Chargesheet filed against ex-Gujarat minister KodnaniAHMEDABAD - A charge sheet was filed against former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani on Friday. Kodnani has been slapped with a murder charge in connection with the Naroda Gam riot case. Supreme Court fast-tracks key Gujarat riot cases, victims hopefulNEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD - More than seven years after the communal violence in Gujarat, survivors have fresh hopes of getting justice as the Supreme Court Friday ordered the state to set up special fast-track courts to try 10 key cases and provide protection to witnesses. It, however, ruled out transferring the cases out of Gujarat. Maharashtra and Gujarat celebrate their formation dayMUMBAI/AHMEDABAD - Maharashtra and Gujarat celebrated their formation day on Friday. On the occasion, Maharashtra Governor S. C. Jamir, who unfurled the flag at the Shivaji Park grounds in Mumbai, reviewed the progress made in social and economic areas in the previous years in the state. Charge sheets filed against Kodnani, PatelAHMEDABAD - The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) Friday filed charge sheets against former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Jaideep Patel for their role in the 2002 communal violence. 46 to 49 percent voter turnout in GujaratAHMEDABAD - Voting in Gujarat’s 26 Lok Sabha constituencies concluded Thursday with 46 to 49 percent of the voters casting their ballot, officials said. Gujarat polling ends amid concerns over low turnoutAHMEDABAD - Voting in Gujarat’s 26 Lok Sabha constituencies concluded Thursday afternoon though the voting figure was expected to be on the lower side as many of the 3.64 crore voters did not vote in the heat wave sweeping the state. Advani favours fixed legislature terms, compulsory votingAHMEDABAD - The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Thursday called for amending the constitution to fix the term for legislatures and make voting compulsory. Heat wave slows down voting in GujaratAHMEDABAD - A strong heat wave in many parts of Gujarat Thursday afternoon slowed down polling as about 25 percent voters exercised their franchise in the state’s 26 constituencies, an election official said. 20 percent voter turnout in first three hours in GujaratAHMEDABAD - About 20 percent of Gujarat’s voters exercised their franchise in the first three hours of polling in all 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state Thursday, poll officials said. Advani calls for fixed legislature termsAHMEDABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani said here Thursday that there was a need to amend the Indian Constitution to assure a fixed term for legislatures and enhance people’s participation in the voting process. Advani votes, says NDA will form government at centreAHMEDABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani cast his ballot at a polling station in Shahpur in the Ahmedabad (West) Lok Sabha constituency Thursday morning, came out, and said he was confident that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would come to power after the ongoing general elections. Fixed term for legislatures needed: AdvaniAHMEDABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani said here Thursday that there was a need to amend the Indian Constitution to assure a fixed term for legislatures and enhance people’s participation in the democracy. Modi to record turnout at Gujarat poll boothAHMEDABAD - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in charge of recording turnout at booth number 124 of Amraiwadi locality in Maninagar constituency during the Lok Sabha polls underway Thursday, a party source said. Voting opens in GujaratAHMEDABAD - Polling began Thursday morning in Gujarat’s 26 Lok Sabha constituencies, including Gandhinagar from where the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani is seeking re-election. It is Modi versus the rest in Gujarat (Poll Curtainraiser - Gujarat)AHMEDABAD - As Gujarat votes Thursday, the vote is likely to be for or against Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s persona and policies — rather than on national issues. Security beefed up across India for third phase of electionsMUMBAI/ AHMEDABAD - Tight security arrangements have been made across the country for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday. Advani attacks Congress on Quattrocchi issueAHMEDABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Tuesday attacked the Congress party for being the leading force behind the Central Bureau of Investigation’s decision to remove the name of the lone surviving suspect in the Bofors payoff case Ottavio Quattrocchi from the Interpol’s list of most wanted persons. Shivraj Singh Chouhan could be BJP’s PM nominee in future: AdvaniAHMEDABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani said here Tuesday that Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan could be considered for the prime minister’s post in the future. Yashwant Sinha lends support for Modi as PMAHMEDABAD - Another Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has come out in support of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as future prime minister. Senior party leader Yashwant Sinha Monday said Modi has all the qualities to fit the top job. Yashwant Sinha lends support for Modi as PMAHMEDABAD - Another Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has come out in support of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as future prime minister. Senior party leader Yashwant Sinha Monday said Modi has all the qualities to fit the top job. Advani targets Manmohan Singh on black money issueAHMEDABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani has targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue of black money. PM pardons man who flung shoeAHMEDABAD - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh does not want to press charges against a young man who hurled a shoe toward him at an election rally here Sunday, police said. Congress to improve tally from Gujarat: PMSURAT/AHMEDABAD - A confident Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday evening said his Congress party expects to improve its tally from Gujarat in the Lok Sabha elections, and took a dig at the Narendra Modi government for claiming credit for the state’s economic progress. Shoe hurled at PM, Manmohan forgives attackerAHMEDABAD/NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh became the fourth political leader to be targeted with shoes in this election season even though the white sneaker landed far short of him at a rally in Ahemdabad Sunday. Gujarat was well developed even before BJP rule: PMAHMEDABAD - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Gujarat for taking credit for the state’s economic development, and said Gujarat had been considered well developed even before the BJP came to power. Shoe flung at PM in Ahmedabad, lands shortAHMEDABAD - An unidentified man flung a shoe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during an election rally in Ahmedabad Sunday, but the missile landed well short of the podium from where he was speaking. Now a shoe aimed at PM; Manmohan forgives attackerAHMEDABAD - A young techie attempted to fling a shoe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at an election rally here Sunday afternoon but the white sneaker missed him by several feet. The prime minister later asked police not to press charges against the man. Attempt to fling shoe at PM in AhmedabadAHMEDABAD - An unidentified man attempted to fling a shoe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he entered the Tagore Hall in Paldi locality of Ahmedabad here Sunday to address a rally. Gujarat Police forms 86 quick response teams for polling dayAHMEDABAD - The Gujarat Police has formed 86 Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to be deployed as a security measure at various polling centres across the state on election day April 30, a senior official said Saturday. Election fervour missing out in GujaratAHMEDABAD - With barely a few days left for polls in Gujarat, election fervor seems yet to grip the state. |
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