition of the Indian Premier League has been a poor one for the defending champions Chennai Super Kings so far, who have performed below par despite having some big players in their ranks. Once touted as favourites to complete the hat-trick of the title, Chennai are fifth in the points table and on current form, it seems difficult for them to qualify for the play-offs. The biggest worry...
01:36 AM, May 19, 2008
Chennai: Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist is confident that his batting line-up will deliver when they take on defending champions Chennai Super Kings in a challenging Indian Premier League (IPL) match, here on Saturday. Gilchrist, though, will not part of the action as he is yet to recover completely from a hamstring injury. Since Punjab have lost five of the eight matches they have played, Gilchrist knows they cannot...
01:34 PM, May 16, 2008
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