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Sharad Yadav's name missing from voters' list - 14 Mar 2009
Patna, March 14 (IANS) Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav's name is missing from the voters' list in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, an official said Saturday. 'The district administration will look

Displaced Kashmiri Pandits demonstrate to demand inclusion in voter's list - 24 Mar 2009
their names to be included in the voter's list so that they can exercise... being left out from the voter's list, they said out of 1,54,000 Kashmiri... included in the voter's list. "We want the right to vote. We appeal

Malaysian party planning voter's registration for Malaysian Indians - 10 Jun 2010
in the voter's list. Sungkai State assemblyman, A. Sivanesan said that political parties were previously not allowed to conduct voter registration but now

A look at 2004 voter turnout - 12 Mar 2009
a highest voter turn out during the last (2004) general elections. In 2004 Lok Sabha... an average of over 60 percent polling. Dispiriting voter interest was also... a polling of about 51% in 2004 general elections. West Bengal topped the list

High voter turnout expected in Poonch - 15 Nov 2008
Poonch, Nov 15 (IANS) A high voter turnout is expected in the three constituencies of the border district of Poonch that go to the polls Monday in the first phase of crucial assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. This district has

Bihar elections' fourth phase witnesses 45 per cent voter turnout - 01 Nov 2010
Patna, Nov.1 (ANI): Defying Maoists' poll boycott call, an estimated 45... in Patna to cast votes in the Bihar Assembly polls.  Meanwhile, Maoists... jungle area under Sona police station of Jamui district of the State.  

Woman whose two sons were killed threatens self-immolation in Patna - 07 Nov 2008
Patna, Nov 7 (IANS) A woman has threatened to immolate herself in front of the Patna High Court premises to protest the acquittal of Janata Dal-United (JD-U... Muni Devi, in her 60s, threatened to immolate herself Friday at the Patna High

Bihar voter files cheating case against NDA biggies - 14 Apr 2009
in Ara, the district headquarters of Bhojpur, 60 km from Patna.    ...Patna, April 14 (IANS) A Bihar villager has filed a petition against BJP leader L.K. Advani, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his JD-U colleague Sharad Yadav

NRI group asks US to put MNS on terror watch list - 31 Oct 2008
Patna, Oct 31 (IANS) A group of non-resident Indians (NRI) has asked the US to put Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on the 'list of terrorist... on the list of terrorist organisations which are out to hurt the humanity," said

Mixed voter turnout in by-elections for 20 assembly seats - 10 Sep 2009
New Delhi, Sep.10 (ANI): Thursday saw a mixed voter turnout in bye-elections... noon in Vikasnagar Assembly by-election of Dehradun district.  In Madhya... in Tendukheda assembly segment in Narsinghpur district due to excessive rainfall.  

Poor voter turnout in Bihar in initial hours - 16 Apr 2009
Patna, April 16 (IANS) Less than 10 percent voter turnout was recorded in Bihar during the first three hours of polling for the first phase of general.... 'Polling was slow in the early hours but we expect a rise in voter turnout

Over 47 percent voter turnout in Gautam Budh Nagar - 07 May 2009
47.66 percent voter turnout in the fourth round of polling Thursday, officials said. The urban areas of the district recorded a turnout of 43.9 percent... (A) registered nearly 60 percent voter turnout, which was five times more than the 12

Two arms peddlers arrested in Patna - 13 Oct 2009
Patna, Oct 13 (ANI): Two arms peddlers, suspected of supplying weapons to Maoists, were arrested in Patna. Acting on a tip off a police team laid a trap in Patna and intercepted a van and recovered a huge cache of ammunition. 

