Tag Archive: civic polls

Welfare measures ahead of Bangalore civic polls

The Karnataka government Saturday announced a series of welfare measures for Bangalore’s poor and promised better roads and other facilities for the residents ahead of upcoming civic polls.

Balloting for the 198-member Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (Greater Bangalore City Corporation) are scheduled for Feb 21.

Over half a million slum dwellers, poor Scheduled Castes/Tribes and over 100,000 [...]

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Pay power dues or lose gun licences in Madhya Pradesh region

Bhopal, Dec 11 (IANS) The administration in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior-Chambal region has decided to cancel the gun licences of those who have large amounts of power dues outstanding, an official said Friday.

‘People of Chambal consider guns as their pride. Loss of gun is considered as loss of respect. The decision has been taken to recover [...]

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Madhya Pradesh Congress chief slaps party worker

Bhopal, Nov 22 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress president Suresh Pachouri allegedly pushed and slapped a party worker at the Indore airport after he was mobbed by aspirants seeking nominations for the upcoming civic polls in the state.

Pachouri lost his cool as people from the party chased him near the airport for party nominations for the [...]

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MP Congress President loses cool, punches party worker

Indore, Nov. 22 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Congress President Suresh Pachouri allegedly pushed and punched a party worker at the Indore airport after he was mobbed by a aspirants seeking nominations for upcoming civic polls in the state.

According to sources, Pachouri had come to Indore to attend a wedding.

A soon as he arrived at [...]

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Ballot papers to be used in Madhya Pradesh civic polls

Bhopal, Nov 3 (IANS) Ballot papers would be used, instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), in the civic polls slated before Dec 20 in Madhya Pradesh, the state Election Commissioner said Tuesday.

Election Commissioner A.V. Singh told reporters here that elections would be held in two phases to 268 of the 358 civic bodies in the [...]

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NCP to go it alone in Madhya Pradesh civic polls

Bhopal, Sep 23 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will go it alone in the forthcoming civic polls in Madhya Pradesh, though it may have a truck with the Congress for the Maharashtra assembly elections.

Making this announcement here, newly appointed president of the NCP’s Madhya Pradesh unit Brijmohan Srivastava Wednesday said if given a chance [...]

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