Polling picks up pace in eight LS seats in Bihar

Polling picks up pace in eight LS seats in Bihar

Patna, June 1 - After a sluggish start, polling is slowly picking up pace in the eight seats in Bihar where voting is being held in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday.

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Allowing each sadhu, guru to build shrine on public land will have disastrous consequences: Delhi HC

Allowing each sadhu, guru to build shrine on public land will have disastrous consequences: Delhi HC

New Delhi, June 1 - The Delhi High Court has cautioned that if sadhus, gurus, and other religious figures are allowed to build shrines on the public land, it would lead to disastrous consequences and jeopardise larger public interest.

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Voting picks up pace in Punjab; Chandigarh records 40 pc

Voting picks up pace in Punjab; Chandigarh records 40 pc

Chandigarh, June 1 - Punjab, where voting is underway for 13 Lok Sabha seats, registered 37.80 per cent polling by 1 p.m., a spike from 9.64 per cent in the first two hours, while Chandigarh saw voter turnout of 40.14 per cent on

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Amid violence, Bengal sees 45.07 pc voter turnout

Amid violence, Bengal sees 45.07 pc voter turnout

Kolkata, June 1 - Amid continued poll-related violence, an average 45.07 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 p.m. on Saturday in nine seats in West Bengal in the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

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Union minister Joshi demands harshest punishment for JD-S MP Prajwal Revanna

Union minister Joshi demands harshest punishment for JD-S MP Prajwal Revanna

Hubballi (Karnataka), June 1 - Union minister Pralhad Joshi stated on Saturday that the arrested JD-S MP and prime accused in the alleged sex video scandal, Prajwal Revanna, does not deserve to be forgiven.

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There will be as many splits as there are parties in INDIA bloc after results: UP CM

There will be as many splits as there are parties in INDIA bloc after results: UP CM

Gorakhpur, June 1 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday that due to the overwhelming support and blessings of the people, it was certain that a Modi government would be formed at the Centre on June 4 with a resounding

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Mehbooba Mufti to skip INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi today

Mehbooba Mufti to skip INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi today

Srinagar, June 1 - Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti will skip the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi on Saturday due to the health concerns of her mother.

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Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal casts his vote in Ludhiana with parents

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal casts his vote in Ludhiana with parents

New Delhi, June 1 - Ola Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Saturday cast his vote in Ludhiana, Punjab, where voting is underway for 13 Lok Sabha seats in the seventh and last phase.

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Sufficient coal stocks at thermal power plants amid high power demand: Ministry

Sufficient coal stocks at thermal power plants amid high power demand: Ministry

New Delhi, June 1 - Amid extremely high demand for power in scorching heat, the coal stocks at thermal power plants are sufficient to meet the requirement of 19 days, the Ministry of Coal said on Saturday.

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Bengal records 28.30 pc polling, over 1400 complaints filed

Bengal records 28.30 pc polling, over 1400 complaints filed

Kolkata, June 1 - The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) was flooded with complaints of poll-related tension and violence, even as the average percentage of polling till 11 a.m. for the nine Lok Sabha constituencies in the state was

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24.25 pc polling in Bihar amid crippling heatwave

24.25 pc polling in Bihar amid crippling heatwave

Patna, June 1 - People are coming out to vote in Bihar despite the hot and humid conditions.

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Gold smuggling: DRI suspects involvement of more AI Express crew members

Gold smuggling: DRI suspects involvement of more AI Express crew members

Thiruvananthapuram, June 1 - After arresting two cabin crew members of Air India Express for allegedly smuggling gold, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has intensified the probe suspecting role of more crew members in the crime.

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Odisha records 22.64 pc voter turnout in six LS & 42 Assembly seats

Odisha records 22.64 pc voter turnout in six LS & 42 Assembly seats

Bhubaneswar, June 1 - A voting percentage of 22.64 was recorded in the first four hours of polling in Odisha's six Lok Sabha seats and 42 Assembly segments on Saturday where simultaneous elections are taking place.

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Tourist from MP falls unconscious, dies in J&K’s Srinagar

Tourist from MP falls unconscious, dies in J&K’s Srinagar

Srinagar, June 1 - Officials said on Saturday that a tourist from Madhya Pradesh fell unconscious and died in Jammu & Kashmir’s Srinagar city.

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Gujarat crackdown: 31 properties sealed in Rajkot, 739 in Surat after fire tragedy

Gujarat crackdown: 31 properties sealed in Rajkot, 739 in Surat after fire tragedy

Rajkot, June 1 - Following the tragic fire in Rajkot that claimed 27 lives, the local administration has sealed 31 properties, including several schools and coaching classes for non-compliance with safety norms.

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Amid violence, Bengal’s nine LS seats record 12.63 pc polling

Amid violence, Bengal’s nine LS seats record 12.63 pc polling

Kolkata, June 1 - Amid continuing reports of poll-related tension and violence surfacing from different pockets in West Bengal on Saturday, the average polling percentage for the nine Lok Sabha constituencies till 9 a.m. was recorded at a moderate of 12.94, slightly higher

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Punjab registers 9.64 pc polling in first two hours

Punjab registers 9.64 pc polling in first two hours

Chandigarh, June 1 - Punjab, where voting is underway for 13 Lok Sabha seats, registered 9.64 per cent polling in the first two hours on Saturday.

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ECI registers 10.58 pc polling in first few hours of voting in Bihar

ECI registers 10.58 pc polling in first few hours of voting in Bihar

Patna, June 1 - Even as a crippling heatwave gripped Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) registered 10.58 per cent polling till 9 A.M. on the eight Lok Sabha seats that went to polls in the seventh and last phase on Saturday.

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Heatwave to prevail in Jammu, pleasant weather likely in Kashmir

Heatwave to prevail in Jammu, pleasant weather likely in Kashmir

Srinagar, June 1 - The weather office said on Saturday that the present heatwave condition is expected to continue in the Jammu division while Kashmir valley will have generally pleasant weather in the next nine days.

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Himachal Pradesh sees 15 per cent polling in two hours

Himachal Pradesh sees 15 per cent polling in two hours

Shimla, June 1 - Himachal Pradesh, on Saturday, saw 15.50 per cent polling in the first two hours for four Parliamentary seats and 13 per cent for by-poll for six Assembly seats for the seventh and the last phase of the general elections.

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