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  • Peacefull voting in Manipur; 48 pc votes cast till 2 PM

    About 48 per cent of the 17.40 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 2 PM in the Manipur Assembly elections on Saturday, the election office said. The polling was peaceful, with no untoward incident reported from any part of the state till noon, official sources said. Ukhrul recorded 39 per cent polling, while Thoubal, from […]

    Campaign in Punjab and Uttarakhand to end today; Polls to be held on Monday

    Political parties make all efforts to woo voters in Punjab and Uttarakhand as campaigning for the Assembly Elections in the two states will end Saturday evening. Voting will take place on Monday in both the states. A total of 788 candidates are in the fray for the 70 member assembly in Uttarakhand. Campaigning in Uttarakhand […]

    Cabinet extends mandate of UIDAI to issue 40 crore more UID cards

    The government on Friday cleared the UIDAI’s proposal to enroll an extra 40 crore people in 16 states, while the biometrics in other states will be collected under the NPR project. While the government has cleared additional Rs 5,791.74 crore for the UIDAI, the Nandan Nilekani-led UIDAI has assured that the security concerns raised by […]

    Manipur polls tomorrow, start of crucial elections in 5 states

    Manipur goes to Assembly polls on Saturday amid tight security to mark the start of crucial Assembly elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. Authorities are keeping a close watch on the security situation in this North-Eastern state during voting to elect the 60-member Assembly amid reports that some insurgent groups might disrupt […]

    Punjab Polls: EC books candidate for distributing liquor to voters

    In Punjab, Election commission booked a congress candidate from Jalandhar Central for distributing liquor to the voters under section 171-E. Special CEO Punjab Mrs. Usha R. Sharma said that Election Commission is keeping eye on the activities of candidates and is taking all possible measures to stop the flow of liquor across the state. She […]

    Navy inducts 2nd sail training ship INS Sudarshini in Kochi

    The second sail training ship of the Indian Navy, INS Sudarshani was commissioned at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi on Friday. Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of the Southern Naval Command, Vice Admiral K N Sushil commissioned the vessel. The Ship, built by the Goa Shipyard, can sail up to 20 days with its […]

    Pilotless Target Aircraft Lakshya-II successfully tested

    The advanced version of pilot less Target Aircraft (PTA), Lakshya-II, was again successfully flight- tested on Friday at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) of Chandipur-on-Sea in Balasore district of Odisha. The test-flight was conducted from launch complex number 3 of ITR at 11.20 Friday morning. A similar trial had been conducted on Wednesday. The entire […]

    2G scam: Essar and Loop Telecom promoters skip court hearing

    The promoters of Essar group Anshuman and Ravi Ruia and promoters of Loop Telecom I P Khaitan and Kiran Khaitan today failed to appear before a Delhi court trying the 2G spectrum case. Their lawyers claimed they have not been duly served with the summons. The Special CBI Judge had earlier on December 21, had […]

    BJP releases manifesto for UP Assembly polls

    BJP has release its election manifesto for Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow on Friday in presence of senior party leaders, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Kalraj Mishra and Uma Bharati. The party  has already released its vision document, for all round development of the state. Meanwhile, making development its key poll plank in poll bound Uttar Pradesh, Congress […]

    Kerala Governor M.O.H. Farook passes away

    Kerala Governor and veteran Puducherry politician M.O.H. Farook, 74, passed away at a hospital in Chennai on Thursday night after ailing for some time, family and hospital sources said. Admitted to the Apollo Hospitals on December 4, Mr. Farook was treated for multiple myeloma. He was on medical leave in his last days, with Karnataka […]