Congress leads in Panchayat polls in Rajasthan - 
Agencies Jaipur, Jan 8 Candidates of the ruling Congress were leading in at least sixty per cent of Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti seats after counting of votes was taken up today, a state election department spokesman said.
- Found: 7 hours ago


Congress leads in Rajasthan Panchayat polls - 
Candidates of the ruling Congress were leading in at least sixty per cent of Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti seats after counting of votes was taken up on Monday, a state election department spokesman said.
- Found: 15 hours ago


Congress leads in Panchayat polls in Rajasthan - 
Jaipur, Jan 8 (PTI) Candidates of the ruling Congress were leading in at least sixty per cent of Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti seats after counting of votes was taken up today, a state election department spokesman said.
- Found: 15 hours ago


Counting for Panchayti Raj polls tomorrow in Rajasthan - 
Jaipur, Feb 7 (PTI) Counting for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in Rajasthan will take place tomorrow, a state electoral official said today.
- Found: 2010-02-07, 13:37 GMT


541 voters chose not to vote in Raj Panchayat polls - 
Jaipur, Feb 7 (PTI) As many as 541 voters exercised their right to 'No vote' in three-phased Panchayati Raj polls held recently in Rajasthan, an election department official said today.
- Found: 2010-02-07, 13:22 GMT


Law Ministry releases Gopalaswami’s letter on Chawla to President - 
New Delhi: The Law Ministry has released the letter written by the then Chief Election Commissioner, N. Gopalaswami, to the President seeking removal of fellow Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, while the Rashtrapati Bhavan declined to make the document public.
- Found: 2010-02-07, 21:30 GMT


What left hand veils, right hand reveals - 
New Delhi, Feb. 7 (PTI): The law ministry has released a letter written by former chief election commissioner N. Gopalaswami to the President seeking the removal of election commissioner Navin Chawla, even though the Rashtrapati Bhavan had declined to make the document public.
- Found: 2010-02-07, 21:34 GMT


Gopalaswamis letter on Chawla released - 
In a curious case, the law ministry has released the letter written by the then chief election commissioner N Gopalaswami to the President seeking removal of fellow....
- Found: 2010-02-07, 20:36 GMT


Law ministry releases letter seeking Chawla's ouster - 
In a curious case of the right hand not knowing what the left was doing, the law ministry has released the letter written by then Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N Gopalaswami to the President, seeking removal of fellow Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, while the Rashtrapati Bhawan had declined to make the document public.
- Found: 2010-02-07, 19:16 GMT


Washington's nudge behind India-Pakistan talks, asks Advani - 
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday asked aloud if the government's decision to start foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan was the 'upshot of a powerful nudge from Washington'.
- Found: 16 hours ago


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Others: 137

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