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  Uttar Pradesh polls: BJP to seek people's suggestions to prepare 'sankalp patra'

  January 03, 2022 10:18 IST

  Uttar Pradesh BJP's co-media in-charge Abhay Singh said the party's public representatives, including the MPs and MLAs, are already taking suggestions of the public for preparing the 'sankalp patra'.

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  UP polls: Akhilesh draws reference to perfume traders' raids; says 'BJP targeting Jain community'

  January 03, 2022 8:28 IST

  Referring to the raids on perfume traders in Kanpur and Kannauj, Yadav said, "These people are being raided as the people of Jain community are in minority. These people (BJP) do not want the people from the Jain community to prosper." 

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  Assembly Election 2022: PM to lay foundation stones of various projects in Punjab on Wed

  January 03, 2022 23:18 IST

  Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab are slated to go polls. While the first four are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the last one has a Congress government.

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  'Factually incorrect': Punjab Governor on CM Channi's allegations

  January 02, 2022 21:27 IST

  The Governor, in a statement, said the file regarding regularisation of the services of contractual employees was sent back to the office of Chief Minister with six queries that need to be clarified by the state government. The copy of the queries raised on the said file is released to the media.

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  Manipur Polls 2022: PM to gift development projects to Manipur, Tripura

  January 02, 2022 19:38 IST

  In the poll-bound Manipur, Modi will inaugurate 13 projects worth around Rs 1,850 crore and lay the foundation stone of nine projects worth around Rs 2,950 crore.

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  When PM Modi hit the gym in Meerut | Watch

  January 02, 2022 14:46 IST

  One of the key areas of focus for the prime minister is inculcating sporting culture and establishing world-class sporting infrastructure in all parts of the country, and the establishment of this university at Meerut will be a major step towards fulfilling this vision, a government official said.

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  UP brings new excise policy to generate revenue for farmers

  January 02, 2022 7:33 IST

  Under the new policy, the price of liquor will not be increased, but the license fee will be increased by 7.5 per cent.

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  Assembly Election: BJP to seek people's suggestions from Monday to prepare 'sankalp patra' for UP

  January 03, 2022 0:00 IST

  Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab will go to polls early in 2022. While the first four are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the last one has a Congress government.

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  PM Modi lays foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut

  January 02, 2022 14:37 IST

  The establishment of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University at Meerut will be a major step towards fulfilling this vision, the PMO said.

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  UP polls 2022: CM Yogi Adityanath likely to contest upcoming elections; says 'party to decide seat'

  January 02, 2022 8:08 IST

  On being asked from which seat he will contest the election, he said "the party will decide from which seat I will contest the upcoming assembly election."

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  UP polls: Akhilesh promises free power supply for irrigation, households if voted to power

  January 01, 2022 20:43 IST

  Wishing the people a happy New Year, Yadav tweeted in Hindi, "2022 will be a new year with new light for a new Uttar Pradesh. Three hundred units of electricity for households (domestic consumers) will be given for free and electricity for irrigation will be free."

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  Channi govt does not have courage to arrest Majithia, says AAP leader Kejriwal

  January 01, 2022 19:53 IST

  Majithia has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act on the basis of a 2018 report of a probe into a drug racket in the state.

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  UP Assembly polls 2022: BJP deploys 165 party workers from Gujarat for Awadh outreach

  January 01, 2022 14:32 IST

  BJP workers said that they'll go door-to-door to connect with voters in Awadh region.

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  BJP's paper-flower only has odour of 'lies': Akhilesh on recent I-T raids on perfume traders

  December 31, 2021 15:56 IST

  Earlier this morning, the Income Tax department conducted raids at 50 premises belonging to Samajwadi Party MLC Pushapraj Jain (Pammi Jain), who also deals in the perfumery compounds business, and another businessman Babu Mian in Kannauj.

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  UP Elections 2022: Samajwadi Party MLC Shatarudra Prakash joins BJP

  December 31, 2021 14:45 IST

  Prakash, who joined politics while studying in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1974 from Varanasi Cantonment as a Socialist Party nominee.

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  UP polls: PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut on Jan 2

  December 31, 2021 13:14 IST

  Major Dhyan Chand Sports University will have capacity of training 1,080 sportspersons including 540 female and 540 male sportspersons.

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  Goa Assembly polls 2022: AAP to make its candidates sign affidavits to avoid defections

  December 31, 2021 12:03 IST

  Arvind Kejriwal-led party has taken this decision to stem defections as it feels that coastal state is "notorious" for politicians jumping to other parties, an AAP leader said.

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  BJP conspiring to end reservation by privatisation: Akhilesh Yadav

  December 31, 2021 11:24 IST

  Akhilesh Yadav described the 2022 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh as a historic opportunity for the deprived and the jobless to protect Indian Constitution and avail the right enshrined therein.  

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  Election 2022: Samajwadi Party MLC from Varanasi joins BJP

  December 31, 2021 19:21 IST

  Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab will go to polls early in 2022. While the first four are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the last one has a Congress government.

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  Navjot Singh Sidhu attacks formers CMs Parkash Badal, Amarinder Singh for 'looting' Punjab

  December 31, 2021 8:46 IST

  The state does not generate enough revenue to be able to meet its total expenditure of Rs 1.40 lakh crore. It pays Rs 30,000 crore as interest on debt, Sidhu claimed.

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  Congress delegation that met election commission not authorised: UP Cong chief seeks another meeting

  December 30, 2021 16:52 IST

  A three-member Congress delegation had on Tuesday met the Election Commission members who are on a visit to Lucknow to take stock of the state's poll preparedness over the next few days.

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  UP Election 2022: Polling as scheduled, timings extended by an hour - Top announcements by EC

  December 30, 2021 14:56 IST

  All major political parties in Uttar Pradesh have urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to delay the 2022 assembly polls in the state, following concerns over the new Omicron Covid-19 variant.

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  UP polls: BJP won't get Muslim votes as it scrapped Article 370, says party MP Subrat Pathak

  December 30, 2021 11:44 IST

  BJP MP from Kannauj, Subrat Pathak, said that the saffron party won't get votes from the Muslim community as it scrapped Article 370.

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  Punjab: Amarinder's Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi accorded Z category security days after joining BJP

  December 30, 2021 11:48 IST

  Sodhi, who joined BJP on Dec 21, will be getting this security cover both in Delhi and Punjab, to be provided by CRPF, sources in security set up said on Wednesday.

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  Assembly Election 2022 Updates: PM Modi inaugurates various developmental projects in Haldwani

  December 30, 2021 23:55 IST

  Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab will go to polls early in 2022. While the first four are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the last one has a Congress government.

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  Punjab polls: Congress won't announce CM face, will fight under joint leadership, says Sunil Jakhar

  December 30, 2021 7:07 IST

  According to sources in the party, majority of the state leaders are in favour of collective leadership in fighting polls to balance caste equations in the state.

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  Centre sanctions Z category VIP cover to new BJP entrant in Punjab

  December 29, 2021 18:24 IST

  Sources said Sodhi has been accorded Z category security on the recommendation of the Union home ministry and he will have an armed cover of the CRPF commandos every time he travels in Punjab and in Delhi.

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  Punjab Elections 2022: CM Channi inducts cavalcade of 58 new buses

  December 29, 2021 16:53 IST

  Thanking the Chief Minister for his prompt action, the Transport Minister said in the last three months the department has seen an increase in daily revenue to the tune of Rs 1.50 crore already.