'Withdraw Mallick Muslims from Bihar's backward caste list' - 08 Nov 2008
Patna, Nov 8 (IANS) An organisation of Dalit Muslims in Bihar has warned... list, otherwise they will be 'forced to take a stand against Nitish Kumar's... to withdraw Mallicks from the backward caste list and not to ignore our demand

15,000 weddings on poll day may impact voter turnout - 06 May 2009
our best. We have instructed our polling agents to tally with voter list from... voter turnout. According to priests, Thursday is a very auspicious day...;Apprehensive of a lower voter turnout affecting the political equation in the capital

Third phase of Bihar Assembly elections witness 53 per cent voter turnout - 28 Oct 2010
Patna, Oct.28 (ANI): The third phase of Bihar State Assembly elections... constituency in Vaishali district where former chief minister Rabri Devi... district. Meanwhile, minor incidents of clash and scuffle were witnessed at some

Miscreants kidnap seven-year-old Patna boy - 14 Sep 2009
Patna, Sep 14 (ANI): A seven-year-old boy was kidnapped from the Gandhi Maidan area of Patna by unidentified persons while going to school this morning...;The kidnapping took place 50 metres from the district magistrate's residence

Kashmir separatists baffled by high voter turnout - 25 Dec 2008
senior separatist leaders are beginning to think so after the high voter turnout... percent polling in the eight constituencies of Srinagar district that went... in a statement here, commenting on the official claims of high voter turnout

50 percent voter turnout in Bengal, landmine injures two (Third Lead) - 30 Apr 2009
in the plains of Darjeeling district while enthusiastic voter queues were seen... blast triggered by suspected Maoists in West Bengal's Purulia district even as the state recorded more than 50 percent voter turnout for 14 Lok Sabha seats Thursday

Over 52 percent voter turn out in phase-II of Bihar Assembly polls - 24 Oct 2010
Patna, Oct.24 (ANI): Over 52 percent voting was witnessed during phase-II... in Runnisyedpur Assembly constituency in Sitamarhi district and set afire... reportedly missing after the incident. In Muzaffarpur district, vehicles

BJP demands deletion of Bangladeshi migrants from voters' list in Assam - 19 Dec 2010
the voters' list before the forthcoming assembly polls in Assam. The BJP...' list, as it has grave ramifications on the State's socio-political fronts... assembly constituencies in Assam had recorded very high voter growth of seven

Voter percentage a concern of contesting parties: poll body chief - 12 Nov 2008
free and fair voting, and political parties should be concerned about the voter... have given clear instructions to the district magistrates to ensure strict... met leaders of about nine recognised political parties and also district

India's democracy reaches out to lone voter in remote forest - 30 Apr 2009
Banej(Gujarat)/New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A temple priest, the only voter... polling booth at Banej, about 20 kms from Sasan in Junagadh district, and about... polling officers and two policemen travelled there for the lone voter whose voter

IIT Patna: Session starting from Aug 06 - 04 Aug 2008
near Bihta in Patna district. The state government that has shown its eagerness...In a major development, Patna, the capital of Bihar, is going to be a witness... - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – is ready to function in Patna from

Patna-bound Rajdhani Express avoids fatal mishap - 21 Mar 2009
in the wee hours of Saturday morning, when the Patna-bound Rajdhani Express came... Station in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh. The incident, which... to a disruption of the train services on the Mugalsarai-Patna route. 

Striking MRF workers plan to return ration, voter cards - 20 May 2009
and Puducherry plants could surrender their ration and voter identify cards in protest... ration and voter identity cards,' said P.V. Paramasivam, president of MRF United... tyre plant in Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu, while expanding its existing

Mumbai Christians protest violence in Orissa's Kandhamal District - 01 Jan 2008
Mumbai/Patna, Sep 8 (ANI): Christians took out a rally in Mumbai on Sunday to protest against the recent violence in Orissa's Kandhamal District. Eminent... or will there be a mob rule in this country?" said Setelvad. Meanwhile in Patna

Under-construction flyover collapses in Patna, five injured - 04 Jan 2009
recently.   Patna district magistrate Jitendra Kumar Sinha said...Patna, Jan 4 (IANS) Five labourers were injured when a portion of an under... of the Chiraiyatand road over bridge in Patna, caved in late Saturday night

