SAD calls meeting of newly-elected MLAs on Mar 8

SAD calls meeting of newly-elected MLAs on Mar 8 Chandigarh: With SAD-BJP alliance retaining power in Punjab, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has called a meeting of the party's newly-elected legislators on March 8. The newly-elected MLAs of the party would meet at 10 am in Chandigarh on March 8 while the party's core committee would meet at 6 pm on the same day, SAD spokesman Daljit Singh Cheema said. Bucking the anti-incumbency trend, the SAD (Badal)...
06:21 PM, Mar 06, 2012

Punjab: SAD headed for comfortable majority

Punjab: SAD  headed for comfortable majority New Delhi: The Shiromani Akal Dal(SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) alliance seemed to be heading for a majority in the Punjab Assembly belying history which has not seen the incumbent returning to power in the recent past. The counting for the 117-seat Punjab Assembly began at 8 am on Tuesday and as per the trends at 10:00 am, the SAD-BJP alliance was ahead in 65 seats and the Congress was behind with...
09:54 AM, Mar 06, 2012

Assembly polls 2012: counting to be held today

Assembly polls 2012: counting to be held today New Delhi: The massive exercise of counting votes polled in the five states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will be held on Tuesday. It's fair to say that these state elections are being seen as a mini General Election and a referendum on the UPA government. The massive exercise of counting votes polled in the five states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will begin...
06:18 AM, Mar 06, 2012

EVM causes decline in excitement for counting of votes

EVM causes decline in excitement for counting of votes Kanpur: The emergence of electronic voting machines (EVM) has made counting of votes easy and quick but many feel that this has also caused a decline in the excitement levels which used to be there among people when it was a manual process. "Earlier, the vote counting used to take 2-3 days during which party supporters sat outside the counting office and shouted slogans in favour of their candidate. It...
05:08 PM, Mar 05, 2012

After record voting, Goa waits for Tuesday verdict

After record voting, Goa waits for Tuesday verdict Panaji: Over 1,600 electronic voting machines will on Tuesday reveal which party rules the 10.26 lakh Goans who voted in record numbers for a new government. According to poll officials, the new ruling political dispensation in Goa will be decided within two hours of counting at the two counting centres on Tuesday (March 6). It is yet to be decided whether counting of the votes cast on Saturday will begin...
12:29 PM, Mar 05, 2012

UP, Goa, Punjab, U'khand break turnout records

UP, Goa, Punjab, U'khand break turnout records Lucknow/Panaji: A highest ever voter turnout marked the staggered Assembly elections in five states, which ended on Saturday with Uttar Pradesh and Goa joining Punjab and Uttarakhand in breaking all previous records. Counting of votes in the elections in the five states which also included Manipur will be taken up on March 6 as political parties wait with bated breath to know the fall out of rise in voter turnout...
10:44 PM, Mar 03, 2012

Maharashtra spends Rs 48 cr on EVMs to appease netas

Maharashtra spends Rs 48 cr on EVMs to appease netas Mumbai: In a sudden frenzy of acquisition, the government has approved a staggering sum of Rs 47.5 crore for the purchase of new electronic voting machines (EVMs). The urgency of the purchase is indicated by the fact that Rs 5 crore has been extracted from the state's Contingency Fund as a down payment for the machines. If sources are to be believed, the government has not made this sudden, unplanned...
02:39 PM, Jan 28, 2012

Polls: Friday the 13th, but lucky for some

Polls: Friday the 13th, but lucky for some New Delhi: Friday the 13th will be lucky for some. By mid-day, one of the two alliances fighting for power in each of four states and one Union Territory will know whether theyre the lucky one. After months of campaigning in the heat and dust, the contenders will know whether they shall ride in triumph to the seat of government, or slink away to lick their wounds in private. What...
10:26 PM, May 12, 2011
30 Minutes: Census - Counting a billion

30 Minutes: Census - Counting a billion

This week on '30 Minutes', watch what goes into counting the country's population and making the census. ...
10:53 PM, Mar 26, 2011

Satyam scam case hearing adjourned to July 29

Satyam scam case hearing adjourned to July 29 Former chairman of Satyam, B Ramalinga Raju, is one of the accused in the case. ...
01:58 PM, Jul 26, 2010

Former Satyam MD gets bail from AP High Court

Former Satyam MD gets bail from AP High Court Ex-MD Rama Raju, ex-CFO Vadlamani Srinivas and three other accused got bail in the multi-crore rupee Satyam scam. ...
11:30 AM, Jul 20, 2010

Satyam scam over Rs 14,000 crore, says CBI

Satyam scam over Rs 14,000 crore, says CBI Agency files charge-sheet, lists properties owned by Raju. ...
07:27 PM, Nov 24, 2009

EC crystalising dates for state elections

EC crystalising dates for state elections Polls maybe held in mid-October to wrap up counting before Diwali. ...
05:18 PM, Sep 08, 2009

Counting in Maharashtra, Haryana can be advanced: EC

Counting in Maharashtra, Haryana can be advanced: EC The counting of votes elections was originally scheduled for October 23. ...
02:10 AM, Sep 08, 2009
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