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Poll panel's fiat on unauthorised structures
NEW DELHI, FEB. 21. The Election Commission has asked the Centre and all the State Governments to "temporarily suspend" eviction or demolition of unauthorised structures till the Lok Sabha polls conclude. In a letter to the Union Cabinet ...

Common pool of EVMs mooted
HYDERABAD, FEB. 21.The State Election Commissioners' conference has mooted a proposal to have a "common pool of Electronic Voting Machines" for a group of neighbouring States for use in local bodies elections and share the expenditure incurred in ...

Cricket tour a great step, says Mufti
NEW DELHI, FEB.21. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, today said that the Indian cricket team's Pakistan tour would be "one of the greatest confidence-building measures." "The Indian team's cricket tour will create a ...

BJP's second phase of campaign from February 25
NEW DELHI, FEB. 21.The Bharatiya Janata Party's second phase of election campaign will begin from February 25, when a rally has been planned at Talkatora Stadium here on the theme of minorities and development. Some RSS-affiliated organisations ...

Congress questions BJP's commitment to fight corruption
NEW DELHI, FEB. 21. The Congress today questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party's commitment to fight corruption and criminalisation of politics. Referring to the National Democratic Alliance's promise made in the National Agenda for Governance, ...

Varun makes his debut with a bang
MUMBAI, FEB. 21. A successful debut of the youngest Gandhi on the party platform here today was a real "feel good factor" for the Bharatiya Janata Party though the performance was before home audience, hardcore activists of the party. Varun ...

Other Stories

`Feel-good slogan will boomerang'

Breakthrough in Akshardham probe

Call for setting up of Bay of Bengal economic, energy community

M.P. to end monopoly in allotment of foreign liquor shops

How much will they get?

Phone companies can merge within service area

No guarantees in current process, says peace activist

Magisterial probe into Bandipore killings

Indian, Pakistani Army officials hold flag meeting

Mufti Government must check rights abuse: Malik

Security tightened in Manipur

Gujarat files appeal in Best Bakery case

CPI(M) wants ban on TV ads by parties reimposed

Probe ITDC hotels disinvestment: Congress

`Maritime environment in South Asia vulnerable to terrorism'

India-Singapore pact to promote tourism

Construction of over 7,500 km of roads approved

BJP taking undue credit on Kashmir: Congress

J & K seeks aid from global donor agencies

Be wary of `India Shining' campaign: Agnivesh

IAF adopts village

Curfew in Ujjain

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