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In a hall adorned with paintings of battle, an understated economist named Manmohan Singh was sworn in Friday evening as prime minister of India for a second five-year term. His own battle promises to be twofold: how to restore high rates of economic growth at a time of a worldwide downturn and to push for effective government services that reach India’s legions of the poor.More |
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Amid hectic lobbying for key Cabinet posts by “pre-poll” UPA constituents, Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday met President Pratibha Patil and staked claim to form the new government. The oath-taking ceremony of the new UPA government will be held on Friday (May 22).
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62 pc polling in last phase l 2 killed in WB l Scramble for allies on Curtain rang down on the massive exercise of voting in the Lok Sabha elections today with nearly 62 per cent of electorate casting ballots in the fifth and final phase. Polling was largely peaceful, barring stray incidents in West Bengal in which two people were killed.More |
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Chandigarh: Megri a 10 year old web solutions company has relaunched |
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The quick-speaking Jain, 56, is one of the youngest and probably the most educated contestant among the main contenders in the poll fray in Chandigarh. “I have my feet firmly on the ground as I still remember the days when I used to help my father in his small newspaper shop on the roadside. I have faced many difficulties in life and all the memories are still fresh in my mind,” Jain told IANS. Read the rest of this entry » |
It could qualify as a real rags-to-riches story with a lot of determination and guts thrown in. A strong contender for the Chandigarh|
On account of the Lok Sabha election, the Chandigarh Administration has declared a public holiday on May 13 in all offices/ boards/corporations/institutions under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The holiday will be a paid holiday in industrial shops, commercial establishments and for daily wage earners.
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Jagga alleged that the Congress had failed to deliver on all fronts, including extension of lal dora, land acquisition and proper planning for the city. Read the rest of this entry » |
The central parliamentary board of the Janata Party has decided to extend support to Satya Pal Jain, BJP candidate. This was stated at a joint press conference by Jain and Ajay Jagga, president of the local unit of the Janata Party.|
On the auspicious occasion of ram naumi we have launched vote chandigarh (www.votechandigarh.com) with the mission “Your vote matters” So in the coming parliament elections, today we are launching a website named www.votechandigarh.com where the details of all the contesting candidates will be put on the website so that people can have a look at the candidates at one site/place. We are sending invitation of all the political parties/candidates to send their bio-data and we shall be publishing the same on website so that the people can go through the same. Read the rest of this entry » |
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UT administration’s chandigarh election wing on Wednesday fixed April 7 as the last date for applying for voter identity cards in the city. hose who do not apply for the card within the stipulated time, won’t be able to caste their votes on May 13. However, their applications will be accepted. Names of people, who apply in time, will be included on the supplementary list. Read the rest of this entry » |
