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May 5, 2013 5:57 PM

K’taka Assembly polls: 60% voting reported till 5 pm

In Karnataka peaceful polling has been reported for the legislative Assembly, which concluded at 6.00 pm. The Office of the Chief Electoral officer has informed that over 60 percent voter turnout was reported till 5.00 pm. After a brief period of lukewarm response, the polling picked up once again a...

May 5, 2013 4:03 PM

K'taka Assembly polls: 50% voting reported till 3 PM

Polling for the Karnataka Assembly elections is in progress with a voter turnout of an estimated 50.75 per cent till 3 O'Clock this afternoon. AIR correspondent reports that polling has been peaceful so far. Authorities have made elaborate security arrangements forpeaceful and smooth conduct of...

May 5, 2013 2:28 PM

Two more accused arrested by CBI in Railway bribery case

The CBI has arrested two more accused in the Railway bribery scandal involving nephew of Railway Minister PK Bansal and a Board member, taking the total number of arrests by the agency to eight. Rahul Yadav, one of the middlemen, named in the FIR, was arrested by the agency on last night. Meanwhile,...

May 5, 2013 2:27 PM

Karnataka Assembly elections: 36 per cent voting reported till 1 PM

Polling for the Karnataka Assembly elections is in progress with a voter turnout of little over 36 per cent till 1 PM. Our correspondent says, polling is so far peaceful. Early voters include Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu, Union Ministers M Mallikarjuna Kharge and M Veerappa Moily, Leader of Op...

May 5, 2013 1:39 PM

RBI asks banks to bring metropolitan areas under lead bank scheme

In view of millions of unbanked people even in urban areas, the Reserve Bank in a significant move has asked banks to bring all districts in metropolitan areas under the lead bank scheme (LBS) fold. The lead bank scheme, launched way back in 1969, is an integrated mechanism to extend banking service...

May 5, 2013 1:39 PM

SC to pronounce verdict on Kudankulam nuclear plant on Monday

The Supreme Court will tomorrow pronounce its verdict on a plea seeking stay on commissioning of the controversial Kudankulam nuclear plant and its scrapping. A bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra, which had reserved the verdict following marathon arguments in the last three months, ...

May 5, 2013 1:38 PM

Peacefull polling in Karnataka; elaborate security arrangements in place

Polling for the Karnataka Assembly elections is in progress with a voter turnout of around 20 per cent in the first three hours. Our correspondent says, polling is so far peaceful. Early voters include Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu, Union Ministers M Mallikarjuna Kharge and M Veerappa Moily, Le...

May 5, 2013 8:31 AM

Pak prisoner attack: J&K Government orders inquiry

Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department Suresh Kumar to hold the enquiry into Kote Bhalwal Central jail incident.An official spokesman said at Srinagar that Kumar will investigate the incident which took place at the Central Jail, Kote Bhalwal, J...

May 5, 2013 8:31 AM

Railway Board member suspended, one more held in bribery case

Member (Staff) Railway Board Mahesh Kumar, who had allegedly paid a bribe of 90 lakh rupees to the nephew of Railway Minister P K Bansal has been suspended from the job.A senior railway official told to a news agency that Kumar was placed under suspension after receipt of a report from CBI in the sa...

May 5, 2013 8:31 AM

Polling begins in Karnataka for 223 assembly seats

Election is being held for 223 segments in the 224-member lower house of Karnataka Assembly. Polling in Periyapatna, in Mysore district, was postponed to May 28 following the death of the BJP candidate. There are 2,939 candidates in fray, including 170 women. The poll started at 7.00 a.m this mornin...

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