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Fernandes, Sharad Yadav locked in contest
Separate nomination papers filed for Janata Dal (U) president's post

A-G's clean chit `irrelevant': Advani
"Only Chief Election Commissioner can comment on Chawla's conduct"

EC writes to Karat
West Bengal Minister made a "threatening statement" against EC officials

CPI caution on BJP yatras
`Bid to ensure their political survival'

Campaigning ends for second phase in Assam
Brindaban Goswami and Prafulla Kumar Mahanta in the fray

ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS - 2006 : ASSAM
An election too close to call
Assam's electoral history and existing ground realities provide no clear picture about the outcome of the Assembly elections, say YOGENDRA YADAV and SANJAY KUMAR in this analysis.

Amid the violence of statehood, a craving for peace
It is the ordinary Karbis and Dimasas who have suffered because of the mayhem

Reservation in higher education flayed
CHENNAI: Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has criticised the Centre's reported move to provide for reservation of seats for the Other Backward Classes in higher educational institutions. In a statement released here on Saturday, Dr. ...

ON THE ROAD WITH - PRAFULLA MAHANTA
Up early for an uphill battle
As he alights from his car with Black Cat commandos surrounding him, the sloganeering rises to fever pitch. "Prafulla Mahanta zindabad, vote for Prafulla Mahanta," the crowd screams. He's on the stump, in Bengenaati village in his home ...

IN THE FRAY - NARAYAN JAIN
Elections? No taxing matter
He has fought many courtroom battles, but now Income Tax advocate Narayan Jain is gearing to fight on a different turf. The nominee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for the Chowringhee constituency, he is up against Congress candidate ...

POLL POURRI
Rebel moves
Some people take it lying down, others don't. When the Kerala Congress (J) decided not to field Antony Raju in the Thiruvananthapuram West constituency because of his alleged involvement in a case of tampering evidence, he obediently abided by ...

Now for the Ramayana trail in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Tourist Board and SriLankan Airlines target Indian market with new package

Politics, policy and privatisation
Education has emerged as a key issue in the Kerala elections, saysC. Gouridasan Nair

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`The AIADMK Government was oppressive'
In the run up to the elections, there was speculation that the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) would desert the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Democratic Progressive Alliance and go with the ruling All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) ...




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