New Delhi: In the ongoing Assembly polls for five states, the Election Commission has so far issued 167 notices to candidates who allegedly paid for the publication of news in their favour in various media outlets. While the maximum numbers of 129 notices have been issued to candidates in Punjab, where polling was held on January 30, as many as 38 notices have been issued to candidates in Uttar Pradesh,...
03:20 PM, Feb 19, 2012
Chandigarh: Politicians in Punjab seem to be enjoying a five-week holiday thanks to the Election Commission (EC) of India. From relaxing to lobbying to literally doing the math of government formation, everyone is keeping oneself busy with something even as the state government seems to be in sleep mode. With the election to the 117 assembly seats having been held on Jan 30 and counting and results to take place...
10:46 AM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: With polling for assembly elections in the states of Manipur, Punjab and Uttarakhand completed, the Election Commission on Tuesday decided to relax the conditions for model code of conduct, allowing ministers to undertake tours and review ongoing projects. In an order on Tuesday, the Commission said the ministers in these states have now been allowed to tour districts and take officials, besides reviewing and implementing ongoing programmes. The...
08:28 PM, Feb 14, 2012
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who has skipped the BJP's poll campaign in Punjab and Uttarakhand, will drum up support for the party in Uttar Pradesh elections. "Yes, he will participate in election campaign of BJP in Uttar Pradesh.. The dates are being finalised," BJP vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters on Friday in reply to a question. Modi has stayed away from the party's poll campaign...
06:00 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Dehradun/Chandigarh: An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale shook parts of Punjab, Haryana and Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand in the wee hours on Friday. The quake occurred at 12:47 am and was felt in some parts of the northern region. Though some houses developed cracks in Barkot area of Uttarkashi, there were no reports of any major damage to life and property in the region which was the epicentre...
12:54 PM, Feb 10, 2012
While the Uttar Pradesh elections hog the lion's share of coverage in national media, the Punjab elections are proving to be the more colourful of the two. YouTube, Facebook, and other media platforms are full of the hilarious conversations between cartoon characters Jeeta and Jaggi created by the Congress, who take pot shots at the failings of the SAD"BJP (Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party) government. SAD has responded through their...
12:28 PM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday banned exit polls till March 3, till the completion of assembly elections in five states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. In a notification issued on Tuesday, it also banned release of opinion polls in any manner on electronic media under Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 during period of 48 hours, counted backwards from close of...
06:15 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Chandigarh: As franchisees gear up for the next IPL season, Bollywood actress Preity Zinta co-owned KPH Dream Cricket Private Ltd continues to be a loss making venture, with accumulated losses of Rs 68.08 crore in 2010-11 from three IPLs already held. KPH Dream, which owns IPL franchisee outfit Kings XI Punjab, recorded accumulated losses of Rs 32.82 crore in 2009-10. In financial statements filed with Registrars of Companies here, KPH...
12:43 AM, Feb 07, 2012
New Delhi: Schedule for the Budget session of Parliament will be decided on Tuesday amidst indications that the Union Budget 2012-13 may be presented around the middle of March. Meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will be held on Tuesday to decide the schedule of the session which is generally a three-month affair. Talk in political circles is that the address...
10:17 PM, Feb 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry is working out the financial implication of the Supreme Court judgement to cancel 122 telecom licences on the banking sector. "We have to see the implication. Officers are working on the impact of judgement on the banks... We will soon have a clear picture," a senior finance ministry official said. Several lenders including the State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Punjab National Bank and IDBI...
04:54 PM, Feb 02, 2012
New Delhi: The body of Balraj Singh Gill, a Deputy Superintendent of Police of Punjab Police, has been recovered at a farmhouse near Ludhiana. Gill's body was found along with a woman's body. Sources said that foul play is not being ruled out with the DSP's throat having been found slit. The police said that they are investigating the matter. ...
09:28 AM, Feb 02, 2012
Chandigarh: Constituencies from where women candidates staked their political fortunes witnessed high polling in the January 30 Punjab assembly election. A total of 93 women out of 1078 contestants entered the race for the state assembly this time. A turnout of 87.21 per cent was recorded in Malerkotla constituency where wives of two top cops, one retired and another serving crossed swords. The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal had fielded first-timer...
06:31 PM, Feb 01, 2012
Chandigarh: Having set a new record with 76.63 percent voting in Punjab's election to 117 assembly seats, voters have left the main parties and leaders in a state of anxiety till the results finally come out March 6. Each of the three main players in Punjab's political spectrum this time, the ruling Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine, the Congress and the newly floated People's Party of Punjab (PPP), are...
12:37 PM, Jan 31, 2012
New Delhi: Punjab and Uttarakhand, the twin states that went to polls on Monday, saw largely peaceful elections without any untoward incident being reported. Punjab saw a turnout of over 77 per cent. There were minor skirmishes in Punjab, however, when clashes occurred in the cities of Bhatinda and Ludhiana. Ludhiana BJP Yuva Morcha General Secretary Sanjay Kapoor was attacked during the clashes. News agency PTI reported that stones were...
07:35 PM, Jan 30, 2012
The Congress hopes to achieve its target of 70 seats in the 117-seat Punjab Assembly, said the former chief minister. ...
02:17 PM, Jan 30, 2012
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