People's choice, not a dynasty's nominee
The rising support for Narendra Modi is seen not just among the vast masses of people across the country, but also among many intellectuals who had earlier been critical of the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate At one level, journalist and former MP from the Congress MJ Akbar, and at another level,...
-
Repairing the damage
31 March 2014 | Pioneer -
Wake-up call for officials
31 March 2014 | Pioneer -
litany of failed assurances
31 March 2014 | M Venkaiah Naidu -
Success stories of ancient India
31 March 2014 | Anirban Ganguly -
Promising suffering, not prosperity
31 March 2014 | Shivaji Sarkar -
Think now | Tom Robbins , American author
31 March 2014 | Pioneer -
Akhilesh hits out at Cong, BJP
31 March 2014 | Biswajeet/PNS
Sonia to file nomination on April 2
Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi will file her nomination from her stronghold Rae Bareli lok Sabha seat on April 2 next and address a rally on the same day. Gandhi's son Rahul, daughter Priyanka and son-in-law Robert Vadra would also be present on the occasion, according to K l Sharma, the representative of the Congress president. As per...
Who exactly are we, the people of India?
There was an interesting debate on TV some days back on the issue of violence against women. One participant said tough laws and their strict enforcement is the solution. Another said it isn’t, because ultimately the violence will stop only when society evolves to a level where people respect the...
EC stops joining of transferred teachers
The State Election Commission stayed the joining of transferred teachers of the State Government citing Model Code of Conduct, which is being enforced in the State due to the ensuing general elections. The teachers were supposed to join their new schools on April 1. The Primary and Secondary Education department had...
lS poll: All eyes on Muzaffarnagar seat
As parts of western Uttar Pradesh goes to polls on April 10 all eyes are set on the sensitive lok Sabha seat of Muzaffarnagar, which recently witnessed the riots that claimed over 60 lives and rendered over 40,000 homeless. The post-riot impact is making the whole situation unpredictable in this Uttar Pradesh district. And more is the...
AAP takes out roadshow
The activists of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) organised a roadshow here on Sunday. The show was organised to galvanise the party workers for the general elections. The roadshow of AAP started at 9 am from Shivaji Dharamshala in Saharanpur Chowk from where it went up to Prince Chowk, Darshanlal Chowk,...
Purushottam talks tough on poll code breach
For conducting free and fair lok Sabha polls, the District Election Officer and District Magistrate VBRC Purushottam chaired a meeting of all the Assistant Returning Officer (ARO’s) and police officers of the district at the Collectorate here on Sunday. During the meeting, Purushottam asked all the officers to ensure that the...
Azam asks Muslims to defeat fascist forces
The Samajvadi party national general secretary and cabinet minister for urban development Mohd Azam khan while addressing an election rally here at Gulabbari ground on Saturday targeted the BJP RSS and the BJP’s PM candidate Narendra modi and urged the Muslim community to be united in defeating the fascist forces in the ensuing lok sabha elections...