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DAINIK NATION BUREAU Taking cognizance on the notice, in which Haridwar administration slapped a notice on the Haridwar district BJP president, citing the party did not seek permission for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s February 10 rally in the city, a Congress delegation led by the state PCC president Kishore Upadhyay met the chief electoral officer (CEO) Radha Raturi on ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Strange but true that despite strong campaigning by the political parties and election commission polling percentage have gone down with the last assembly election. During assembly election-2012 voters were around 70 lakh and polling percentage was 67.22 percent. As per the figures rolled out by the   election commission, there is a very marginal increase as compared to ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU State Meteorological department has forecast light rain/snow at a few places in Uttarakhand from February 19 for a couple of days. Things were dry across the state on Thursday. While the minimum temperatures remained normal in the plains and markedly above normal in the hills of the state. The lowest minimum temperature 4.9°C was recorded at Munsiyari on Thursday.   The meteorological ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A day after the polling, the candidates of various political parties, engaged in tough electioneering for nearly a month are now feeling relaxed. Some of them spent time with their family while some were busy in assessing the voters turnout with their party workers. The BJP candidate from Vikasnagar, Munna Singh Chauhan, locked in a fierce fight with ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Congress is confident of winning about 46 seats out of 70 assembly constituencies in the state. The state PCC president Kishore Upadhyay in the presence of chief minister Harish Rawat claimed while addressing the media here in Dehradun on Thursday. CM Rawat opined that the volume of money-power seen being used in the Assembly election 2017 was ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Sounding  happy over the large turnout of voters for  Wednesday’s poling in Uttarakhand, the state Bharatiya Janata Party president Ajay Bhatt said  the polling percentage surpassing the figure of the 2012  election  was a  pointer to the people’s  craving for a  change. He expressed his gratitude towards the people of the state for the heavy turnout and ...

Till 5 pm 68 percent people have cast their vote on Polling day i.e. february 15. Talking to media person chief electoral officer Radha Raturi said that till 5 pm 68 percent people have franchised their democratic right. This figure will rise because people were in queue as well.    

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A total of 10854 polling booths and 8126 polling centres made in  70 assembly constituencies in the State for polling on February 15. As per the report of EC,  that 1283 polling centres have been demarcated as vulnerable while 1564 as critical. Based on polling booth sensitivities, videography of 221 polling centres will be done while photography would ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Union HOme Minister Rajnath Singh who arrived after Union Minsiter Uma Bharti left said while referring to strong- arm tactics India has adopted vis-à-vis Pakistan that their patience has limitations. “We are ready to go extra miles to better relationship with our neighbours. But if any country   provokes us  we cannot remain idle.   For instance, when the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU On the last leg of campaigning, two Union ministers- Rajnath Singh and Uma Bharti- canvassed for votes or the Doiwala BJP candidate Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday. Although both the leaders were supposed to address a joint rally but Rajnath Singh arrived  late so Uma Bharti left the venue after seeking votes for Rawat. Defending the PM on ...