Tag: Lok Sabh
J&K DDC Polls Show Democracy Is Alive & Kicking In Kashmir
In the results declared on Tuesday, the Kashmiris have experienced arguably their cleanest ever democratic process, after the Assembly elections of 1977, even as no political party reached close to the half-way mark of 140 seats in the first elections for District Development Councils (DDCs) in the Union Territory. ....
Gautam Gambhir Opens Second 'Jan Rasoi' Canteen In Delhi
BJP MP Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday started the second 'Jan Rasoi' canteen at New Ashok Nagar in his Lok Sabha constituency that will serve lunch at a price of rupee one. ....
Amit Shah To Be In Kanyakumari On Sunday, BJP Cadres Excited
With seat arrangement finalised between the Bharaiya Janata Party (BJP) and AIADMK, the poll fever is gradually building up in Tamil Nadu. The Union Home Minister and BJP stalwart Amit Shah will reach Kanyakumari on Sunday after flying down to Thiruvananthapuram. He will be travelling by road from Thiruvananthapuram amidst heavy security cover. ....
Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Regularise Delhi's Unauthorised Colonies
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed with voice vote a bill to amend the National Capital Territory of Delhi laws to identify the unauthorised colonies for regularisation amid ruckus created by the joint Opposition on the fuel price hike. ....
Polling Percentage In 3rd Phase Of Bengal Polls Better Than Lok Sabha Elections
The people of the 31 assembly constituencies in West Bengal have voted overwhelmingly in the third phase of election conducted on April 6. The final percentage data released by the commission shows that the overall percentage in the 31 assembly constituencies is 84.6, which is better compared to the last Lok Sabha polls that had a percentage of meagre 80.5 so far these assembly constituencies are concerned. ....
'Fraudulent': Bombay HC Cancels MP Navneet Kaur Rana's Caste Certificate
In a huge jolt to Amravati Lok Sabha MP and ex-filmstar Navneet Kaur Rana, the Bombay High Court's Nagpur Bench on Tuesday struck down the caste certificate issued to her on grounds that it was obtained fraudulently using fabricated documents. ....
BJP Upset Over Yediyurappa's Comments On Modi Wave
The BJP leadership in Karnataka and at the Centre is upset over former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa's comments that Modi wave alone will not win elections in the state, party sources said. ....
Cong Candidate From Puri Returns Ticket Citing Lack Of Funds To Fight LS Poll
In a development that has left the cash-strapped Congress red-faced, the party’s candidate for Puri Lok Sabha constituency Sucharita Mohanty, has declined to contest the election, citing lack of funding from the party.....
