Over 2 crore voters decided the electoral fate of 586 candidates in the fray today in the second phase of the election to 55 assembly seats in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh. Of the estimated 2.02 crore eligible voters, there are 1.08 crore male, 94 lakh female, and 1,269 third gender voters.In the second phase, 23,404 […]
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday claimed that his chopper was not allowed to fly to Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar because areas were declared as no-fly zones amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state. Channi was to attend a poll rally along with former Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Hoshiarpur. Gandhi was […]
Over 62 per cent polling was recorded in Uttarakhand where voting to 70 assembly seats spread over 13 districts concluded peacefully on Monday, officials said.T The polling percentage in the 2017 assembly elections in the state was 65.56 per cent.”Polling was held peacefully at the 11,697 polling booths across the state with 62.5 per cent […]
Goa on Monday registered a very high voter turnout of 78.94 per cent in polling for the 40 Assembly seats which passed off peacefully with no untoward incident reported from any part of the state which witnessed a multi-cornered contest, officials said. Electoral fate of 301 candidates were locked in EVMs which will be opened […]
The BJP on Monday urged the Election Commission to ban Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu from campaigning in the ongoing assembly polls and register a criminal case against him and his party, alleging that he was promoting hatred and division in the society with his comments. A BJP delegation, including Union minister Mukhtar Abbas […]
In order to ensure that decibels of sound generated during ongoing election campaigns doesn’t exceed the permissible limit, Office of Chief Electoral Officer has deputed different teams from Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) to monitor the noise. Divulging details, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju informed that implementing the directions of Election […]
Former Chief Minister and Punjab Lok Congress leader, Capt Amarinder Singh today said that country’s security and safeguarding the future of Punjab were two top most priorities for the state right now.He also had a dig at Congress leaders for saying that he had a good relationship with BJP leaders. “I don’t care”, he remarked […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that Punjab needed a stable government to protect national security. Modi, who was addressing a rally in Jalandhar—his first this election season—amid tight security arrangements, said Punjab needed a government that could protect it.”In Punjab, the NDA alliance will form a government. In Punjab, a new chapter of […]
Addressing his first rally in poll-bound Punjab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taking a swipe at the state’s Congress government over the January 5 breach in his security, said on Monday he wanted to offer prayers at a temple after today’s event, but was told by the police they won’t be able to make arrangements for […]
The Karnataka High Court on Monday adjourned hearing on petitions challenging hijab ban in schools and colleges till tomorrow, news agency ANI reported. During the hearing, advocate Dev Datt Kamat while appearing for the petitioners challenging ban argued that wearing headscarves is an essential practice of the Islamic faith. “The government order is in the teeth […]