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May 31, 2010 1:46 PM

Jharkhand governor exploring possibilities of govt formation

A day after Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren resigned, the Governor is exploring possibilities of Government formation by ascertaining the views of political parties.<br/> <br/>Governor M O H Farooq met the BJP legislators on Monday morning and will meet the Congress MLAs lat...

May 31, 2010 1:34 PM

Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren resigns

A day after Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren resigned, the Governor is exploring possibilities of Government formation by ascertaining the views of political parties.<br/> <br/>Governor M O H Farooq met the BJP legislators on Monday morning and will meet the Congress MLAs lat...

May 31, 2010 1:28 PM

EC team in Patna to review poll preparations in Bihar

In Bihar, the Election Commission of India is on Monday holding a review meeting with state officials regarding election preparedness. The team is headed by Election Commissioner S Y Qureshi and includes other Election Commissioner V S Sampath and Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Jhutshi. <br...

May 31, 2010 1:14 PM

Jaganmohan Reddy announces to go ahead with his Telangana region tour

Striking a defiant note, Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Monday announced that he will go ahead with his tour of Telangana region. Mr Reddy said, he is ready to quit from Lok Sabha if anyone proved that he had even made a single political statement during his tour of the region. <br/> &#...

May 31, 2010 1:00 PM

Nomination process for three Rajya Sabha seats from MP begun

In Madhya Pradesh, the nomination process for the three seats of Rajya Sabha from the state has begun on Monday. AIR Bhopal correspondent reports that nomination papers would be filed till 7th June. <br/> <br/>Candidates could withdraw their papers till 10 June. Voting and counti...

May 31, 2010 12:52 PM

Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren resigns

Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren resigned last night after failing to get the support of Congress and its ally Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantric) ahead of today's trust vote in the state assembly. <br/> <br/>Mr Soren submitted his resignation letter to Governor M O H ...

May 31, 2010 12:49 PM

DMK decides to admit PMK into ruling alliance

In Tamil Nadu, the DMK has decided to admit, the PMK, into the Democratic Progressive alliance. A resolution to this effect was adopted at the high level committee meeting chaired by the Party President and Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi in Chennai last evening. <br/> <br/>The comm...

May 31, 2010 12:45 PM

Four killed in Orissa road mishap

In Orissa, four persons have been killed and five others injured in a road accident near Deogarh in Sambalpur district today. The injured have been admitted in Deogarh district hospital. <br/> <br/>According to police, the driver of the ill fated jeep carrying a marriage party lo...

May 31, 2010 12:44 PM

EC team in Patna to review poll preparations in Bihar

In Bihar, the Election Commission of India is on Monday holding a review meeting with state officials regarding election preparedness. The team is headed by Election Commissioner S Y Qureshi and includes other Election Commissioner V S Sampath and Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Jhutshi. <br...

May 31, 2010 12:43 PM

Maharashtra DGP A.N. Roy retires today

Maharashtra director general of police (DGP), A.N. Roy is retiring on Monday. After his retirement, the Director General of Anti-Corruption Bureau Hasan Gafoor is likely to be the next DGP. He has emerged the front runner for the top post, given his seniority but facing tough competition from three ...

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