Kerala charters Kingfisher flight to take Thekkady victims homeOctober 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Kerala government has chartered a Kingfisher Airline flight to take the bodies of the Thekkady boat tragedy to Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata, a state government official said Thursday. "The flight is expected to take off from Kochi (in Kerala) at 10 p.m.
More aid for historical sites in Kerala, KarnatakaJuly 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has earmarked a whopping Rs.650 crore for the protection and facelift of historical sites in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the Lok Sabha was informed Wednesday. Minister of State for Planning and Parliamentary Affairs V.
Smart ID cards for coastal residents in IndiaJuly 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Government will issue smart Identity Cards (IDs) to all the usual residents of nine costal states and four union territories as a measure to ensure security in coastal areas following Mumbai terror attacks. Nine coastal states are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal and four union territories are Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicorbar Islands and Puducherry.
2,041 candidates face political test in second phase of LS pollsApril 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The second phase of general elections will witness a total of 2,041 candidates, including 121 women contestants' political fate being put to vote for the 141 Lok Sabha seats. Polls for the second phase are scheduled for April 23.
Second phase of general elections 2009 (Fact file)April 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The second phase of the staggered 15th Lok Sabha elections is scheduled for April 23. But in Manipur, the poll will be held April 22 due to a holiday on April 23, the Election Commission said.
First phase of general elections 2009 (Factfile)April 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The staggered 15th Lok Sabha elections begin Thursday. Here are some facts about the first of the five phases of the polls in which 17 states and union territories will elect representatives to the parliament:
Total number of parliamentary constituencies: 124
States/union territories going to polls: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Maghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.
Campaigning ends for first phase of Elections 2009April 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Campaigning for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2009 came to an end Tuesday in 15 states and two union territories, which go to the polls Thursday. A total of 1,715 candidates, including 122 women, are in the fray for 124 seats in the first of the five-phased election.
'NCP will be with Third Front if UPA doesn't win'March 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), a key ally of the Congress, said Tuesday that it would approach the Third Front if the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) did not get a majority in the Lok Sabha elections. NCP general secretary D.P.
Congress names 16 Lok Sabha candidates from KeralaMarch 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Eminent writer and former UN official Shashi Tharoor was named by the Congress in its list of 16 candidates who would contest the Lok Sabha polls from Kerala. As anticipated earlier, Tharoor would be contesting on the Congress party ticket from Thiruvananphapuram.
BJP announces four more candidates for Lok Sabha pollsMarch 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released the names of four more candidates from Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections. On Friday, the BJP announced candidates for 46 more Lok Sabha seats from the states of Kerala, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab and Sikkim.
Polling schedule for statesMarch 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The following is the polling schedule for states announced by Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami Monday:
Phase 1
April 16 - Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andaman and Nicobar Island, Lakshadweep.
Ensure safety of women in Karnataka: CPI-M to centreFebruary 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Condemning the attack on a Kerala legislator's daughter in Mangalore, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday said the central government should ensure that women and minorities are protected in Karnataka. 'The CPI-M strongly condemns the violence against the school going daughter of a Kerala legislator in Mangalore.
BJP announces 48 more candidatesJanuary 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday released a list of 48 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, taking to 96 the number of contestants it has announced so far. The names were finalised at a meeting of the party's Central Election Committee held at the party headquarters with party president Rajnath Singh in chair.
Kerala NCP gives ultimatum to UDFJanuary 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Thursday threatened to field candidates for all 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala unless the Congress agreed to ally with it by Feb 15. NCP Kerala leader K.
Congress under pressure from Samajwadi Party, NCP on seat-sharingJanuary 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress has come under pressure from its allies as the Samajwadi Party Monday named more Lok Sabha election candidates from Uttar Pradesh and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) demanded more seats from select states. Though its pre-poll alliance negotiations with the Congress are still on, Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh went ahead and announced five more names, taking the number of candidates the party has decided to field to 51 out of Uttar Pradesh's 80 seats.
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