Amritsar's Khanna Paper Mills, the largest user of paper waste in countryAugust 12th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Based in Amritsar, Khanna Paper Mills Pvt Ltd specializes in manufacturing quality and environment friendly paper from waste paper. It caters to the domestic market and exports it to SAARC countries, Africa and Middle East as well.
Banerjee's white paper will uncover reality: PMJuly 11th, 2009 ON BOARD SPECIAL FLIGHT - Commenting on Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's decision to bring out a white paper on the expenses of the ministry during her predecessor Lalu Prasad's tenure, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said that white paper will uncover the reality and after that loose ends will be figured out.
BJP awaits white paper on railwaysJuly 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said the country was awaiting the white paper promised by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee on the railways' performance in the last five years. Banerjee told parliament July 3 that she would come out with a white paper on the actual performance of the railways in the past five years when Lalu Prasad headed the ministry.
Congress dismisses Advani's EVM remarks, but Paswan raises pitchJuly 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's contention that India should revert to the ballot paper because the electronic voting machines (EVMs) were not tamper-proof was dismissed by the ruling Congress as a "stretch of imagination", but Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan too reiterated Sunday his stand against EVMs.
EVMs are tamper-proof, says poll panelJuly 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Sunday asserted the electronic voting machines being used to conduct the polls in the country were tamper-proof and reliable, as it replied to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's apprehensions on the gadgets.
Advani's comments on EVMs stretch of imagination: CongressJuly 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The ruling Congress party Sunday dismissed as a stretch of imagination Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's comments that India should revert to the ballot paper for elections unless adequate safeguards are in place to guard against malfunctioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Iranians in India vote in presidential pollsJune 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Iranians thronged the Iran Cultural House here Friday to vote in their presidential elections, which are being seen as a tough contest between incumbent conservative Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and moderate candidate Mirhossein Mousavi. The library of the cultural house was turned into a makeshift polling booth for
expatriates to exercise their franchise.
BJP's Ananth Kumar retains Bangalore SouthMay 16th, 2009 BANGALORE - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary H.N. Ananth Kumar retained the Bangalore South seat for the fifth time in a row.
BJP's performance very unexpected: Rajnath SinghMay 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Saturday conceded that he had not anticipated his party's poor electoral showing. 'The BJP's performance in the results is very unexpected.
Delhi Police on poll duty, but few voteMay 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Very few policemen in Delhi vote during elections as most of them are on polling duty and many shy away from casting their vote via postal ballot due to the complex procedure involved, say officials. Like the armed and central paramilitary forces, personnel of the 60,000-strong Delhi POlice can cast their vote either by going to polling booths in their constituencies or using postal ballot.
Re-ballot ordered in Chhattisgarh's 25 polling stationsApril 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Wednesday ordered re-ballot in 25 polling stations affected by Maoist violence in Chhattisgarh during the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The repoll will be held April 27 from 7 a.m.
BJP's youth wing to conduct opinion poll on black moneyApril 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth wing Thursday announced it would conduct an opinion poll at 10,000 crossings across the country on the issue of black money on April 6. The party will hold its 'Swiss bankon mein jama Bharatiya kale dhan ke virudh aap ke mat' opinion poll at 100 crossings in Delhi.
Things you did not know about EVMs - but were afraid to askMarch 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Did you know that the use of electronic voting machines, or EVMs, results in the saving of nearly 10,000 tonnes of paper that in turn preserves forests where trees are cut down to produce paper?
About 7,700 tonnes of paper was used for printing of ballot papers in the 1999 general elections, whereas 8,800 tonnes of paper was used for the purpose in the 1996 general elections. With the electorate going up steadily, more than 10,000 tonnes of paper would have to be used for this general election if there had been no EVMs.
Voter can refuse to press EVM button, says poll officialMarch 14th, 2009 KOLKATA - A voter not finding any candidate worth supporting has the right to refuse to vote by not pressing any button on the electronic voting machine even after completing the other formalities in the polling booth, according to a senior election officer. 'A voter is well within his right to refuse to press the EVM buttons even after signing the register and putting ink on his finger.
Haryana students given wrong exam paperFebruary 25th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Students appearing for the class 10 mathematics examination in Haryana were taken aback Tuesday when they were given a semester I question paper instead of the semester II paper they were expecting. Students at various centres of the Haryana School Education Board were given the wrong question paper, a board official said.
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