Malaysian woman loses citizenship after her name appears in Indian voters list - 05 Jul 2010
in a voter registration list in India. In 2002, Mageswari Koothan received... a Malaysian after it found she was registered as a voter in India. ... she had never registered as a voter nor voted in India. Her troubles began

Over 30 percent voting in Bihar till afternoon as Maoists kill two - 16 Apr 2009
Patna, April 16 (IANS) A voter turnout of over 30 percent was recorded in Bihar... attacked polling stations in Gaya district and killed two securitymen. ... by suspected Maoist guerrillas injured district president of Janata Dal-United (JD-U

Over 60 percent voter turnout in first phase, 19 dead - 16 Apr 2009
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The first phase of the 2009 Lok Sabha elections recorded 58-62 percent voter turnout but was marred by large-scale Maoist violence... 50 percent and in Bihar 46 percent.    Kandhamal district in Orissa

Voting moderate but largely peaceful in Bihar - 23 Apr 2009
Patna, April 23 (IANS) Bihar recorded a moderate 44 percent voter turnout... percent voter turnout in 13 of 40 constituencies April 16.    Suspected... Champaran district when polling was underway Thursday afternoon, in which three

Violence erupts in Patna as police and Village Defense Committee clash - 16 Mar 2010
President. However, the Additional District magistrate of Patna, Anirudh...Patna, Mar. 16 (ANI): Violence erupted in Patna on Tuesday following...;VDC activists staged a demonstration outside the state assembly in Patna

Polling ends in Afghanistan, 50 percent voter turnout despite violence, say officials - 20 Aug 2009
. Officials said there was a historic 50 percent voter turnout..., a district police chief was killed when Taliban militants attacked a police post... a gun battle with police in a residential district - police said they were

Patna Court awards life imprisonment to three accused in Dubey murder case - 27 Mar 2010
Patna, Mar 27 (ANI): A Patna Sessions Court on Saturday sentenced all... Gaya District.  In December 2003 the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI... of Katari village in Gaya District. According to the CBI, on the night

Five policemen killed in Naxal attack in Bihar's Jamui district - 23 Aug 2009
Patna, Aug.23 (ANI): Five policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector have... Jamui district.  Police sources said four of those killed belonged... and exit points of the district have been sealed to nab the ultras.  

Orissa voter turnout pegged at 65.9 percent - 17 Apr 2009
;The voter turnout was the highest in the district of Angul at 72.8 percent, and the lowest was recorded in Malkangiri district - considered a Maoist stronghold... and 63.1 per cent polling.    Kandhamal district, where 38 people were

Patna High Court dashes Shahabuddin's hope to contest in Lok Sabha polls - 24 Mar 2009
Patna, Mar. 24 (ANI): RJD MP Shahabuddin's petition seeking to contest Lok Sabha polls in Bihar has been rejected by Patna High Court, which has rejected... him regular bail. On Monday, the Supreme Court had directed the Patna

Cast your vote with any valid I-Card: Delhi EC - 04 May 2009
If your name is in the voter list but don’t have voter identity card... been listed either for first time or listed after modification in the voter list... a voter id card, but the name in the voter list. Polls can be exercised by only

Nitish to discuss hostage crisis at Patna all-party meeting - 03 Sep 2010
Patna, Sep 3 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will preside over an all-party meeting here on Saturday to discuss the kidnapping of policemen by Maoists...-inspector Lucas Tete in the Lakhisarai District of the State. The Maoists still

Police baton charge crowd in Uttar Pradesh constituency - 16 Apr 2009
near a polling station in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district where people... not allowing persons without voter ID cards to cast their votes. 'We had... the voter identity card,' police inspector D.R. Yadav told reporters in Ghazipur

Flood situation worsens in Patna, Punjab - 01 Jan 2008
in Danapur, a satellite town of Patna, said that the situation was grim and they had... created havoc in the Moga district and state authorities have called in army

Voting begins on dull note in Kashmir's Kupwara district - 30 Nov 2008
constituencies of Kupwara district in north Kashmir began on a dull note Sunday due... rise. The first two phases of elections held in the state saw high voter turnout. We are expecting the same in this district,' a poll official said.  

