Agartala, April 9 (IANS) Voting for the by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district commenced on Thursday morning amid tight security arrangements, election officials said. People turned out in large numbers, forming queues at most of the 55 polling stations across the Dharmanagar Assembly segment. Polling began at 7 a.m. and will continue uninterrupted until 5 p.m. in the mixed-population constituency. A total of 46,142 voters, including 23,758 women, are elig…
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Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The forthcoming two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal later this month are a challenge not just for the Trinamool Congress but also for the common people of West Bengal, since all will be forced to turn vegetarian if the BJP comes to power in the state after the polls this time, claimed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday.“We have to win the battle this time at any cost. Otherwise, consumption of non-vegetarian foods like eggs, meat, and fish will be banned in…
Agartala, April 8 (IANS) Women voters are set to play a decisive role in determining the electoral fortunes of six candidates in Thursday’s bye-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district, with the female electorate outnumbering their male counterparts by 1,374 voters. According to election officials, 23,758 women voters surpass the 22,384 male voters in the recently-published final electoral rolls.The mixed-population Dharmanagar Assembly constituency has remai…
Bengaluru, April 8 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka, Lahar Singh Siroya, on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Pawan Khera, alleging that he was attempting to evade legal action by “escaping” to Hyderabad to avoid the Assam Police.Khera is the Chairman, Media and Publicity department, AICC. He is also Member of the Congress Working Committee.In a statement, Siroya said he had been closely following reports about Khera’s movements and described th…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (IANS) As Kerala’s high-decibel election campaign drew to a close on Tuesday, State BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar struck a characteristically sharp note on social media, blending cultural reference with political messaging. “In Keralam, the end of campaigning is marked by organising a #KotiKalasham on the last evening. Today was that day,” he wrote. He added a pointed ideological swipe: “There are many differences between BJP Keralam and CPIM Kerala. But …
Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (IANS) With the curtain set to fall on public campaigning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Kerala’s political theatre enters its decisive final act, marked by a palpable churn on the ground and a sharpening triangular contest.The Congress-led UDF appears to have seized the momentum at the fag end of the campaign, riding on what it projects as a growing undercurrent for change.Feedback from across districts suggests that sections of the electorate are increasingly vocal about f…
Palakkad, April 6 (IANS) Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday intensified his attack on Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, targeting him twice in a single day as the election campaign entered its decisive phase. While his first salvo came at Thrissur, the second was delivered at Palakkad, underlining a sharpened focus on the Left leadership.With campaigning peaking ahead of polling, Rahul has increasingly trained his guns on Vijayan, alleging an unspoken understanding between t…
Idukki, April 6 (IANS) Mounting a sharp and wide-ranging attack on the ruling Left in Kerala, Leader of the Opposition, V.D. Satheesan, on Monday dismissed the government’s progress report as a “bundle of lies,” alleging that key achievements have been exaggerated while major failures were deliberately concealed ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls.Satheesan said the report itself had “shrunk from 38 pages to 24,” reflecting what he described as an attempt to hide the truth.He challenged …
Chengannur, April 6 (IANS) As Kerala heads into the final phase of polling, the Chengannur Assembly constituency in Alappuzha district is shaping up as one of the most closely-watched contests, marked by a compelling mix of incumbency, grassroots connect, and shifting political undercurrents.At the centre of the battle is two time legislator and State Fisheries Minister, Saji Cherian, of the CPI(M)-led LDF, who is seeking a third-consecutive victory.Up against him is Congress candidate Abey Kuri…
Bhubaneswar, April 5 (IANS) Amid growing protests over the merger of the Palasa-Ichchapuram section with the newly created South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone, the Indian Railways on Sunday issued a clarification stating that the move will not affect the revenue earnings of East Coast Railway (ECoR) or disrupt train services on the route.In an official statement, the South Coast Railway said the Palasa–Ichchapuram section, stretching around 50 km, comprises seven stations — Palasa, Summadevi, Man…