Amid violence & tension, Bengal’s 8 LS seats record 36.88 pc polling
Kolkata, May 25 - Brisk polling for eight Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal was witnessed on Saturday taking the voting percentage to 36.88 in the first four hours till 11 a.m.
Summer-end shock: With only 10 pc stocks left, Mumbai faces 5 pc water-cut from May 30
Mumbai, May 25 - With Mumbai lakes on the verge of drying up at the fag end of summer, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced a 5 per cent water cut from May 30 which will be doubled to 10 per cent
Severe cyclone likely to hit Bengal; NDRF teams deployed, Army & Navy on alert
New Delhi, May 25 - India Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast wind speeds of up to 110-120 kmph gusting to 135 kmph in the severe cyclonic storm that is “very likely” to strike the West Bengal coast on Sunday midnight (May 26).
Bhiwani-Mahendragarh sees highest turnout in Haryana
Chandigarh, May 25 - Haryana on Saturday registered an approximate turnout of 8.31 per cent in the first two hours of polling.
Voters queue up at polling booths in J&K’s Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat
Anantnag, May 25 - During the first two hours of the voting in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in J&K on Saturday, an 8.89 per cent voter turnout was witnessed.
Polling underway for Delhi LS polls, voters make beeline to exercise their right
New Delhi, May 25 - Braving scorching heat, voters turned out in large numbers to exercise their right to franchise at polling booths in seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls on Saturday.
Polling underway in Bengal, two die in violence
Kolkata, May 25 - With two deaths -onfirmed and reports of poll-related tension surfacing mainly from East Midnapore and West Midnapore districts, the polling percentage for eight Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal in the sixth phase on Saturday was 16.54 in the
Long queues outside polling stations in Bihar’s Sheohar, Siwan LS seats
Patna, May 25 - Voting in eight Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar in the sixth phase was underway on Saturday and enthusiasm was visible among voters at several places.
Richest woman Savitri Jindal casts vote, confident of PM Modi’s third term
Chandigarh, May 25 - BJP leader and richest Indian woman with $33 billion net worth, Savitri Jindal, whose youngest son Naveen Jindal is also in the fray, on Saturday cast her vote at her hometown Hisar in Haryana.
Jaishankar, Hardeep Puri, Bansuri Swaraj among early voters in 6th phase of LS polls
New Delhi, May 25 - Voting is underway for all seven seats in the national capital under the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is aiming to maximise voter turnout before noon.
Mehbooba sits on dharna alleging PDP workers have been arrested
Anantnag, May 25 - Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat, Mehbooba Mufti sat on a dharna on Saturday alleging that her party workers had been arrested to prevent their participation in the voting process.
LS poll campaign: PM Modi to hold public meetings in Bihar, UP today
New Delhi, May 25 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday hold public meetings in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh as part of the campaign for the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections
Every vote counts, make yours too: PM Modi to voters
New Delhi, May 25 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged people to vote in large numbers, saying that "democracy thrives when people are engaged and active in the electoral process".
Haryana CM Saini, his predecessor Khattar among early voters
Chandigarh, May 25 - Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and his predecessor Manohar Lal Khattar were among the early voters who cast their votes on Saturday in their respective polling stations.
J&K: Enthusiastic voters line up in Anantnag-Rajouri LS constituency as voting starts
Anantnag, May 25 - Enthusiastic voters came out early Saturday morning to exercise their franchise in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.
Delhi L-G, AAP accuse each other of hatching conspiracy to trouble voters
New Delhi, May 25 - Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena and AAP leaders late on Friday accused each other of hatching a conspiracy to trouble voters and vitiate the polling process in the national capital, where voting started on Saturday morning.
Polling for 14 LS seats begins in UP; Maneka Gandhi, Nirahua in fray
Lucknow, May 25 - Voting for 14 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh started at 7 a.m. on Saturday in the sixth and penultimate round of elections.
Voting begins for penultimate phase of Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi, May 25 - Voting began at 7 a.m. on Saturday for the penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha polls with over 11 crore voters in 58 seats across eight states/UTs eligible to seal the fate of the 889 candidates in the
Polling for all 10 Lok Sabha seats begins in Haryana
Chandigarh, May 25 - Polling started across all the 10 Lok Sabha seats of Haryana amid tight security on Saturday morning in the sixth and penultimate phase of the general elections.
Rajasthan govt orders audit of deaths ’caused by heatwaves’
Jaipur, May 25 - The Rajasthan government on Friday ordered an audit of deaths "caused by heatwaves" in the state and constituted a committee for it.