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Amarinder releases first list of PLC candidates

Chandigarh: Former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) on Sunday announced first list of 22 candidates for the upcoming State Assembly Polls.PLC was given 37 of the 117 seats in the state as part of...

Two Tripura BJP MLAs give exit signals

Agartala: Two dissident Tripura BJP legislators - former Health Minister Sudip Roybarman and Ashis Kumar Saha - have been meeting their followers by sending a message "save the state from disaster", in an indication of their departure from the...

60 pc MLAs in Goa switched parties in last five years, a ‘record’ in India: ADR report

Panaji: As many as 24 legislators in Goa, which is 60 per cent of the total strength of the 40-member state Assembly, have switched parties in the last five years, a report by an organisation has said. The Association of...

Political parties should clarity selection of candidates with criminal antecedents: Jt CEO

Imphal: In view of the ensuing current general election to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur Joint Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Ramananda Nongmeikapam briefed the press on the importance of publication of Criminal Antecedents and Postal Ballot (PB) at a...

Congress announces first list of 40 seats, including two women in Manipur

Imphal: The Manipur Congress on Saturday released a list of 40 candidates selected by the party’s central election committee to contest in the two-phased state assembly elections scheduled on February 27 and March 3. According to the list, former Chief...

ECI extends ban on physical rallies and roadshows till Jan 31

Imphal: The Election Commission of India Saturday held a review meeting with the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India through virtual mode.The Commission also held virtual meetings with Chief Secretaries, Chief Electoral Officers and...

BSP announces 51 candidates for the second phase of UP polls

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Saturday released a list of 51 candidates for the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.She also gave a new poll slogan of the party 'Har Polling Booth Ko Jitana...

Nearly 160 aspirant candidates for BJP tickets in Manipur; CM Biren, Sarda in Delhi to finalise final list

Imphal: Nearly 160 aspiring candidates are vying for BJP tickets for the forthcoming 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly election, according to a highly placed source on Friday.With nine in total, Sugnu Assembly constituency has the maximum number of intending candidates,...

ECI allows postal ballot for militants under SoO and MoU in Manipur

Imphal: The Election Commission of India, in a notification issued Friday, notified that members of the Suspension of Operation (SoO) and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) groups kept in the designated camps whose names have been enrolled in the Electoral...

Double-engine govt working for Manipur’s development: Nadda

New Delhi: BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Friday greeted people of Manipur on their statehood day and reminded them it was the efforts of 'double-engine' government of Modi and Biren Singh working continuously that has brought development...

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Somnath Swabhiman Parv (1000 years of unbroken faith) celebrated

Imphal: The Somnath Swabhiman Parv (1000 Years of Unbroken Faith) celebration was observed by the Department of Art and...