The Tuesday trial
Fed up with what they see as biased and distorted reporting, a group of Malaysians has launched a campaign urging the public to boycott newspapers ahead of a general elections slated for March 2008.
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Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding convicted persons standing for elections, 10/07/2013
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Lok Prahari, through its General Secretary S.N. Shukla (Petitioner) Versus Union of India & Ors (Respondents) dated 10/07/2013 regarding convicted
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State BJP focussing on rural areas
Buoyed by the visit of the central leaders, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Assam Pradesh is concentrating on improving its image in rural Assam right now as it is almost final that the saffron party is going to fight it out alone in the coming Assembly elections. It needs to be mentioned here that the party has already launched its election campaign and the rebuff from the AGP party who chos
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With polls hither, us dithers on phasing out Byrd amendment
With presidential elections round the corner, the US government is trying to postpone the implementation of the World Trade Organisation's decision on the
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State farmers giving BJP nightmares
If there is one section of society which the BJP is completely unsure of in Gujarat in the build-up to the Lok Sabha elections, it is the farmers. With even peasant organisations owing allegiance to
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Govt plans to ease agri land norms
New Delhi: After regularizing hundreds of unauthorized colonies to woo voters in the election year, the Congress-led Delhi government is planning to ease norms under Section 81 of the Land Reforms Act
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CHHATTISGARH: Off track
Parties missing the point
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Power generation will be increased by 5,000 MW soon
Jayalalithaa says corruption main reason for fall in power generation Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday promised steps to increase power generation by 5,000 MW, as mentioned in her party's election manifesto, but ruled out any revision of power tariff.
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It might be quite a quiet poll this December
Election ticket-aspirants beware. Don't make too much noise during campaigning or you will invite
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NREGA in Karnataka, seat by seat, year by year
An analysis of usage of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) programme in 156 of the assembly constituencies in Karnataka, which is headed for elections next month,
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Gujarat housing promise a mere pipe-dream
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat had promised in its 2012 election manifesto that it will build 50 lakh low-cost houses at a cost of Rs.33,000 crore during the next five years, but the very first Budget of the newly-elected Narendra Modi Government has found just about Rs.4,000 crore for the purpose. By common arithmetic, at an average of Rs.4,000 crore a year the estimated allocation for the much-touted project has been slashed to Rs.20,000 crore in five years – as much as Rs.13,000 crore less. “Though even Rs.33,000 crore is less to build that kind of housing infrastructure, the allocation of Rs.4,000 crore this financial year is peanuts,” points out Jayanti Dave, known Gujarat economist and veteran business journalist.
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Factory factor
If the industry dream is the pivot around which this Bengal election is swinging, nowhere is the see-saw between hope and despair as stark as in the 11 seats in Left citadel Burdwan
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Pro and anti-nuke campaigns in Andhra Pradesh town
Both are in campaign mode. Not to win an election or canvass votes for a candidate.
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Panel to probe NREGS loopholes in Rae Bareli
With an eye on Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh early next year, Vilasrao Deshmukh
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Endosulfan on its way out in US, Europe'
KOCHI: Endosulfan is all set to be a major election issue in states like Kerala as despite the ban, endosulfan continues to be a major problem.
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Modi begins work on housing project for the needy
True to his style of functioning, in less than a week after assuming office starting his fourth innings, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has initiated move to implement his most important election
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Powers go rural on New Year- Panchayat officials to be trained in self-governance
The marathon exercise to elect as many as 53,000 rural representatives
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SC order to ec directive will apply to cash over `50,000
randomly search and seize “in-transit” cash in Gujarat ahead of the Assembly elections, making it clear this should apply only to candidates, workers and agents of political parties carrying cash over
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Mandatory voting: Practical step or political gimmick?
On 19 December, the Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2009 was passed in the State Assembly. It is now mandatory for all registered voters in Gujarat to vote in the elections of all local bodies (municipal corporations, municipalities and panchayats) of the state.
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Parking rate hike: Cong says after polls, MCD says from Feb 1
With the Municipal elections drawing close, the issue of increase in parking rates has again become the bone of contention between the poliyical and the bureaucratic wings at the MCD. By