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April 21, 2004, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
55 pc cast vote, 17
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New Delhi, April 20
Despite scorching heat, an estimated 50 or 55 per cent of the 175 million electorate today exercised their franchise in the first phase of polling held in constituencies spread across 16 states and Union Territories.
In video (28k,
56k)
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 EC rules out ban on exit polls
Violence in J&K, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur
EVMs snatched, repoll tomorrow
Fates of Advani, Sinha, Nitish sealed |
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Four
killed in Baramulla
(28k,
56k)
Editorial:
Braving
the odds
Nation page:
Low
voter turnout in Gujarat depresses BJP
55
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Has enough been done
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| Security personnel rush to the spot where a rifle grenade landed in Baramulla, 55 km
north of Srinagar, on Tuesday, and (right) women wait to cast their votes in Sheeri, 61 km northwest of Srinagar, on Tuesday. — PTI/Reuter
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SPECIAL
EDITORIAL
Appeal to the
Supreme Court
By H.K. Dua
Once
upon a time the Punjab and Haryana High Court enjoyed tremendous prestige in
the eyes of the people, the Bar and the judiciary across the country.
Three High Court Judges summoned
Chandigarh, April 20
The Chief Justice of India has summoned three senior Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to New Delhi on Saturday for consultations on the crisis that has gripped the High Court.
SC
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PM, BJP leaders to meet today on poll strategy
New Delhi, April 20
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani, BJP President Venkaiah Naidu and other top leaders of the party will meet here tomorrow to review the party’s strategy for the remaining phases of elections and the fallout of the Lucknow stampede incident.
HC issues notice to Tandon, orders UP to pay
compensation
Lucknow, April 20
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court today issued a notice to senior BJP leader Lalji Tandon on the saree distribution case and directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to pay Rs 2 lakh as compensation to the families of the 22 women killed in the stampede.
EC
questions Oil Ministry
New Delhi, April 20
The non-revision of petrol and diesel prices despite a spurt in the
prices of crude oil has caught the fancy of the Election Commission with
the poll body asking the Oil Ministry to explain if the fuel prices were
being artificially kept below cost to further electoral prospects.
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Punjab
CEO rejects Miri Piri's CD
Returns those of Congress for
changes
Chandigarh, April 20
Voters in Punjab may not be
able to see election-related advertisements on their television
screens for some more days. |
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India
vs Pakistan |
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2004 |
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Punjab
& Haryana HC in deep crisis
April 20, 2004 |
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Kalam asks countrymen to vote ‘positively’
April 19, 2004 |
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Jethmalani: I will contest from
Lucknow
April 18, 2004 |
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EC: file case against Tandon
April 17, 2004 |
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India set to clinch series
April 16, 2004 |
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1
dead, 25 hurt in Doda attack
April 15, 2004 |
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Stampede snowballs into poll issue
April 14, 2004 |
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21 die in
PM’s constituency
April 13, 2004 |
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EC rejects
BJP’s plea on campaigning deadline
April 12, 2004 |
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Clashes erupt in Baghdad
April 11, 2004 |
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