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Mizoram , Politics , Top News

Mizoram Election Result 2018: Stage set for counting of votes tomorrow

The stage is all set for the counting of votes for the recently concluded Mizoram state assembly elections. Briefing newspersons, Mizoram chief electoral officer Ashish Kundra said that the counting will begin at 8 AM tomorrow with the counting of postal ballots and after that the counting of EVMs will begin. The Mizoram CEO said […]

5 years ago

Assam , Politics , Top News

State EC announces re-polling in 6 stations of Assam

The Biswanath Hakumtha tea garden polling station is all set for re-polling on Friday after chaotic scenes were witnessed in the polling station during Phase-1 polling for Panchayat elections on Wednesday. Scores of angry locals yesterday created a ruckus by entering the polling station, pulling out ballot boxes and setting them on fire obstructing the […]

5 years ago

Assam , Politics , Top News

First phase of Assam Panchayat polls underway

Voting is underway across 16 administrative districts of Assam, as close to 1 crore people are exercising their franchise in the first phase of panchayat polls today. The electorate are casting votes in a total of 14,077 polling stations across these districts. The voting which started at 7am is slated to continue till 3pm and […]

5 years ago

Assam , Politics , Top News

First phase of Panchayat polls in Assam tomorrow

The stage is all set for the first phase of polling for the Panchayat elections in Assam on December 5. As 16 districts of the state go to polls for Panchayat elections tomorrow, polling officers reached their respective polling stations on Tuesday morning. And as many as, 1799 of the total 14077 polling stations where […]

5 years ago

Politics , Top News , Tripura

IPFT mulls contesting both LS seats alone in Tripura

BJP’s ally in Tripura, the IPFT is considering contesting both the Lok Sabha seats in Tripura alone. Speaking on the issue, IPFT General Secretary Mangal Debbarma said that since its coalition partner BJP has not discussed on the seat sharing arrangements for the upcoming general elections and has declared to contest alone from both the […]

5 years ago

Assam , Politics , Top News

Cong constitutes enquiry committee to look into allegations of anomaly in candidate selection

The Assam Congress has been forced to set up a disciplinary committee headed by a senior vice president following serious complaints of Panchayat poll tickets being distributed by some party leaders in exchange for money. The committee will look into the complaints and enquire into the allegations of favoritism, collection of money and other anomalies […]

5 years ago

Mizoram , Politics , Top News

Mizoram to go to polls tomorrow

Stage is all set for polling in Mizoram tomorrow. The state votes tomorrow to elect candidates for its 7th legislative assembly. Around 7.68 lakh voters will get to choose from 209 candidates from 8 political parties besides independents. The fate of the 209 candidates will be sealed in the EVMs until December 11 which is […]

5 years ago

National , Top News

Sushma Swaraj not to contest 2019 Lok Sabha polls

External Home Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday announced that she will not be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2019. While addressing a meeting in Indore, Swaraj made an announcement where she said she has made up her mind not to contest in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, citing her health condition for […]

5 years ago

Assam , Politics , Top News

After AGP, now Cong fields rhino poacher for panchayat polls in Assam

After AGP’s controversial move to give ticket to a convicted poacher, now Congress has raised eyebrows among people by giving party ticket to an alleged poacher in the upcoming Panchayat elections. Dilwar Hussain, arrested twice in connection with poaching of rhinoceros, has been awarded a ticket by the Congress party to contest for the panchayat […]

6 years ago

Assam , National , Top News

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal calls on Home Minister Rajnath Singh to review ongoing NRC process

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal along with state Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to review the ongoing process of filing claims and objections for including names in the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Talking to newspersons after the meeting, CM Sarbananda Sonowal urged the people of […]

6 years ago