Thousands of people displaced by floods in Andhra PradeshOctober 3rd, 2009 VIJAYWADA - Floods have displaced hundreds of people in Andhra Pradesh. Over 100 villages in Krishna District are facing the threat of being submerged by the floodwater.
Sonia calls YSR's wife, Army sends in 500 commandos for searchSeptember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday evening called the wife of missing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhar Reddy.
Missing Andhra CM was undertaking a secret visit to villagesSeptember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, who is missing for the last nine hours, had reportedly left on a secret mission to some villages in the state, said a private channel report on Tuesday evening. According to the private channel, Reddy told media persons in the morning, just ahead of leaving, that he was undertaking a surprise visit.
Five-phase 2009 general electionsMay 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An overview of the staggered five-phase general elections that started April 16 and ended May 13. Here are some of the facts:
Total voters - 713.77 million voters
Polling stations - 834,000
Poll observers - 2,046
Polling staff - 4.69 million
Parliamentary constituencies - 543
Assembly elections - Andhra Pradesh (294), Orissa (147) and Sikkim (32)
Total candidates - 8,070
Male candidates - 7,514
Women candidates - 556
Highest number of candidates - Chennai South (43)
Lowest number of candidates - Nagaland (3)
Highest polling station - Auley Phu in Leh, Ladakh (set up at an altitude of 15,300 feet)
Electronic Voting Machine and control units - control units (908,643) and ballot units (11,83,543)
Villages identified as vulnerable - 86,782
People booked under preventive sections - 373,861
Maoist-affected constituencies - 79 seats
High security deployment - 118,604 polling stations
Video-graphers - 74,729
Digital cameras - 40,599
Helicopters - 55
Re-polls - 648 polling stations
Repolling underway in Andhra PradeshApril 26th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Repolling is taking place amidst tight security at 63 booths in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. The Election Commission had ordered the re-poll on Saturday due to irregularities including damage to the electronic voting machines (EVM's) and technical problems during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 23.
Polling begins in second phase of Indian electionsApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polling stations in 140 constituencies across 12 states opened at 7 a.m. for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
55 percent polling in second phaseApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - An estimated 55 percent of the 194 million electorate voted Thursday in the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls held across 12 states. 'There was an average 55 percent polling.
Re-balloting in 46 polling stations on April 18: ECApril 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Friday announced that repolling would be held on April 18 in 46 polling stations across seven states where balloting was held in the first phase. 'In the states that went for polling yesterday, the process of examination of documents by the Observers and Returning Officers in the presence of candidates or their agents is going on.
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.
23,000 villages 'vulnerable' in first phase votingApril 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As many as 23,000 villages that go to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections Thursday have been identified as 'vulnerable' from a security point of view, the Election Commission said Tuesday. The poll panel has made adequate security arrangements to ensure free and fair elections, Deputy Election Commissioner R.
Rahul Gandhi campaigns in Andhra PradeshApril 10th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to address various rallies across the Andhra Pradesh on Friday and Saturday. Andhra Pradesh is getting ready for the first phase of polling on April 16.
Andhra govt. sends DGP candidates list to ECMarch 21st, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh Government on Friday forwarded the names of three Police officers to the Election Commission for it to name the State's new Director General of Police (DGP). The names were forwarded after the Election Commission had ordered the transfer of current DGP S.
Parties in Andhra Pradesh welcome two-phase pollingMarch 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - All political parties in Andhra Pradesh have welcomed the Election Commission's decision to hold two-phase polling in the state for both the Lok Sabha and the state assembly. Andhra Pradesh will go to the polls April 16 and 23.
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.
International Financial Corp gives $15 mn loan to WaterHealthFebruary 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - International Financial Corp (IFC), a member of the World Bank group, has given a loan of $15 million to WaterHealth India to set up water purification facilities in Indian villages, it was announced Tuesday. WaterHealth India is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WaterHealth International, a leader in providing access to clean water to people around the world.
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