District polls in Manipur highlight desire for peace - 09 Jun 2010
Imphal, June 9 (ANI): The recent elections held to constitute the district... was admirable.he Autonomous District elections were held in peace after... the Naga tribes who seek amendments in the existing Autonomous District Council

50 percent voting amid Maoists violence in Bihar - 16 Apr 2009
Patna, April 16 (IANS) Bihar recorded nearly 50 percent voter turnout... guerrillas injured district president of Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in Jamui district... start in initial hours, the voter turnout picked up in the afternoon despite

Lalu Yadav announces second list of RJD's candidates for Bihar polls - 04 Oct 2010
Patna, Oct.4 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav announced second list of 60 candidates of his party for the third and fourth phases of the upcoming polls here on Monday. The elections to the Bihar State

Indian envoy in Malaysia says no foreigner permitted to register as voter - 21 Jul 2010
by the Indian National Registration Department after her name had appeared in a voter registration list, said that while she had stayed on in India after marrying... and had neither registered as a voter nor voted in India. However, according

Maharashtra recording low voter turnout, polling peaceful - 16 Apr 2009
a polling booth in a village in Gadchiroli district at 5 a.m. but the attempt

Huge voter turnout in Kashmir's third phase polling - 30 Nov 2008
constituencies of north Kashmir's Kupwara district where balloting began on a dull

Bihar youths claim MNS killed candidate, vandalise Patna station - 21 Oct 2008
Patna, Oct 21 (IANS) Youths who returned to Bihar Tuesday after being assaulted... Mahto, a resident of Bara-Khurd village in Nalanda district, about 100 km from here... examination sheets.  Hundreds of angry youths who returned to Patna

Poll panel made us Pappu: disappointed Delhi voter - 07 May 2009
' by the poll panel. They seem to have struck my name off the voter's list without even... of carrying their voter identity cards issued way back in 2003. They said they first... elections, prompting them to apply for inclusion of their names in the list.  

Not worried about low turnout: Nitish Kumar - 07 May 2009
Patna, May 7 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday said people in Bihar were voting for development and peace and that a final voter turnout of 45-50 percent would be encouraging. 'I am not worried about low voter turnout

Assam's Kamprup District a heaven for Tiwa tribe - 14 Jun 2010
Guwahati, June 14 (ANI): The Bherakuchi village in Assam's Central Kamprup District is a home to the Tiwa tribe and away from influence of modern...;The Tiwa tribe is included in the State Scheduled Tribe list. Recently

It's raining queries at Karnataka Election Commission's help-line - 22 Apr 2009
Bangalore, April 22 (IANS) Which is my new constituency? Where will I get my voter ID card from? How can I correct my name in the voter list? Queries like these, which run into about 6,000 every day, are literally raining at the help

INLD releases first list of candidates for Haryana poll - 04 Sep 2009
first list of 42 candidates, for the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls here... Chautala said the list, includes five women candidates. Chautala is contesting from Uchana Kalan constituency in Jind District. Former state minister

Congress announces list of candidates for Bihar Assembly by-elections - 23 Aug 2009
New Delhi, Aug.23 (ANI): Congress party on Sunday announced the list of seven candidates for the upcoming State Assembly by-elections in Bihar.  The party... assembly segment in Muzaffarpur and Noor Alam from Aurai seat in the same district

RJD releases list of 25 candidates from Bihar - 23 Mar 2009
Patna, March 23 (IANS) The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Monday announced... - Madhepura, Patna Saheb and Maharajganj - would be announced later, the RJD chief said... two seats - Patliputra, a new constituency carved out of the Patna seat following

