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Canvassing for first phase of UP Assembly polls concludes
February 6: In Uttar Pradesh, canvassing for the first phase of Assembly polls concluded this evening. Elections for the first stage are going to be conducted on Wednesday in 55 constituencies of the ten districts of Basti, Devipatan, Faizabad and Lucknow divisions. A total number of 867 candidates are in the fight in this stage.
The filings of nominations for the seventh and final stage of Assembly elections commenced on Monday after notifications were made public by the Governor. In the concluding stage, polls will take place in sixty constituencies of ten districts, mostly from western UP.
In the meantime, veteran political stalwarts tried to put their message across to the electorate by attending various rallies in a number of places on Monday. The BSP Chief and Chief Minister Mayawati, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, BJP President Nitin Gadkari, Samajwadi party President Mulayam Singh Yadav and a number of other veteran leaders of major political outfits addressed gatherings in various districts, chiefly where polls will take place in first and second phases.
Monday was also the final date for pulling out of the race by withdrawing nominations for the fifth phase. For this stage, voting will take place on the 23rd of this month in 49 Assembly constituencies.
Defence Minister evaluates security condition in New Delhi
February 6: Defence Minister AK Antony evaluated the security condition at a conference in New Delhi on Monday. National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, Chief of Army Staff, General VK Singh along with Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma took part in the conference.
In the company of Admiral Verma, Mr. Antony will expend two-days on Indian Navy’s platforms off the coastline of Vishakhapatnam, commencing on Tuesday, to view Theatre Level Operational Preparedness Exercise ‘TROPEX’. TROPEX is a key yearly exercise of the collective fleet of the Navy performed to check the Indian Navy’s awareness to cope up with any eventuality.
Approximately 40 ships from the two Fleets along with submarines, 13 naval aircraft in addition to UAVs are being utilized for the exercise. Troops of the Indian Coast Guard together with 18 aircraft of the Indian Air Force will as well form the component of the drill. A range of missile firings, Air Defence Exercises and anti-submarine exercises will be conducted.
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Apex Court verdict on 2G allocation not directed against government
February 3: Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid observed that the verdict given by the Apex Court on the distribution of 2G spectrum to various organizations was not a condemnation of the government policies and it would be accorded its full nobility. The Law Minister made this observation while speaking to newspersons, in Shohratgarh, Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal had greeted the Supreme Court's ruling stating that according to the directives of the Supreme Court his ministry would go ahead in the topic subsequent to the suggestions put forward by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRAI.
Addressing newspersons in New Delhi, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRAI, Chairman J S Sarma termination of 122 2G licenses of eight companies would not have much bearing on subscribers.
Opposition parties comprising the BJP as well as the CPI also hailed the Supreme Court decision. BJP leader Arun Jaitley noted that the Home Minister P.Chidambaram himself must think about continuation in his present capacity as flawed.
CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan observed that it was Chidambaram's task as the then Finance Minister to thwart wrongdoing.
By exoticecho.com news team
Security beefed up in Assam Following Calls by Rebels to Boycott Republic Day Celebrations
January 25: In Assam, security has been fortified all over the state in the wake of a call to reject Republic Day observance by no less than six radical factions of the North-East, together with the anti-talk group of the proscribed ULFA. The State Chief Secretary N.K. Das is keeping an eye on the precautions being taken and assessing it with key police as well as other security organizations. A rigorous watch is being kept at river as well as border entry paths of the state to curb incursion of rebel elements.
Nonetheless, all the arrangements have been concluded to observe the 63rd Republic Day in an apposite way all over the state. The State Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik will unfold the National Flag at the Veterinary Field, the chief venue of the celebration at Khanapara in Guwahati on Thursday morning. Comparable functions are also going to be arranged in all the district as well as sub-division headquarters of the state.
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Krishna files petition in Apex Court over suspected unlawful mining case
January 25: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has filed a petition in the Supreme Court in an attempt to overturn a private objection and investigation by Lokayukta police against him over purported unlawful mining during his term as Karnataka Chief Minister from 1999 to 2004.
The appeal made by Krishna has contested the January 20 verdict of the Karnataka High Court in which his request for nullifying the private criticism and actions taken against him by the Lokayukta Special Court was rebuffed.
The petition argued that the Cabinet resolution was a joint one taken by 34 ministers and a person could not be made liable for it. The high court had directed that probe ought to go on into wrongdoings connected with de-reservation of forest locale in mineral-rich frail zones.
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