Politics
Notice served to four presiding officers in Tripura
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 12:11 pm
Agartala, The Election Commission has served show-cause notice to four presiding officers of just concluded Panchayat election in Tripura for negligence of duties, which led the authority to conduct re-poll today.
Official sources here today said, four accused presiding officers were in charge of Kadamtala and Kumarghat Revenue Blocks in North Tripura and three [...]
INLD accuses Congress leaders of sheltering criminals
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 10:40 am
Chandigarh, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) today alleged that houses of Haryana ministers and ruling party MLAs have become safe heaven for dreaded criminals and murderers and demanded a ”white paper on the alarming increase in number of murders, looting incidents, ransom calls, abductions and other criminal incidents”in the state under the Congress [...]
Read More >>Cong seeks two assembly seats it had contested in 2006:Bypolls
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 10:06 am
Chennai, With nominations for the August 18 bypolls to five assembly seats set to open tomorrow, the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) today met DMK President and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and sought the two seats it had contested in the May 2006 Assembly polls.
Talking to reporters after the meeting with Chief [...]
Mamata turns ‘Martyr’s Day’ prog into election rally
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 6:49 pm
Kolkata, Turning the CPI(M)’s development mantra against it, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today promised to balance industry with agriculture and bring in a total turnaround in West Bengal if her party was voted to power in the 2011 Assembly elections.
Addressing a mammoth crowd at the party’s annual ‘Martyr’s Day’ programme that turned [...]
Advani, Thackeray to decide chief ministerial candidate
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 6:44 pm
Mumbai, Maharashtra BJP president Nitin Gadkari today said senior party leader L K Advani and Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray will decide the chief ministerial candidate of the Sena-BJP alliance, if it comes to power in the forthcoming assembly elections.
”BJP leader L K Advani and Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray will decide the chief [...]
BJP opposed to PM “jettisoning terror” in Indo-Pak talks
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 6:28 pm
New Delhi, The BJP today said that it was strongly opposed to India agreeing to take part in the Composite Dialogue with Pakistan “jettisoning the issue of terror” and for allowing the issue of Baluchistan figure in the Indo-Pak Joint Statement on the sidelines of the recent NAM summit in Egypt.
Mr L [...]
Mah Governor to visit Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Yavatmal dist
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 3:38 pm
Nagpur, Maharashtra Governor S C Jamir will be on a five-day tour of Vidarbha region of the state starting today.
According to a relsease issued said here, during his visit, Mr Jamir would visit Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Yavatmal and Nagpur districts. Mr Jamir would arrive here by air this evening, and camp at Raj Bhawan [...]
RJD threatens statewide agitation against crimes on weaker section
By chennaivision at 20 July, 2009, 5:59 pm
Patna, The RJD would launch statewide agitation against the ”failure” of the Nitish Kumar government in protecting the life and property of the oppressed and downtrodden.
President of the Dalit cell of the party Suresh Paswan said here today that crimes against the oppressed and downtrodden had been on rise in the recent [...]
Govt mulling guidelines for better implementation of NREGS
By chennaivision at 20 July, 2009, 3:56 pm
New Delhi, The government is working on guidelines for monitoring and better implementation of various schemes, including National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), Minister of State for Rural Development Agatha K Sangma said here today.
”There are lots of schemes under the Ministry of Rural Development, say for example, NREGS that is one thing [...]
Freedom fighter Payaratta Raman passes away
By chennaivision at 20 July, 2009, 2:40 pm
Kannur, Freedom fighter and revolutionary leader Payaratta Raman died of old age illness at his residence in Kulapuram near Cheruthazham today.
He was 91 and is survived by his wife Janaki, three sons and two daughters.
He was a leader of Karshaka Sangam and associated with trade union activities.
The funeral would be held at [...]
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