High voter turnout in Sikkim - 30 Apr 2009
Gangtok, April 30 (IANS) About 50 percent voter turnout in the first four hours of polling was estimated by poll officials in Sikkim, where elections were... percent voter turnout, East Sikkim 21.80 percent, West Sikkim 5.97 percent

National Conference releases final list for Kashmir polls - 06 Nov 2008
in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference Thursday released a list of its... said the list has been approved by its parliamentary party which met here under... in Srinagar district, which is regarded as a safe seat for him as it has strong

Pak ambassador to Washington on tax defaulters list - 09 Aug 2009
Washington, Aug. 9 (ANI): A list released by the local government of Washington, D.C. has placed Pakistan's Ambassador Husain Haqqani among tax defaulters... issued by the deputy chief financial officer of the District of Columbia government

69 percent voter turnout in Kerala - 16 Apr 2009
Thiruvananthapuram, April 16 (IANS) The Left-ruled Kerala state recorded a high voter turnout of 69 percent Thursday. According to the revised official figures, the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency saw the highest turnout of 78 percent

14 criminals nabbed in Patna - 17 Dec 2009
Patna, Dec 17 (ANI): Police on Wednesday nabbed 14 criminals, most of them recently out of the prison in Patna.  Ten were arrested from Pir Bahor locality... of the arrested were just out of jail, some were out from Patna prison while some

Rare pangolin rescued in Patna - 05 Sep 2009
Patna, Sep 5 (ANI): Wildlife officials of Bihar rescued a rare pangolin from Patna on Friday.  A team of forest officials was rushed to the spot... where it was examined at the zoo hospital. Abhay Kumar, director of Patna Zoo

Awaiting poll results, Bangaloreans prepare wish-list for new leaders - 03 May 2009
Bangaloreans await the poll results, citizen groups have drawn up a wish list of what they want the new leaders to do. Though the voter turnout in Bangalore...;  'Instead of speculating who will be the winners, we've prepared a list

Jharkhand Police arrest three Maoists, five criminals from Gumla district - 01 Oct 2010
other criminals from Gumla District on Friday.  The arrested Maoists.... "If we see the total list of arms then three country made pistols

Avatar, Star Trek and District 9 lead Producer's Guild awards shortlist - 06 Jan 2010
London, Jan 6 (ANI): Sci-fi movies 'Avatar', 'Star Trek' and 'District 9' are the top three films in the race to win the best picture award...;Movies like 'An Education' and 'Invictus' rounded up the list.  The winner

Voter demands money, gets beaten, so village boycotts polls - 23 Apr 2009
of West Godavari district when some leaders of the Congress party allegedly

Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party releases first list of candidates - 27 Mar 2009
Party (PRP) Chiranjeevi today released its first list of 95 candidates...;Chiranjeevi, who is currently on a campaign tour in East Godavari district, released the list at Jaggampet. His name is prominent in the list with several other

LJP releases list of 12 candidates from Bihar - 24 Mar 2009
Patna, March 24 (IANS) The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Tuesday announced the names of 12 candidates from Bihar, with party chief Ram Vilas Paswan contesting from his traditional Hajipur seat in the April-May parliamentary elections. 

A lone voter carries torch of democracy in Junagadh's village - 05 Mar 2009
Banej (Gujarat), Mar 5 (ANI): A lone voter of Banej village is carrying the torch of democracy in Junagadh constituency of Gujarat. Fifty-two-year-old... privileged to be the lone voter from the village which falls under the Una assembly

In first six hours, 26 percent voter turnout in Rajasthan - 07 May 2009
in Olwara village in Sawai Madhopur district, which is part of the Tonk-Sawaimadhopur

Maoists gun down Hindu leader in Orissa's Kandhamal district - 19 Mar 2009
leader in Orissa's Kandhamal district, where communal violence erupted last year... night,' district superintendent of police S. Praveen Kumar told IANS.    ... in the region,' district collector Krishan Kumar told IANS.    

