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Violence mars rural elections,65% vote
April 14, 2014 2:25 pm
Amid sporadic reports of violence,including firing,booth capturing bids and burning of vehicles,that left more than 30 injured,65 per cent of the nearly 1.1 crore rural voters exercised their franchise for panchayat samiti and zila parishad elections in Punjab Sunday.
Congress meets Brar,cites peak harvesting season to defer polls
April 16, 2014 11:07 am
The opposition Congress Tuesday called on State Election Commissioner SS Brar to demand deferment of block samiti and zila parishad elections by at least two weeks.
Not battle ready,Congress seeks more time from state poll panel
April 16, 2014 11:35 am
Caught napping as the election commission notified zila parishad and block samiti elections,the Opposition Congress will approach the poll panel to reschedule them.
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News Today Live Updates, 8 September | Child ‘sold’ for Rs 50,000 by woman to sister-in-law rescued in Jharkhand
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