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I raised the image of judiciary: V.N. KhareNEW DELHI, MAY 1."When I took over as the Chief Justice of India in December 2002 the image of the judiciary was at its lowest ebb. The Karnataka, Rajasthan, Punjab and Delhi scandals — all affected the image of the judiciary. I wanted to ... 
All parties fighting NDA have a role, says KaratKOTTAYAM, MAY 1.The CPI(M) politburo member, Prakash Karat, has warned against complacency on the part of secular forces in spite of the fact that the election trends so far showed that the BJP-led NDA was not doing well in the earlier ... BJP not over-reacting to exit polls: Jaitley NEW DELHI, MAY 1. The Law Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson, Arun Jaitley, today raised the spectre of 1996 when within two years the country saw several Prime Ministers come and go before the Government fell in 1998. Speaking ... 
President condoles Governor's deathNEW DELHI, MAY 1. The President, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, has condoled the death of the Madhya Pradesh Governor and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Ram Prakash Gupta, in New Delhi today. ``Mr. Gupta had to his credit many years of public ... Naidu criticises exit polls In a State where nine out of 20 seats were won last time by a margin of less than 20,000 votes, it is hard to predict the outcome. C. Gouridasan Nair on the Kerala poll scene. Other Stories
Elections 2004 BATTLEGROUND 
Uttar Pradesh: beyond the arithmetic of casteThis election in the State is about political parties moving beyond their traditional caste-based blocs, says Yogendra Yadav. KEY CONSTITUENCY Tough for Girija Vyas to stay afloat in City of Lakes? After a full day of campaigning in rural areas, Girija Vyas, the sitting Congress MP from Udaipur, is out once again at 11 pm — this time to attend two weddings in this city of lakes. She is scheduled to hit the campaign trail the following ... Labour unrest brews south of Pir Panjal In the remote hills of Jammu and Kashmir, political parties are encountering a new electoral factor — worker discontent. The impact of labour unrest is such that it is changing the lexicon of the election campaign as parties woo the ... ON THE ROAD WITH... JAYALALITHAA 
Folk dancers, drummers and unscheduled stopsTemple priests vie with former ministers for the attention of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, as she criss-crosses the southern districts of the State in her campaign vehicle. At temple towns all along the way, the priests wait ... KEY CONSTITUENCY A multi-cornered race in Satna The Satna parliamentary constituency in the Vindhya region of Madhya Pradesh has always acted as a barometer of the rising influence of the third force that has, over the last few elections, continued to leave its imprint on the State's highly ... 
Mamata's largesse gives Trinamool a headstartFew would have guessed that the Nationalist Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee, would spring such a surprise when she took over as Coal Minister a fortnight before the Lok Sabha was dissolved. Within a day or two of assuming ... BJP revives Women's Bill in campaign In sharp contrast to the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee's appeal here on April 14 to reach a consensus on the Permanent Resident Disqualification Bill, 2004, the Deputy Prime Minister, Lal Krishna Advani, has stuck a different note. In his ... Poll-Pourri Flying may not always be the best mode of transport during elections. Ask the BJP president, M. Venkaiah Naidu, or the Congress leader, Mohsina Kidwai, if you like. Recently, Ms. Kidwai had to abandon her aircraft and go by road to Tonk to ... 
Candidate Watch'Jyotirmoyee Sidkar, CPI(M) candidate, Krishnagar Lok Sabha consituency' Other Stories
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