Patna runs for communal harmony - 28 Jun 2009
Patna, June 28 (ANI): In a bid to spread the message of communal harmony and social brotherhood, scores of enthusiasts participated in a run in Patna on Sunday. Organised by the Prajapati Brahma Kumari Ishwariya, an organisation

Combing operations in Bihar after five poll staff killed - 24 Apr 2009
Patna, April 24 (IANS) The Bihar Police along with paramilitary forces launched... security men were killed in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district when suspected Maoists... village under Deoria police station in Muzaffarpur district, about 70 km from here

Patna mob baton charged - 09 Apr 2009
Patna, Apr 9 (ANI): Police resorted to baton charge to control a mob that had turned violent after a road mishap in Patna. Trouble broke out after a speeding school bus knocked down a woman who was travelling with her brother

Congress declares list of candidates for 1st phase of Gujarat poll - 21 Nov 2007
Congress declares list of candidates for 1st phase of Gujarat poll Nov... for the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections, the Congress party announced the list... Narendra Modi earlier on Sunday night had announced list of 75 candidates including

'Lahore courts on terrorists hit list', warns police officer - 30 Jul 2010
that the city's courts are on the hit list of terror groups, as miscreants can enter..., the Punjab Police Inspector General, the Registrar Lahore High Court, Lahore District and Sessions judges, the District Coordination Officer and the Lahore

Lawmaker's petition dismissed in Patna - 28 Nov 2008
Patna, Nov 28 (IANS) The petition of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Surajbhan... by the Patna High Court, officials said Friday. The high court dismissed Singh's..., Surajbhan Singh was granted bail by the Patna High Court after hearing a petition

Doctors strike in Patna - 11 Nov 2009
Patna, Nov 11 (ANI): Hundreds of junior doctors at the state-run Medical College Hospital (PMCH) in Patna went on an indefinite strike on Tuesday demanding... Dhananjay Kumar, President, Junior Doctor's Association, Patna. The strike

Civic education to boost voter turnout in Afghanistan: UNDP - 14 Aug 2009
Kabul, Aug.14 (ANI): Increasing voter turnout is one of the main challenges... woman entered the room her voter registration card was checked - and so was her left... people may be afraid to vote, but this voter education by the Independent

Indian newspapers report large voter turnout amid Naxal attacks, boycott call - 17 Apr 2009
also came out to vote.  The average voter turnout in the district was around...;According to the 'The Hindu', in Orissa'a Kandhmal district, which...' reports. The three Naxal-hit constituencies recorded a higher voter

Around 50 percent voting in riot-torn Kandhamal - 16 Apr 2009
Kandhamal district, with around 50 percent voter turnout, an official said Thursday. The district witnessed communal riots last year that killed 38 people. ... are yet to get the full details,' District Collector Krishan Kumar told IANS

Patna-Gaya passenger train catches fire - 15 Apr 2009
Patna, Apr.15 (ANI): A stationary passenger train that was to leave Patna... no passengers on board the train that was about to move out of the Patna Railway Station from platform number nine. The railway authorities in Patna have

Voter card is just an identity proof for many - 02 Apr 2009
a few who are content to use their voter card just as a proof of identity. 'I got my voter I-card made because it works as an identity proof in many places... happy enough to have my voter ID as an identity proof during identity verification

Clay pots become popular in Patna - 06 May 2009
Patna, May 6 (ANI): Earthen pitchers are selling like hot cakes in Patna. Spinning wheel potters in Patna seem to have come back into business... the clay pitchers. Patna is one of the most ancient cities along the Ganges river

