Tag: EC
Himachal Polls See 74% Turnout, Highest In Four Decades
A record over 74 per cent, highest in four decades, of Himachal Pradesh's 50.25 lakh electorate on Thursday exercised their franchise in the assembly elections where the ruling Congress and the BJP were locked in a straight contest.....
Tight Security Across Karnataka For Tipu Festival
Security has been tightened across Karnataka on Friday to ensure peaceful celebration of the state-sponsored Tipu Sultan Jayanti in honour of the erstwhile Mysore ruler amid protests by the right-wing opposition.....
Man Shot At For Trying To Enter Hindon Airbase
A man was shot at and wounded by security personnel at the Hindon airbase in Uttar Pradesh around midnight when he tried to slip into the high-security zone, police said on Wednesday.....
BJP CEC To Meet To Decide Gujarat Candidates
Top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah, would meet here on Wednesday evening to decide the candidates for the Gujarat assembly elections. ....
Five Terrorists Killed In J&K Gunfight
Five terrorists were killed on Saturday in a gunfight between the security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, an official said.....
NCP To Contest Gujarat Polls Solo
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which was earlier in talks with the Congress to form an alliance to contest the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections, on Monday decided to contest alone for all the 182 constituencies in the state.....
CWC Starts Meet For Rahul's Elevation As Party President
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Monday began a meeting here to chart out a schedule for the election of the Congress President which will see the elevation of Vice President Rahul Gandhi to the party's top post.....
Three Pakistani LeT Militants Killed In J&K
Three Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said.....
Tripura Journalist Shot Dead By Trooper, Anger In Northeast
A journalist was gunned down on Tuesday by a Tripura State Rifles (TSR) trooper during an altercation in western Tripura, raising political tensions and triggering widespread anger.....
First Phase Of UP Civic Bodies' Polls Begins
Polling began on Wednesday to elect chairmen of local bodies in 24 districts of Uttar Pradesh, and the mayor of Agra along with 100 corporators, officials said.....
