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March 6, 2012 8:02 AM

Counting of votes for Punjab Assembly polls to begin soon

In Punjab counting of votes will begin from 8 a.m. at 56 counting centres for 117 constituencies of the state for which polling was conducted on 30th January. According to the Chief Electoral Officer results are expected to be declared by noon. For the smooth conduct of counting four to five countin...

March 6, 2012 8:00 AM

UP assembly poll counting to begin amid tight security

In Uttar Pradesh, counting of votes for all 403 assembly constituencies will be taking place from 8 AM at district head quarters amid tight security. It is being held in the presence of observers deployed by the election commission. Our Lucknow correspondent reports that there are 75 counting centre...

March 6, 2012 7:58 AM

Goa assembly poll counting to begin shortly

The process of counting of votes in the Goa Assembly Elections will begin at 8 o' clock this morning. The process has been initiated in Panaji for twenty three constituencies belonging to the North Goa district while that of remaining constituencies in the South Goa district is being held in Margaon...

March 5, 2012 9:02 PM

Govt bans cotton exports

The export of cotton has been prohibited till further orders with immediate effect. The Director General of Foreign Trade issued a notification today to this effect. An official release said, almost 94 lac bales have already shipped out, against an estimated export surplus of 84 lac bales. The Minis...

March 5, 2012 8:44 PM

Will form third front, says Prakash Karat

Mr. Prakas Karat, CPIM General Secretary has said that the party has the historic mission of building left and democratic front in the country. The forthcoming 20th party congress to be held next month at Kozhikode will discuss this issue. Mr. Karat was inaugurating a month long exhibition titled &#...

March 5, 2012 8:44 PM

Convene CMs meet on NCTC: Jaya urges PM

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Ms. Jayalalitha has urged the Prime Minister to convene a meeting of Chief Ministers to discuss the roles of centre and states in countering terrorism. In a letter to Dr Manmohan Singh, Ms. Jayalalitha recalled her earlier letter wherein she had objected to the constitution...

March 5, 2012 8:39 PM

PM pitches for greater cooperation between Asia, Africa

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh today said economies of developing countries have been effected by climate change. Dr Singh advocated for greater cooperation between Asian and African countries to address short and long term challenges. Addressing the inaugural function of Golden Jubilee Cele...

March 5, 2012 8:15 PM

Jaitly, 2 others put on trial in tehelka's case against them

A Special CBI court today ordered trial of former Samata Party President Jaya Jaitly and two others charged with taking bribe and criminal conspiracy to influence a fictitious deal. Special CBI Judge Kawal Jeet Arora put Ms. Jaitly, her erstwhile party colleague Gopal Pacherwal and retired Major Gen...

March 5, 2012 8:08 PM

Ex-ISRO chief Nair moves CAT against blacklisting

In Kerala, former ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair today filed a petition before the Ernakulam Bench of the Central Adminstrative Tribunal, challenging the union government order barring him from re-employment, committee roles or any other important role under the government. The petition also sought t...

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