Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) Enthusiastic voters began queuing up in the first hour itself in Chandigarh and parts of Haryana as voting began Thursday. Voting is being held in all 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana and one seat in Chandigarh. In Chandigarh, over six lakh voters will decide the fate of 17 candidates. The big […]
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (IANS) People queued up at polling booths across Kerala Thursday to cast their ballot for the state’s 20 Lok Sabha constituencies. The zeal to hit the voting button was evident across the state since Thursday morning as people turned up at the polling centres even before the start of polling time at 7 […]
Patna, April 10 (IANS) Two troopers were killed Thursday in a landmine blast in Bihar where enthusiastic voters ignored a boycott call by Maoists and queued up outside polling booths in six parliamentary constituencies. The two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed in the landmine blast in Munger district when they were on way […]
Jammu, April 10 (IANS) Voting for the Jammu Lok Sabha seat started on a brisk note Thursday as enthusiastic voters queued up outside polling stations much before poll began at 7 a.m. Bright sunshine and a clear sky greeted voters when they came out, many of them wearing traditional dresses to exercise their franchise in Jammu […]
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) The first phase of elections in Maharashtra for 10 Lok Sabha seats got underway here Thursday morning with early voters queuing up outside polling stations, officials said. A total of 201 candidates, including 90 independents, are in the fray and they are vying for attention of around 1.22 crore voters spread in […]
Patna, April 10 (IANS) Two troopers were killed Thursday in a landmine blast in Bihar where polling is being held in six parliamentary constituencies, police said. The two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed in the landmine blast in Munger district when they were on way to a polling station in neighbouring Jamui parliamentary […]
Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) Brisk voting took place Thursday in Uttar Pradesh’s 10 Lok Sabha constituencies. Voting is going on peacefully in all the 10 constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh, an election commission (EC) official told IANS. The polling which began at 7 a.m. will go on till 6 p.m., Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of UP, […]
Kanker (Chhattisgarh), April 9 (IANS) Attacking Narendra Modi over the “snoopgate” controversy, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday questioned the BJP prime ministerial candidate’s committment to women empowerment. “The leader from Gujarat” is involved in “phone tapping of girls”, he said at a rally in Kanker, adding those forces who have been attacking women in the […]
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday sought details of Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohd Azam Khan’s speech, while the BJP said his comment that only Muslim soldiers are to be credited for Kargil victory is an “insult to the Indian Army”. The minister Tuesday allegedly said the Kargil peaks were not conquered by Hindu […]
London, April 9 (IANS) Model and TV presenter Peaches Geldof may have had an eating disorder when she died, said doctor Chris Steele. Geldof was found dead at her Kent residence on Monday. Steele said bulimia-related vomiting can create toxic levels of potassium in the body that can cause severe heart irregularities or even cardiac arrest. […]