Fashion show in Patna - 12 Feb 2010
Patna, Feb 12 (ANI): Students of the National Institute of fashion... on Thursday. At the two-day annual cultural fest of NIFT, Patna, 'Fashion... creative designs. "With the opening of professional institution in Patna

55-60 percent voter turnout in Punjab, Chandigarh - 14 May 2009
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) Initial projections of the voter turnout for polling for nine parliamentary seats in Punjab and one seat in Chandigarh Wednesday were pegged at 55-60 percent by election officials here. The officials said

Islamabad HC disposes of plea seeking Musharraf's name on exit control list - 01 Jan 2008
and several other people on the Exit Control List (ECL) for their alleged... refused and the district and sessions judge, Islamabad also refused to hear the case.  The CJ observed that the district and sessions judge, Islamabad had

Penalty for throwing garbage on road in Patna - 22 Jan 2009
Patna, Jan 22 (ANI): Urban Development department in Patna launched cleanliness... that would run in Patna would help in maintaining cleanliness.," said C S Jasan, a resident. "The initiative taken by government for cleanliness is to make Patna

Eight-year-old kidnapped in Patna - 14 Sep 2009
Patna, Sep 14 (ANI): Unidentified persons in Patna kidnapped an eight-year-old boy at gunpoint in Patna on Monday at 7.30 am.hreyas Srivastava, is a standard one student at Christ church school in Kankarbagh area. According

Priyanka Gandhi shocked by low voter turnout in Amethi - 24 Apr 2009
Rae Bareli, April 24 (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi Friday said she was shocked by the low voter turn out in Amethi, her brother Rahul Gandhi's constituency in Uttar... Commission statistics, Amethi recorded around 40 percent voter turnout

Children dance to spread voter awareness in Mumbai - 10 Oct 2009
Mumbai, Oct 10 (ANI): School children here danced to the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tune urging every voter to exercise their franchise in upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra.  "I think this is an excellent cause

A.R. Rahman to help Delhi improve voter turnout - 20 Nov 2008
of elections and improve voter turnout for the Nov 29 assembly election. ....  The voter turnout has been dwindling in Delhi over a period of time

Protest over killing of a youth in Patna - 03 Aug 2010
Patna, Aug 3 (ANI): The locals resorted to violence in Bihar's Patna city on Tuesday over the killing of a youth in their locality. The locals of Samanpura neighbourhood attacked shops and vandalised public property to protest

Taliban using voter cards as 'visas' in southern Afghanistan - 14 May 2009
acquired voter identification cards as makeshift passports to smooth border crossings... provinces, reports the Globe and Mail. When produced, the voter registration cards... and Zangabad, revealed that insurgents have no intention of using their voter

Australian tourist found dead in Patna - 31 May 2009
Patna, May 31 (ANI): Bihar Police on Sunday recovered a body of an Australian tourist from a guesthouse in Patna's Khagol area in mysterious circumstances.  Police sources said that the man identified as "Michael David

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan launches voter awareness campaign - 01 Apr 2009
Mumbai, Apr 1 (ANI): Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has launched a film to promote the voter awareness campaign.  An initiative of the Ahmedabad-based non... beyond two years and issuing Voter Identity Cards to check bogus voting. (ANI

Maharashtra records 54 percent voter turnout - 16 Apr 2009
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Maharashtra witnessed 54 percent voter turnout in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies that went to polls in the first phase Thursday, an election commission official said. Voting, which started on a dull note at 7 a.m.

Voter turnout was very high in Jangipur: Pranab - 07 May 2009
Jangipur (West Bengal), May 7 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Thursday that the voter turnout was very high - around 70 percent - in his...;'Around 70 percent voter turnout has been estimated.'    He also said

Huge cache of ammunition seized in Patna - 09 Nov 2009
Patna, Nov 9 (ANI): Patna police recovered a huge cache of ammunition on Sunday from a house following a raid after a vehicle carrying explosives... instruments and detonators," said Vinit Vinayak, senior superintendent of police, Patna