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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat were among the early voters to exercise their franchise as polling was underway on Wednesday for the state assembly elections.
Opposing the name change, Bharatiya Janata Party members Bachhi Singh Rawat and B C Khanduri blamed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance for bringing the legislation to gain political mileage just before the assembly polls.
Microsoft India has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Uttaranchal government for the rollout of Project Shiksha.
Later BJP member staged a walkout in the House. Bahujan Samaj Party members were also not present during the discussion.
Candidates in the Uttaranchal assembly polls are facing unsavoury opposition from an unexpected quarter -- their spouses.
After the withdrawal of tax benefits on its manufacturing plant at Dadra, Voltas is exploring Uttaranchal as a base for its air conditioner manufacturing plant at an investment of Rs 75-80 crore (Rs 750 to 800 million).
A fire that broke out in the evergreen forests of Uttaranchal last week continues to spread, destroying rare species of flora and fauna in the region, official sources said on Tuesday.
The epicentre of the earthquake was located at 30.5 degrees North on the latitude and 79.2 degrees East on the longitude.\n\n
Eleven people were buried alive and five were reported missing in a landslide triggered by incessant rains and flash floods in Govindghat area of Chamoli district, Uttaranchal.
The BJP president said the media had wrongly projected that the party would not challenge the Congress in the state.
Counting in all these states will be on February 27.
A day after its workers burned Christian literature in Dehradun, the BJP said there is 'no role' for other religions in Uttaranchal.
The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party have the highest stakes in the elections as 60 lakh voters choose from among over 785 candidates to elect 69 legislators.
An estimated 55 per cent of the 60 lakh electorates exercised their franchise in 69 assembly constituencies of Uttaranchal.
The Yartsa gombu, a rare species, is still not on the endangered list.
Meanwhile, aftershocks of moderate intensity continued to rock the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
"I am resigning. I will not enter the Vidhan Sabha till I come clean," Rawat said in a choked voice as he announced his resignation in the state assembly.
Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Assam results on SMS
After announcing his desire to quit, Uttaranchal Chief Minister N D Tiwari has now expressed his reservation about contesting Assembly elections due early next year, triggering a fresh bout of infighting in the state's ruling Congress.
Uttaranchal Chief Minister N D Tiwari today quit from the post and sent his resignation to Congress President Sonia Gandhi
The floods occurred in Akrouli village in Udham Singh Nagar when Kailashu River overflowed.
Revenue minister Harak Singh Rawat had resigned on Thursday after an unwed mother alleged he had fathered her child.
The chief minister and PCC chief have had differences.
Ending months of speculation, Uttaranchal Chief Minister N D Tiwari on Thursday said he will be ready to bow out if the Congress high command so desires.
The Kumaon Motor Operators Union bus was on its way from Pithoragarh to Haldwani in Nainital district, Almora Superintendent of Police Deepak Jyoti Ghildiyal said.
Only on Tuesday he had been discharged after being operated upon for a carbuncle last week.
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